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 Jeter, playing in his last Midsummer Classic in the 20th and
final season of his career, went 2-for-2 with a pair of singles and
soaked up the appreciation from his fellow All-Stars and the Target
Field crowd.
While Yankees captain Jeter received the cheers, American League
outfielder Mike Trout got the hardware and was named MVP after going
2-for-3 with two RBIs.
"I'm speechless right now," the 22-year-old Trout told reporters,
after accepting the award and being honoured on the same night as
one of his idols.
 "Growing up and (Jeter) being my role model, it's pretty special."
Los Angeles outfielder Trout broke a 3-3 tie with an RBI double in
the fifth and also brought Jeter home with a triple in his team's
three-run first inning.
Slugger Miguel Cabrera blasted a two-run homer off National League
starter Adam Wainwright to help the AL to a 3-0 lead in the first.
The NL All-Stars battled back with a pair of runs in the second
inning with Chase Utley and catcher Jonathan Lucroy delivered RBI
doubles.
SCHERZER'S WIN
Lucroy added another run-scoring double in the fourth to temporarily
even up the score before Trout's decisive contribution in the fifth.
The National League could not produce runs in the latter innings
despite two hits from Aramis Ramirez.
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AL pitcher Max Scherzer worked the fifth inning to earn the win,
while Glen Perkins earned the save in the ninth. However, it was
Jeter's day and when he left the game in the fourth inning, the
40-year-old received a three-minute ovation and a hug from each of
his AL team mates.
"To get that appreciation means a lot. I was not expecting that, it
was a class act," Jeter said. Jeter is the oldest player to record
two hits in an All-Star Game.
Second baseman Robinson Cano, who played nine seasons with Jeter in
New York before joining Seattle this campaign, rejoined his old
infield team mate during his All-Star sendoff.
"I've seen him do that 3,000 times," Cano said of Jeter's two hits
to right-field.
"(When he left the game) I was thinking that is one of the last
times I'll watch him walk off the field. He's amazing."
With the win, the American League earns home-field advantage for the
World Series.
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles, editing by Nick
Mulvenney/John O'Brien)
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