A new-look All-Star Game ended with an old-time score.
Robinson Cano on Tuesday night homered off Cubs closer Wade Davis leading off the 10th inning as the American League beat the National League 2-1 in an All-Star Game dominated by this era’s flamethrowers, rather than its standout sluggers.
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 win their fifth in a row.
For the first time since 1964, the rivalry is all even — 43 wins apiece with two ties, and each side has scored exactly 361 runs.
Miguel Sano put the AL ahead in the fifth with a bloop RBI single off Alex Wood. Yadier Molina tied it in the sixth with a home run against Ervin Santana.
Molina had just entered behind the plate in the top half and snapped off an All-Star first — Nelson Cruz pulled a smartphone out of his uniform pants and asked the catcher to snap a photograph of him with umpire Joe West.
Davis was not 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 have struggled this season, going into the break at 43-45.
Cano, the game’s Most Valuable Player, sent a hanging curve off the back wall of the right-field bullpen, then blew a bubble with his gum when rounding the bases.
Cano’s homer came exactly 50 years after the previous All-Star Game to end 2-1 in extra innings.
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