2022 MLB All-Star Game - Best moments, takeaways from the American League's victory in Los Angeles

The 2022 MLB All-Star Game came to Hollywood as Dodger Stadium hosted the biggest and brightest names in baseball.

It was familiar territory for Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw

who was just the sixth pitcher in the past 40 years to start the All-Star Game in his home park.

The American League extended their Midsummer Classic winning streak to nine games

defeating the National League 3-2, with New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton receiving All-Star MVP honors.

Stanton went 1-for-2 at the plate with a home run. The AL is now 47-43-2 all-time against the NL.

Here is a look at some of the best sights and sounds from Los Angeles,

and also check our reporters' predictions to see if they were right.

Alden Gonzalez: Shohei Ohtani lying flat on the Dodger Stadium dirt, arms stretched wide, head tilted to the side, staring off in disbelief