WASHINGTON -- Joe Jimenez's first career All-Star appearance was short, but sweet.
Jimenez faced just one batter during Tuesday night's All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Nationals Park, striking out Brandon Crawford of the Giants after being called on with two outs in the fourth.
It didn't come easy though, as Crawford worked Jimenez for a full count and eight pitches before going down. After Jimenez got San Francisco's shortstop to foul off a slider and a fastball with two strikes, he went back to the slider -- his go-to strikeout pitch -- to get Crawford looking and preserve the American League's 2-1 lead.