 While it looked like the National League received a break (as Lopez could have possibly scored the tying run if the ball stayed in play), Hoffman allowed a two-strike triple to Michael Young, who went on to win the MVP, scoring Lopez and Glaus and putting the AL up 3–2.Mariano Rivera would now try to save the game for the American League.Because Lopez pinch-ran for Konerko in the top of the ninth, the American League was left without any first basemen on the roster.