A year after being shutout by the National League in Kansas City, the American League returned the favor on Tuesday night at Citi Field.

The AL rode their pitching staff to a 3-0 win in New York City, ending a three-game losing streak and ensuring that their entrant in the World Series will have home-field advantage.

Jose Bautista hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth inning that gave the AL a 1-0 lead they would never relinquish. J.J. Hardy drove in another run on a fielder's choice in the fifth and Jason Kipnis hit an RBI double in the eighth for another insurance run.

The AL led 3-0 when Mariano Rivera came out of the bullpen to pitch in the eighth inning. He registered a perfect frame and was named MVP of the 2013 All-Star Game.

Joe Nathan closed out the AL victory for his first All-Star save, but opted to hand the game ball to Rivera after the final out.

Game Notes:

-- Robinson Cano left the game in the top of the first inning after he was struck by a Matt Harvey pitch. The injury was described as a bruised thigh and he isn't expected to miss an extended period of time. X-rays were negative.

-- The National League managed just three hits, one of which came off the bat of hometown star David Wright.

-- Harvey faced 501 batters in the first half of the regular season and hit just one of them.

-- Tom Seaver of the 1969 Mets threw out the first pitch.

Tim Lincecum has thrown his first career no-hitter and the second in the majors in 11 days, a gem saved by a spectacular diving catch by right fielder Hunter Pence in the Giants' 9-0 win against the Padres on Saturday night, according to an ESPN.com report. 

Lincecum was in control from the start, striking out 13 and throwing a career-high 148 pitches.

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, who had missed the first 91 games of the season with a fractured left ankle, went 1-for-4 as the DH, with an RBI, in his return to the lineup Thursday afternoon against the Royals, according to an ESPN.com report.

Rookie Danny Salazar pitched six innings to win his major league debut, leading the Indians to a 4-2 win over the Blue Jays on Thursday, according to an ESPN.com report.

Salazar, who began the season in Double-A ball, allowed just one run and two hits. 

The Phillies defeated the Pirates 6-4 on Thursday, handing rookie Gerrit Cole his first Major League loss.

Cole, who allowed three runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings, had won his first four career starts for Pittsburgh.

"I thought he pitched well," manager Clint Hurdle said. "He's a 22-year-old young man. He's still learning, continuing to grow. He's fun to watch."

CC Sabathia won his 200th career game to stretch his winning streak over Minnesota to nearly six years, and Robinson Cano hit a tying two-run double to spark the Yankees to a 3-2 victory over the Twins on Wednesday night, according to an ESPN.com report.

Max Scherzer worked into the seventh inning to become the first pitcher in 27 years to get off to a 13-0 start, leading the Tigers to a 6-2 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday night, according to an ESPN.com report.

Homer Bailey threw his second no-hitter in 10 months and led the Reds' infield celebration with arms raised after a 3-0 win over the Giants on Tuesday might, according to an ESPN.com report.

Bailey became the third Reds pitcher with more than one no-hitter, joining Jim Maloney and Johnny Vander Meer.