Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Lorenzen wasn't supposed to pitch for the American League in the seventh inning of the All-Star Game.
A lower back injury to Jordan Romano, the Toronto Blue Jays' closer, sent American League manager Dusty Baker scrambling for a new pitcher with one out in the seventh. Lorenzen, in his first All-Star appearance, came out of the bullpen and protected a 2-1 lead in Tuesday's Midsummer Classic at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
The National League won, 3-2, for the first time since 2012. Baltimore's Félix Bautista, who relieved Lorenzen in the eighth inning, allowed a two-run home run to another unlikely All-Star, Colorado's Elias Díaz.