MIAMI -- Robinson Cano hugged Francisco Lindor after the final out, exchanged high-fives with his American League teammates and put an arm around the shoulder of designated hitter/photographer Nelson Cruz.
Winning the All-Star Game still seemed to matter, even if it didn't mean World Series home field.
Cano homered off Cubs closer Wade Davis leading off the 10th inning and the AL beat the National League 2-1 Tuesday night for its fifth straight victory in a game dominated by this era's flame-throwers, rather than its standout sluggers.
At 34, the Seattle second baseman was among the oldest players in an event built around so many of the sport's new, young stars, and he was added to the roster only Friday as an injury replacement. At that time, he didn't realize baseball players and owners had scrapped the rule giving home-field advantage in the Fall Classic to the league that wins the Midsummer Classic.
"When I found out, I said, I might get an at-bat," Cano recalled.
Cano earned the MVP honor with his one clutch swing. He sent a hanging curve off the back wall of the right-field bullpen, then blew a bubble with his gum when rounding the bases.
He remembered telling his dad: "I'm not picked -- like the last one. If I play, it's great," he said.
Cano hip-bumped Cruz on the way back the dugout, then was joined by jumping, hopping and high-fiving teammates on the bench. For good measure, they doused Cano with sunflower seeds and fanned him with towels.
Craig Kimbrel wiggled out of a jam in the ninth and right fielder Justin Upton made a lunging catch in the 10th to help the AL. And for the first time since 1964, the rivalry is back to all even -- 43 wins apiece with two ties, and each side has scored exactly 361 runs.
Cleveland closer Andrew Miller finished off the win. Manager Brad Mills, taking over the AL squad because Indians skipper Terry Francona was recovering from a heart procedure last week, was thrilled.
"The last thing we wanted to do was get pitchers in that shouldn't probably be in the game, and risk an injury or something," Mills said.
Cano's homer came exactly 50 years after the previous All-Star extra-inning homer, when Tony Perez hit a tiebreaking 15th-inning shot off Catfish Hunter in the NL's 2-1 win at Anaheim, California. Perez, now a Marlins executive, was among eight Latin-born Hall of Famers who threw out ceremonial first pitches.
Miguel Sano put the AL ahead in the fifth with a bloop RBI single down the right-field line against Alex Wood. Yadier Molina tied it in the sixth with a home run off Ervin Santana and two days before his 35th birthday became the oldest catcher with an All-Star long ball.
Molina, wearing a shiny gold helmet and chest protector, had just entered behind the plate in the top half and snapped off an All-Star first -- Cruz pulled a phone out of his uniform pants and asked the catcher to shoot photos of him with umpire Joe West, who last month became just the third ump to work 5,000 big league games.
"I would bet if the game had counted, he would not have done that," NL manager Joe Maddon said.
Molina took the request in stride.
"It was weird, huh? It was funny, too," he said. "I said: Are you serious? He was. So I did it."
Cruz had planned a similar stunt for the 2013 but said he couldn't do it.
"This time, if I had to take a picture with someone it was Joe West. He's the legend," Cruz explained. "He said, `Come on get out of here, what are you doing?' Then he said, `Yeah, yeah. Let's do it."
West couldn't believe what was happening.
"I've never seen that before -- ever," he told The Associated Press. "That's the first time I ever think I've been speechless on a field."
Davis wasn't with the Cubs last fall when they won the World Series for the first time in 108 years. He was acquired in a trade from Kansas City to fortify the bullpen, and was the only Cubs player in this showcase. Chicago has struggled this season, going into the break at 43-45.
Kimbrel, throwing at up to 100 mph, stranded runners at second and third to end the ninth, striking out Michael Conforto. The Boston closer wound up with the win.
Miller, whose Cleveland Indians lost the World Series in Game 7, got the save with some help from Upton.
A left fielder playing in right for the first time in four years, Upton extended his arm on a full run to catch Corey Seager's liner leading off the 10th. Miller walked Joey Votto with two outs, then struck out rookie sensation Cody Bellinger on a slider.
The AL's first six hits were by first-time All-Stars but some things don't change. The AL has won 12 of 15 and 17 of the last 20 All-Star Games played to a decision.
The night's most-watched sluggers fizzled.
A day after winning the Home Run Derby with 47 long balls, Yankees rookie sensation Aaron Judge went 0 for 3, with a strikeout against NL starter Max Scherzer , groundout against Carlos Martinez and flyout versus Wood.
"I was nervous the first pitch," Judge said, "but after that its go time -- 3-2 I was getting ready for 100 (mph), and I got a slider."
Giancarlo Stanton, the star slugger of the hometown Marlins, was 0 for 3 with a pair of strikeouts and a dribbler in front of the plate.
NL pitchers struck out 14, including four by Martinez , three by Kenley Jansen and two each by Scherzer and Greg Holland. Starter Chris Sale and the rest of the AL pitchers fanned nine. The average fastball velocity in the game was 96.5 mph, up from 94.8 mph last year, according to MLB's Statcast.
"Spectacular pitching on both sides," Maddon said.
WEB GEM
Harper made a diving backhand catch in short right center as his cap fell off, robbing Salvador Perez of a hit for the final out of the second. Harper wore blue-and-orange spikes with the image of late Marlins star Jose Fernandez and the pitcher's No. 16 outlined in a circle.
WILD THING
Yankees reliever Dellin Betances, dealing with mechanical problems of late, threw just 12 of 23 pitches for strikes in the third. He walked Harper and Buster Posey, threw a pair of wild pitches and got out of a bases-loaded jam when Murphy grounded out. Betances joined Juan Marichal, Dave Stieb and John Smoltz as the only ones to throw two wild pitches in an All-Star inning.
"After I lost Harper I lost concentration a little bit," Betances said. "I was able to settle down and make pitches when I needed to."
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Final in 10

American League 2

National League 1

8:00 PM ET, July 11, 2017
Marlins Park, Miami, Florida 

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American 0000100001 2 10 0
National 0000010000 1 7 0
View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-PitchInning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
American - Top of 1stSCORE
Max Scherzer pitching for NationalALNL
Altuve grounded out to pitcher.00
Ramírez singled to right.00
Judge struck out swinging.00
Springer struck out swinging.00
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
National - Bottom of 1stSCORE
Chris Sale pitching for AmericanALNL
Blackmon lined out to right.00
Stanton struck out swinging.00
Harper singled to shallow left.00
Posey flied out to center.00
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
American - Top of 2ndSCORE
Pat Neshek pitching for NationalALNL
Neshek relieved Scherzer.00
Correa lined out to center.00
Smoak singled to right.00
Dickerson flied out to left.00
Pérez lined out to right.00
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
National - Bottom of 2ndSCORE
Chris Sale pitching for AmericanALNL
Murphy singled to left.00
Arenado singled to right center, Murphy to second.00
Zimmerman grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Arenado out at second, Murphy to third.00
Ozuna struck out swinging.00
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
American - Top of 3rdSCORE
Carlos Martinez pitching for NationalALNL
Martínez relieved Neshek.00
Betts grounded out to first.00
Altuve struck out swinging.00
Ramírez singled to right.00
Ramírez stole second.00
Judge grounded out to shortstop.00
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
National - Bottom of 3rdSCORE
Dellin Betances pitching for AmericanALNL
Betances relieved Sale.00
Cozart singled to left center.00
Blackmon struck out swinging.00
Stanton struck out swinging.00
Cozart to second on wild pitch by Betances.00
Harper walked.00
Cozart to third, Harper to second on wild pitch by Betances.00
Posey walked.00
Murphy grounded out to third.00
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
American - Top of 4thSCORE
Carlos Martinez pitching for NationalALNL
Springer struck out swinging.00
Correa struck out swinging.00
Smoak walked.00
Dickerson struck out swinging.00
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
National - Bottom of 4thSCORE
Jason Vargas pitching for AmericanALNL
Schoop at second base.00
Sanó at third base.00
Alonso at first base.00
Vargas relieved Betances.00
Arenado singled to left.00
Zimmerman flied out to center, Arenado out at second.00
Ozuna grounded out to shortstop.00
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
American - Top of 5thSCORE
Alex Wood pitching for NationalALNL
Wood relieved Martínez.00
Pérez popped out to second.00
Betts flied out to center.00
Schoop doubled to left.00
Sanó singled to right, Schoop scored.10
Judge flied out to center.10
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
National - Bottom of 5thSCORE
Brandon Kintzler pitching for AmericanALNL
Upton in right field.10
Lindor at shortstop.10
Kintzler relieved Vargas.10
Cozart grounded out to shortstop.10
Blackmon grounded out to second.10
Stanton grounded out to catcher.10
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
American - Top of 6thSCORE
Zack Greinke pitching for NationalALNL
Inciarte in center field.10
Bellinger in right field.10
Molina catching.10
Harrison at second base.10
Turner at third base.10
Goldschmidt at first base.10
Conforto in left field.10
Seager at shortstop.10
Greinke relieved Wood.10
Springer flied out to center.10
Lindor struck out swinging.10
Alonso singled to right.10
Cruz hit for Dickerson.10
Cruz flied out to center.10
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
National - Bottom of 6thSCORE
Ervin Santana pitching for AmericanALNL
Sánchez catching.10
A. García in center field.10
Santana relieved Kintzler.10
Brantley in left field.10
Bellinger grounded out to second.10
Molina homered to right center (385 feet).11
Harrison struck out swinging.11
Turner popped out to second.11
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
American - Top of 7thSCORE
Brad Hand pitching for NationalALNL
Lamb at third base.11
Hand relieved Greinke.11
Sánchez grounded out to second.11
A. García lined out to left.11
Canó hit for Schoop.11
Canó struck out swinging.11
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
National - Bottom of 7thSCORE
Roberto Osuna pitching for AmericanALNL
Canó at second base.11
Moustakas at third base.11
Osuna relieved Santana.11
Goldschmidt fouled out to right.11
Conforto singled to shallow left center.11
Seager grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Conforto out at second.11
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
American - Top of 8thSCORE
Greg Holland pitching for NationalALNL
Holland relieved Hand.11
Moustakas flied out to right.11
Upton struck out swinging.11
Brantley singled to right.11
Lindor struck out swinging.11
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
National - Bottom of 8thSCORE
Chris Devenski pitching for AmericanALNL
Devenski relieved Osuna.11
Inciarte lined out to first.11
Votto hit for Stanton.11
Votto struck out swinging.11
Bellinger grounded out to second.11
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
American - Top of 9thSCORE
Kenley Jansen pitching for NationalALNL
Jansen relieved Holland.11
Alonso singled to right.11
Alonso stole second.11
Cruz struck out swinging.11
Sánchez struck out swinging.11
Alonso to third on balk by Jansen.11
A. García struck out swinging.11
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
National - Bottom of 9thSCORE
Craig Kimbrel pitching for AmericanALNL
Kimbrel relieved Devenski.11
Molina walked.11
Harrison struck out swinging.11
Molina to second on passed ball by Sánchez.11
Lamb walked.11
Goldschmidt flied out to center, Molina to third.11
Lamb to second on fielder's indifference.11
Conforto struck out swinging.11
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
American - Top of 10thSCORE
Wade Davis pitching for NationalALNL
Davis relieved Jansen.11
Canó homered to right (395 feet).21
Moustakas struck out swinging.21
Upton singled to center.21
Brantley grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Upton out at second.21
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
National - Bottom of 10thSCORE
Andrew Miller pitching for AmericanALNL
Miller relieved Kimbrel.21
Seager lined out to right.21
Inciarte grounded out to shortstop.21
Votto walked.21
Bellinger struck out swinging.21
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors



American All-Stars
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
Altuve 2B2000018.000.000.000
Schoop 2B
11100071.0001.0002.000
b-Canó PH-2B
2111016.500.5002.000
Ramírez 3B20200031.0001.0001.000
Sanó 3B
10110021.0001.0001.000
2000015.000.000.000
Judge RF30000115.000.000.000
Upton RF
2010017.500.500.500
Springer LF30000211.000.000.000
20100012.500.500.500
Correa SS2000017.000.000.000
Lindor SS
2000029.000.000.000
Smoak 1B10101071.0001.0001.000
Alonso 1B
20200031.0001.0001.000
Dickerson DH2000019.000.000.000
a-Cruz PH-DH
2000017.000.000.000
Pérez C2000005.000.000.000
20000114.000.000.000
Betts CF2000006.000.000.000
20000110.000.000.000
Totals392102114153   
a-flied out to center for C Dickerson in the 6th
b-struck out swinging for J Schoop in the 7th
BATTING
2B: Schoop (1, Wood)
HR: Canó (1, 10th inning off Davis 0 on, 0 Out)
RBI: Sanó (1), Canó (1)
2-out RBI: Sanó
GIDP: Brantley
All-Stars RISP: 1-5 (Sánchez 0-1, Cruz 0-1, Sanó 1-1, Judge 0-1, A. García 0-1)
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: Ramírez (1, 2nd base off Martínez/Posey); Alonso (1, 2nd base off Jansen/Molina)
FIELDING
DP: 3 (Altuve-Correa-Smoak, Betts-Schoop, Canó-Lindor-Alonso).
PB: Sánchez.
Outfield Assist: Betts (Arenado at 2nd base).

Game Information

StadiumMarlins Park, Miami, FL
Attendance37,188
Game Time3:16
Weatherindoors
UmpiresHome Plate - Joe West, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Mark Carlson, Third Base - Chris Conroy, Left Field - Manny Gonzalez, Right Field - Mike Estabrook