WASHINGTON —Alex Bregman and George Springer hit back-to-back homers in the 10th inning Tuesday night, and the American League beat the National League 8-6 in a power-crazy All-Star Game.

Bregman was named the game’s MVP.

There were 10 homers on the night at Nationals Park, shattering the previous All-Star Game record of six. Seven came in the seventh inning or later.

While the power display entertained the fans who stuck around for the end of the 3-hour, 34-minute game, the one-dimensional exhibition won’t allay any concerns about a sport that’s becoming defined by home runs, strikeouts and walks.

Thirteen of the 14 runs came in on homers. All but two of them were solo shots. Jean Segura’s three-run homer in the eighth was the only hit with a man in scoring position.

Scooter Gennett tied it for the National League in the ninth with a two-run homer. Then Astros teammates Bregman and Springer took Ross Stripling deep.

Gennett’s one-out drive off Edwin Diaz scored J.T. Realmuto to pull the National League even at 5-5.

Gennett became the fourth player on the night to homer in his first All-Star at-bat. The others were Segura of the American League and the NL’s Willson Contreras and Trevor Story.

Segura’s homer came after first baseman Joey Votto’s error gave him another chance, and the American League took a 5-2 eighth-inning lead.

Votto dropped a foul popup along the NL dugout railing with runners on first and second and a 3-2 count on Segura, who launched the next pitch over the left-field wall.

It was the first hit with a runner in scoring position in the game. All seven runs were scored via home runs, the first four coming on solo shots.

Segura went deep off Josh Hader.

Trevor Story has homered in the seventh inning to draw the National League even 2-2.

Story pulled his hands in and ripped an inside fastball from Charlie Morton down the left-field line and into the first row of bleachers.

Contreras put the National League on the board by homering off Blake Snell in the third inning.

In the top of the third, Mike Trout homered off Jacob deGrom.

Trout went deep on a 1-2 fastball, sending it into the AL bullpen in left field.

It was Trout’s second homer in five All-Star Game appearances and improved him to 7 for 14 in his All-Star career. He later popped out to foul territory in the fifth..

Aaron Judge has given the American League a 1-0 lead with a homer off Max Scherzer to lead off the second inning.

The AL has won 18 of the last 21 All-Star Games played to a decision, taking a 44-43 lead in the series, with two ties.

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