Pitcher Joe Ryan and center fielder Byron Buxton had stellar games Tuesday night on the big stage in Atlanta. The AL rallied to force a swing-off but lost to the NL.

ATLANTA — Joe Ryan pitched a perfect fourth inning with a pair of strikeouts in his MLB All-Star Game debut, while Minnesota Twins teammate Byron Buxton doubled and scored in the ninth inning to help the American League erase a six-run deficit Tuesday night at Truist Field in Atlanta.

The Twins’ starter needed 34 pitches to get back to the dugout. He joked that 34 pitches is fine for the first three innings, but a bit much for the first inning alone.