Evan Longoria hits grand slam to lead MLB All-Stars to 8-7 win in tuneup for postseason tour

U.S. All Star team, Tampa Bay Rays Evan Longoria hits a homerun with bases loaded against Japan's Giants/Tigers team in the fifth inning at Japan US All Star baseball in Nishinomiya, western Japan, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT (The Associated Press)

U.S. All Star team, Seattle Mariners Robinson Cano hits against Japan's Giants/Tigers team in the first inning at Japan US All Star baseball in Nishinomiya, western Japan, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT (The Associated Press)

NISHINOMIYA, Japan – Evan Longoria hit a grand slam and the Major League Baseball All-Stars survived a late rally to beat a split Japan squad 8-7 in an exhibition game on Tuesday ahead of their five-game postseason tour.

The MLB All-Stars scored two runs in the fourth inning and Longoria made it 6-0 with a blast over the centerfield wall in the fifth inning at Koshien Stadium.

Salvador Perez hit a solo homer in the sixth, and Hiroki Uemoto drove in a run in the bottom of the sixth, but the All-Stars responded when Dexter Fowler hit a solo shot in the seventh to make it 8-1.

But the hosts rallied, scoring five runs in the seventh, and another in the eighth to make it a one-run game.