MIAMI — Houston Astros prospect Derek Fisher scored the first run and hit a two-run double Sunday to lead a well-balanced United States side past the World team 7-6 in the All-Star Futures Game.
By the fourth inning the U.S. team had nine hits, one by every starter. The World team had only one baserunner until the fifth, and by then the score was 7-0. The only U.S. player with more than one hit was Miami Marlins Class AA infielder Brian Anderson, who went 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Anderson, who played college baseball at Arkansas, started as the designated hitter for the U.S. and batted seventh. He moved to third base in the seventh inning as a defensive replacement and is the No. 3 prospect in the Marlins organization, according to MLB.com, and is No. 4 by Baseball America.
The U.S. team won for the seventh time in the past eight years. The showcase of top minor league prospects included 16 first-round picks.