Prince is the king at derby

Albert Pujols was the sentimental favorite, and Ryan Howard would have loved to have won his second derby title in his hometown of St. Louis. But Home Run Derby night belonged to one of the other slugging first basemen in the National League: Prince Fielder.

The Brewers slugger was the most consistent all night, and beat Nelson Cruz of the Rangers in the final round in a derby that didn't have the tape-measure shots that Josh Hamilton hit last season, but still had some drama.

Fielder's father, Cecil Fielder, finished second in 1991 and participated three times. Prince won in his second try, with his longest homer measuring a healthy 502 feet.

Hamilton and last year's champion, Justin Morneau, each made the AL team but sat out this season. It wasn't exactly a sterling lineup presented by the junior circuit in the derby with injury replacement Cruz, line-drive hitter Joe Mauer, injury replacement Carlos Pena (hitting .228 on the season) and final-vote winner Brandon Inge, who didn't even hit one. Makes you wonder if Pena's inclusion in the derby was part of the deal when he replaced Torii Hunter on the roster, because nobody else wanted to participate. If the AL puts up that kind of effort in the game on Tuesday, their 12-year streak could be history.

The derby results:

First Round

• Nelson Cruz, Texas, 11
• Prince Fielder, Milwaukee, 11
• Ryan Howard, Philadelphia, 7
• Joe Mauer, Minnesota, 5
• Carlos Pena, Tampa Bay, 5
• Albert Pujols, St. Louis, 5
• Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego, 2
• Brandon Inge, Detroit, 0

Swing-off

• Albert Pujols, St. Louis, 2
• Carlos Pena, Tampa Bay, 1
• Joe Mauer, Minnesota, 0

Second Round

• Prince Fielder, Milwaukee, 6 -- 17 total
• Nelson Cruz, Texas, 5 -- 16 total
• Ryan Howard, Philadelphia, 8 -- 15 total
• Albert Pujols, St. Louis, 6 -- 11 total

Finals

• Prince Fielder, Milwaukee, 6
• Nelson Cruz, Texas, 5

Check out the Home Run Derby champs throughout the history of the event, which dates to 1985.