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SAN FRANCISCO -- Ichiro Suzuki became the first player to hit an inside-the-park home run in an All-Star game to spark the American League's 5-4 win over the National League lst night.

The NL led 1-0 until Ichiro's drive hit the wall and caromed away from right fielder Ken Griffey Jr. The two-run drive put the American League ahead to stay before Carl Crawford and Victor Martinez added homers.

Martinez smacked a two-run shot that put the American League ahead 5-2 in the eighth. The National League showed some life with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, when Alfonso Soriano belted a two-run homer off J.J. Putz. The NL loaded the bases on three consecutive walks before Francisco Rodriguez got Aaron Rowand to hit a game-ending flyout.

Ichiro was named the game's MVP after going 3-for-3.

Griffey had two RBI and Jose Reyes went 3-for-4 for the NL.

Josh Beckett got the victory with two innings of one-hit relief. Chris Young allowed Ichiro's two-run homer and took the loss.

The outcome gives the American League pennant winner home field advantage in the World Series.

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The National League leads the overall series 40-36-2.

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