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77th All-Star Game: AL gets to Hoffman in the ninth

American League 3, National League 2

July 11, 2006, PNC Park, Pittsburgh

Starting pitchers: Kenny Rogers, Rangers; Brad Penny, Dodgers.

Managers: Ozzie Guillen, White Sox; Phil Garner, Astros.

MVP: Michael Young, Rangers.

Highlight: Solo home runs, first by the AL’s Vladimir Guerrero, then by the NL’s David Wright, made it a 1-1 game in the second inning. The NL scored again in the second when Carlos Beltran came home after a single, advancing on a throw home and stealing third base. The 2-1 lead looked like it would hold up to give the NL its first win in a decade.