- Keith Walsh
MLB All Star Game Preview

Cleveland, Ohio plays host to the 2019 MLB All Star Game tonight in which will be another mid summer classic to see who gets home field advantage in the World Series. Last year it was the American League that was able to beat the National League in 10 innings in what was a great game. As usual there is a lot of star power and there is potential for a lot of runs to be scored. The pitching is not lacking star power either as their is plenty of firepower in the arms as well. The MLB All Star game is always exciting and tonight should be no different.
Starting Lineups:
National League(NL)-
1.) Christian Yelich- Left Field- Milwaukee Brewers
2.) Javier Baez- Shortstop- Chicago Cubs
3.) Freddie Freeman- First Base- Atlanta Braves
4.) Cody Bellinger- Right Field- Los Angeles Dodgers
5.) Nolan Arenado- Third Base- Colorado Rockies
6.) Josh Bell- DH- Pittsburgh Pirates
7.) Wilson Contreras- Catcher- Chicago Cubs
8.) Ketel Marte- Second Base- Arizona Diamondbacks
9.) Ronald Acuna Jr.- Center Field- Atlanta Braves
Starting Pitcher-Hyun-Jin Ryu- Los Angeles Dodgers
American League(AL)-
1.) George Springer- Right Field- Houston Astros
2.) DJ LeMahieu- Second Base- New York Yankees
3.) Mike Trout- Center Field- Los Angeles Angels
4.) Carlos Santana- First Base- Cleveland Indians
5.) J.D. Martinez- DH- Boston Red Sox
6.) Alex Bregman- Third Base- Houston Astros
7.) Gary Sanchez- Catcher- New York Yankees
8.) Michael Brantley- Left Field- Houston Astros
9.) Jorge Polanco- Shortstop- Minnesota Twins
Starting Pitcher-Justin Verlander-Houston Astros
National League Reserves:
Yasmani Grandal- Catcher- Milwaukee Brewers
J.T. Realmuto- Catcher- Philadelphia Phillies
Pete Alonso- First Base- New York Mets
Max Muncy- First Base- Los Angeles Dodgers
Mike Moustakas- Second Base- Milwaukee Brewers
Kris Bryant- Third Base- Chicago Cubs
Paul DeJong- Third Base- St. Louis Cardinals
Trevor Story- Shortstop- Colorado Rockies
Charlie Blackmon- Outfield- Colorado Rockies
David Dahl- Outfield- Colorado Rockies
Jeff McNeil- Outfield- New York Mets
National League Bullpen:
RHP-Sandy Alcantara- Miami Marlins
RHP-Walker Buehler- Los Angeles Dodgers
RHP-Luis Castillo- Cincinnati Reds
RHP-Jacob Degrom- New York Mets
RHP-Sonny Gray- Cincinnati Reds
LHP-Clayton Kershaw- Los Angeles Dodgers
LHP-Will Smith- San Fransisco Giants
RHP-Mike Soroka- Atlanta Braves
LHP-Felipe Vazquez- Pittsburgh Pirates
RHP-Brandon Woodruff- Milwaukee Brewers
RHP-Kirby Yates- San Diego Padres
American League Reserves:
James McCann- Catcher- Chicago White Sox
Jose Abreu- First Baseman- Chicago White Sox
Daniel Vogelbach- First Baseman- Seattle Mariners
Gleyber Torres- Second Baseman- New York Yankees
Matt Chapman- Third Baseman- Oakland A's
Xander Bogaerts-Shortstop- Boston Red Sox
Francisco Lindor-Shortstop- Cleveland Indians
Mookie Betts-Outfield- Boston Red Sox
Joey Gallo-Outfield- Texas Rangers
Austin Meadows- Outfield- Tampa Bay Rays
Whit Merrifield-Outfield- Kansas City Royals
American League Bullpen:
RHP-Jose Berrios- Minnesota Twins
RHP-Shane Bieber- Cleveland Indians
LHP-Aroldis Chapman- New York Yankees
RHP-Gerrit Cole- Houston Astros
RHP-Lucas Giolito- Chicago White Sox
RHP-Shane Greene- Detroit Tigers
LHP-Brad Hand- Cleveland Indians
RHP-Liam Hendriks- Oakland A's
LHP-John Means- Baltimore Orioles
RHP-Ryan Pressly- Houston Astros
RHP-Masahiro Tanaka- New York Yankees
This year should be another great edition of the MLB All Star Game just like the past few years. One of the best things about the MLB All Star Game is that they actually play for something so the players try and win for their respective leagues. The winning team gets to have home field advantage come October and the World Series. This year I am taking the National League to come out on top. They are stacked with power hitters from top to bottom in their lineup. The NL is going to put up a lot of runs and I don't think the offense of the AL is going to be able to keep up.
You can watch the game at 8pm EST on Fox tonight.