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AL All-Star Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins slides into home just ahead of the tag of NL catcher Brian McCann on Tuesday for the winning run.

Colorado’s Aaron Cook wiggled out of bases-loaded, no-out jam in the 10th. Grady Sizemore and Evan Longoria grounded into forceouts at the plate, and Tejada made a charging, flying throw to get Morneau on a slow grounder.

In the 11th, Pittsburgh center fielder Nate McLouth made a perfect throw to nail Navarro at the plate on Young’s single, with Dodgers catcher Russell Martin applying the tag.

The NL loaded the bases with one out in the 12th before Kansas City’s Joakim Soria struck out Uggla, and Baltimore’s George Sherrill fanned Adrian Gonzalez.

For much of the past few days, the question that hung over the game was whether Francona would use Papelbon, his guy, to close or Rivera. Papelbon, while praising his rival, said Monday that he wanted the ball.

That caused an angry responses, and Red Sox players were greeted with profanities Tuesday during a red-carpet parade up Manhattan’s Avenue of the Americas.

“I had my kids with me, so there was probably a few choice words that we wouldn’t like a 6- and an 8-year-old to hear for an hour,” Red Sox captain Jason Varitek said. “But it’s part of what goes on in the rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox.”

Papelbon, mocked with chants of “Mariano!” and “Overrated!” gave up Gonzalez’s sacrifice fly in the eighth but Wagner allowed Longoria’s tying double in the bottom half.

A sellout crowd of 55,632 came to honor the 85-year-old ballpark, home to Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and the most glittering lineup of greats any team can boast.

Prior to the game, 49 Hall of Famers led by Yogi Berra and Gary Carter walked in from the bullpens in left-center to their former positions, waved to the sellout crowd and stood as the All-Stars assumed flanking positions alongside them during a half-hour ceremony. George Steinbrenner, who has owned the Yankees since 1973, delivered the balls for the ceremonial first pitches from a golf cart.

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“We were going to go on hours,” Francona said, “not pitches.”

Notes: The previous longest game by time was 1967, which took 3:41. ... There were a record six steals by the AL and a record seven overall. ... The NL was 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position, the AL 3-for-22. ... The Hall of Fame collected two souvenirs — Rivera’s jersey and dirt from the pitcher’s mound. ... The teams set record for strikeouts (34), runners left on base (28) and players used (63). Ill Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum was the only player who did not get in.

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