Here are your lineups and starting pitchers for the All-Star game
After much deliberation, All-Star managers Ned Yost and Terry Collins have finally made their decisions. While their starting lineups were already determined by fan vote, both managers still had to make a lineup and tab a starting pitcher for the 2016 All-Star game.
Both did so early Monday. Yost selected division-rival Chris Sale of the Chicago White Sox as the American League starter. The event will mark Sale’s fifth All-Star game, but his first start in the contest. Yost wanted to start the lanky lefty last season, but Sale pitched the Saturday before the contest.
Sale plans to go all out for the inning or two he’s in the game.
Sale on plan of attack tomorrow: ‘I plan on letting it eat…There are really no repercussions’
— Alex Speier (@alexspeier) July 11, 2016
Yost also revealed his plans for the first five innings of the game.
Yost: Sale, Kluber, Hamels, Sanchez, Quintana scheduled to pitch first 5 innings for AL.
— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) July 11, 2016
Sale will square off against San Francisco Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto, who gets the nod for the National League. The game marks Cueto’s second second All-Star appearance. It will also be the first time he has started the contest. He beat out Jose Fernandez and Jake Arrieta for the honor.
NL manager Terry Collins wasn’t as forthcoming with his plans after Cueto, but said he’ll lean toward pitching guys the players voted into the game.
Terry Collins said he is going to try to pitch all the guys who got voted in by players first. Doesn’t have scheduled order.
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) July 11, 2016
The two managers also revealed their full starting lineups for the event. Here’s how the AL team lines up behind Sale:
Jose Altuve, 2B
Mike Trout, CF
Manny Machado, 3B
David Ortiz, DH
Xander Bogaerts, SS
Eric Hosmer, 1B
Mookie Betts, RF
Salvador Perez, C
Jackie Bradley Jr., LF
And here’s the NL starting lineup behind Cueto:
Ben Zobrist, 2B
Bryce Harper, RF
Kris Bryant, 3B
Wil Myers, DH
Buster Posey, C
Anthony Rizzo, 1B
Marcell Ozuna, CF
Carlos Gonzalez, LF
Addison Russell, SS
For a full list of the All-Star game rosters, including reserves, go here.
Before lineups were revealed, the Big League Stew crew made their predictions on how they see the game shaking out. Now that starting pitchers and lineups have been announced, which team do you think has the edge?
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