Ronald Acuna Jr. jumped for joy as the MLB All-Stars celebrated in their dugout. In the stands, fans on the third-base side stood with both arms raised and waving from side to side. Even some of the Samurai Japan fans were cheering.
Yadier Molina smiled and briefly waved his arms too as he rounded the bases, having just put a jolt into both Tokyo Dome and the Japan All-Star Series with a three-run home run.
Molina's opposite-field homer was the highlight of a four-run fifth inning for the MLB All-Stars, who bounced back from a pair of losses to beat Samurai Japan 7-3 in Game 3 of the six-game Nichibei Yakyu (Japan-America Baseball) series.