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All-Star Video: TinCaps catcher Dane Phillips

TinCaps catcher Dane Phillips talks about his experience at the Midwest League All-Star Game on June 18 in Dayton, Ohio. Phillips was one of 18 position players selected to represent the Eastern Division. The East beat the West 6-5.Tuesday

Eastern Division wins Midwest League All-Star Game

DAYTON, Ohio – The Midwest League Eastern Division broke a tie game in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Western Division 6-5 in the Midwest League All-Star game Tuesday at Fifth Third Field.Tuesday

Some Midwest League All-Star Game content

We've got more to come, but we had quite a bit of content in the paper leading up to the Midwest League All-Star game at 7 p.m. today in Dayton, Ohio.Tuesday

Burlington got to Fort Wayne starting pitcher Adys Portillo early and defeated the TinCaps 10-1 in front of 5,027 fans Friday at Parkview Field.

The Bees' first two batters reached and later scored. Portillo gave up four runs in four innings. He had given up two runs in his first 20 1/3 innings this season.

Here are the highlights.

Key hit: Dusty Robinson hit a two-run home run off of Portillo in the third inning to stretch the Bees' lead to 4-1.

Coming back: Austin Hedges went 2 for 4 in his second game back from a short stint on the disabled list. The catcher has a .314 batting average.

Rare performance: Portillo's ERA went from 0.89 to 2.22 this season.

More miscues: The TinCaps matched a season high with four errors.

Quotable:

"When you're not scoring any runs, you've got to make the plays. You've got to make the plays."

- TinCaps manager Jose Valentin