TEMPE Chipper Jones Jersey , Ariz. — Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin picked a great year to have a great year.Corbin will be one of the most coveted free agents in the majors this winter, and entering the market after a career year is never a bad plan.He will bring a 10-5 record and a 3.06 ERA into his 29th start of the season Friday in the second game of a four-game series against Atlanta at Chase Field. The Braves will counter with right-hander Kevin Gausman (9-9, 3.78 ERA).Article continues below ...Atlanta won the series opener, although it was not easy. The Braves took a 4-0 lead in the fourth inning, lost a two-run lead in the bottom of the ninth on a Paul Goldschmidt game-tying homer, and rallied for a 7-6, 10-inning victory to avoid a second straight difficult loss. The Braves lost a six-run lead in the eighth and a one-run lead in the ninth in a 9-8 loss to Boston at home on Wednesday.“I tell you what it speaks to, the makeup of that team in there,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said, nodding toward the clubhouse. “The resiliency. The fight. The grit. It speaks volumes. After what we experienced (Wednesday) and to potentially get your heart ripped out again … and those guys pulled off a win.”The Braves increased their NL East lead to 3 1/2 games while the Diamondbacks fell 2 1/2 games behind NL West-leading Colorado. The Diamondbacks have lost five of six and will look to Corbin to turn it around.Corbin, 29, is third in the NL with a career-high 214 strikeouts http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-john-smoltz-jersey , trailing only Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom. Corbin is averaging 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings, second in the NL, and his 5.2-to-1 ratio of strikeouts to walks is third.About all he has lacked this season is consistent run support.Those numbers probably would have translated into more victories had he received more than an average of 4.04 runs per start. Corbin has turned it up down the stretch, having given up as many as four runs only twice in his last 13 starts. Nine of those were quality starts.Corbin was chosen to make his first Opening Day start this season, threw a one-hit shutout in his fourth start and kept rolling. He recently tied Miguel Batista’s team record for starters by going 11 consecutive starts without giving up a home run. Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said he was impressed by the offseason commitment Corbin showed after going 14-13 with 4.03 ERA in 2017.“It’s not a surprise to me — it is what he had in him,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said of Corbin’s year.“The type of offseason, work-wise, that he had was leading me to believe he was prepared physically for the season. Emotionally is always a wild card. You just don’t know where they are going from a mindset standpoint. But fundamentally I knew that he was going to be locked in.“It was a big year for him personally for a lot of different reasons. I know he wanted to contribute to this team the best that he could. My conversations with him, they seemed very directed and pointed toward a healthy year. When he was named the Opening Day starter, I think it took him emotionally to a whole new level.”Gausman, the fourth player taken in the 2012 draft, has pitched like it since joining the Braves in a July 31 deadline deal with Baltimore Matt Kemp Jersey , a trade that also brought reliever Darren O’Day in exchange for a package of four minor league players and international bonus pool money.After a few minor tweaks to his approach, Gausman has posted a 4-1 record and a 1.66 ERA is six starts for Atlanta, including four quality starts. He has given up as many as three earned runs only once. In 38 innings, he has given up 26 hits and has 26 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .190 batting average.“They’ve made some adjustments,” Snitker said. “I think they did something with the delivery. Our system, the game-planning, has benefited him. He’s another one who has really fit in great here. He’s been really, really good for us.”Gausman was 5-8 with a 4.43 ERA in 21 starts with the Orioles, where he spent his previous five seasons.The Braves control him for one more year before possible free agency.Gausman has never faced the Diamondbacks.Corbin has made five quality starts in his last six appearances, and he threw five scoreless innings against the Dodgers in the one game he did not, receiving a no-decision in a 3-2 loss last Saturday in Los Angeles. He had 48 strikeouts against four walks in that span.Corbin faced Atlanta in their first series this season, giving up six hits and four runs in six innings of a 5-1 loss on July 15 http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-hank-aaron-jersey , the final game before the All-Star break. Corbin was named to the NL All-Star team but did not pitch in the game. He is 4-1 with a 1.69 ERA in eight career appearances (six starts) against Atlanta. That is Corbin’s lowest ERA against any opponent he has faced more than once. Rob Carr/Getty ImagesHouston Astros teammates Alex Bregman and George Springer hit back-to-back home runs in the 10th inning to help the American League beat the National League 8-6 in the 2018 MLB All-Star Game at Nationals Park on Tuesday. For his efforts, Bregman was named the game's MVP.Seattle Mariners shortstop Jean Segura smacked a three-run homer in the eighth inning and added an insurance run in the 10th to give the AL an 8-5 lead.A total of 10 home runs were hit, which shattered the previous record of six, as noted by ESPN StatsInfo. Ten runs were scored in the final three innings (the AL and NL were tied at two entering the eighth frame).For the first seven innings, it looked like we would see another close, low-scoring game, which has been a trend in recent years. Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer set the tone in the first inning and proceeded to strike out Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts and Astros second baseman Jose Altuve.He eventually got out of the inning after allowing two baserunners, but New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge gave the AL a 1-0 lead:Starting 9 Starting9Aaron Judge BIG fly off Max Scherzer right to Severino in the bullpen 5qDwox4jbtIn the following inning, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim center fielder Mike Trout delivered an offering from New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom over the fence. The AL led 2-0 after that hit:Bleacher Report BleacherReportMike Trout making his case for a 3rd All-Star Game MVP with a solo HR 馃憖(via FOXSports)EWx1i3jb6hChicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras cut the lead in half in the bottom of the third frame, sending the first pitch he saw from Tampa Bay Rays starter Blake Snell into the stands. Jesse Rogers of ESPN noted how Contreras, a first-time All-Star, made history with the pitch:Jesse Rogers ESPNChiCubsFrom Elias: Willson Contreras is the first player in MLB history to hit the 1st pitch he saw in his career for a HR and the 1st pitch he saw in his All-Star Game debut for a HR.Both teams went scoreless from the fourth through sixth innings Deion Sanders Jersey , but Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story tied the game at two with a home run off Astros pitcher Charlie Morton:MLB MLBThe comeback story.#AllStarGame pres. by Mastercard cwhHjeWbHnSegura acted quickly to break the tie, hitting the aforementioned three-run shot off Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader:MLB MLBCLUTCH JEAN.#AllStarGame pres. by Mastercard b7eb5BjTYMHowever, Hader's teammate (left fielder Christian Yelich) cut the deficit to two with a homer off Morton. Per Adam McCalvy of MLB.com, Yelich became one of just two Brewers to hit one out in an All-Star Game:Adam McCalvy AdamMcCalvyChristian Yelich gets one of those runs back by hitting an 0-2 home run. Hes the second Brewers player ever to homer in an All-Star Game, joining Prince Fielder in 2011.Heading into the ninth, the AL held a 5-3 lead, but Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett deposited a pitch from Mariners closer Edwin Diaz over the right-field fence to tie the game at five:Starting 9 Starting9SCOOTER GENNETT TIES IT UP IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 9TH LETS GET NUTS meYUOELBrMESPN StatsInfo noted that the Gennett homer made history for a few reasons:ESPN Stats amp; Info ESPNStatsInfoScooter Gennett is the 3rd player in All-Star Game history to hit a game-tying HR in the 9th inning or later, joining Fred McGriff in 1994 and Ralph Kiner in 1950.7 HR sets the new record for HR in an All-Star GameThe NL didn't score any runs in the rest of the ninth, which sent the Midsummer Classic into extra innings for the second straight year. Any inkling of a rehash of the 2002 game, which ended in a 7-7 draw after 11 innings, went away quickly as Bregman and Springer hit back-to-back homers to give the AL a 7-5 advantage:Starting 9 Starting9ALEX BREGMAN SAYS FORGET THIS DAMN TIE lFMoI8ULtlFOX Sports: MLB MLBONFOXBACK-TO-BACK. George Springer follows his teammates lead nuK2p9A7rWESPN StatsInfo reported that Bregman and Springer accomplished something that hadn't been done since 1975:ESPN Stats amp; Info ESPNStatsInfoTeammates Alex Bregman and George Springer hit back-to-back HR in the 10th. Theyre the 2nd set of teammates with back-to-back HR in the All-Star Game (Dodgers teammates Steve Garvey and Jimmy Wynn did it in the 1975 All-Star Game).Oh, and Joey Votto just hit HR number 10.The Junior Circuit got an extra run as a sacrifice fly from Cleveland Indians left fielder Michael Brantley scored Segura.Reds first baseman Joey Votto hit a solo shot off Toronto Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ to bring the NL within two http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-julio-teheran-jersey , but the southpaw got the next three outs in order to give the AL a win.After the game, Bregman spoke about his home run:"I took a cutter down the middle first pitch, then kind of went into battle mode and was just trying to put a line drive in play and it left the yard. It was crazy. A lot of fun. Normally when we go back-to-back, I have to hit it after Springer does because he leads off, so it was pretty cool to see them go back-to-back."Understandably, Bregman also said that he was on "cloud nine," per Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. The Astros third baseman also won a Chevy Camaro, which Bregman gifted to his mother, Jackie.With the win, the American League took a 44-43-2 All-Star Game series lead over the NL.