On Tuesday night, the best players from around each league will come together to battle it out for supremacy, and decide which league gets home-field advantage in the World Series, when the National League hosts the American League for the 86th MLB All-Star Game in Cincinnati.
On Monday, Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost and San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy, the managers of their respective leagues, announced the starting pitchers and lineups for Tuesday night’s showcase.
Yost has picked Dallas Keuchel of the Houston Astros to start for the AL, while Bochy has selected Zack Greinke of the division-rival Los Angeles Dodgers to take the mound for the NL.
The AL roster features four Baltimore Orioles, including Adam Jones, who will start in left field, in place of the injured Alex Gordon.
Here are the starting lineups:
American League
1. Mike Trout, CF, Los Angeles Angels
2. Josh Donaldson, 3B, Toronto Blue Jays
3. Albert Pujols, 1B, Angels
4. Nelson Cruz, DH, Seattle Mariners
5. Lorenzo Cain, RF, Royals
6. Jones, LF, Orioles
7. Salvador Perez, C, Royals
8. Jose Altuve, 2B, Astros
9. Alcides Escobar, SS, Royals
National League
1. Andrew McCutchen, CF, Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Todd Frazier, 3B, Cincinnati Reds
3. Bryce Harper, RF, Washington Nationals
4. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks
5. Buster Posey, C, Giants
6. Anthony Rizzo, DH, Chicago Cubs
7. Jhonny Peralta, SS, St. Louis Cardinals
8. Joc Pederson, LF, Dodgers
9. DJ LeMahieu, 2B, Colorado Rockies
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Here is the information for watching or listening to the game:
Date: July 14, 2015
Start Time: 8:00 PM ET
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Stadium: The Great American Ballpark
Radio: ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes (Spanish)
TV: Fox