AL 5, NL 3: Trout, Cabrera lift American League to victory in 85th All-Star Game
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Mike Trout went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Miguel Cabrera launched a two-run home run to lift the American League to a 5-3 victory over the National League in the 85th All-Star Game at Target Field in Minnesota.
Trout drove in Derek Jeter with an RBI triple in the first inning and then gave the AL the lead in the fifth with a double that scored a run. The two extra-base hits were enough to earn the 22-year-old Los Angeles Angels outfielder MVP honors.
Miguel Cabrera's two-run blast in the first inning gave the AL a 3-0 lead. The Tigers first baseman finished 1-for-3 despite not being "100 percent" recovered from a groin injury.
The day, however, belonged to Jeter, who played in his final All-Star Game. The Captain went 2-for-2 with a double, single and run scored to mark a truly memorable occasion. Jeter received a standing ovation when he stepped into the box for his first at-bat of the game. Every player on the National League squad applauded him and fans chanted "Derek Jeter, Derek Jeter." For a full recap of Jeter's historic day click here.
AL starter and Seattle Mariners righty Felix Hernandez hurled a scoreless first inning, surrendering one hit while striking out two. Detroit Tigers righty Max Scherzer picked up the win by tossing a scoreless fifth inning.
The AL used 11 pitchers in the victory, with manager John Farrell electing to tab Minnesota Twins closer Glen Perkins for ninth-inning duties. The left-hander mowed down the opposition with a 1-2-3 inning to record the save, much to the delight of the hometown fans.
Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy was the NL's best player with a pair of RBI doubles. Chase Utley also recorded an RBI double in the second inning to account for the first NL run.
NL starter Adam Wainwright yielded three runs on three hits over an inning of work. He also admitted he grooved pitches to Jeter to make him look good.
Waino: "I was gonna give him a couple of pipe shots. He deserved it. I didn't know he was going to hit a 2B or I might've changed my mind."
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 16, 2014
The St. Louis Cardinals hurler later apologized for the comments.
Cardinals reliever Pat Neshek, who was touched up for two runs in the fifth inning, took the loss.