Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game returns for 2021, after the game was one of many sports betting casualties from last year’s COVID-19 pandemic. The National League is the favorite to win (although just slightly) as the game is set for Denver’s Coors Field on Tuesday night. First pitch is set for 7:30 pm Eastern time. Kevin Cash of Tampa Bay will manage the American League, while Dave Roberts of the L.A. Dodgers will manage the National League.
The American League has a seven-game winning streak going in the series — and has won 25 of the past 32. Let’s take a closer look at this year’s MLB matchup.
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American League Starters
C – Salvador Perez (Kansas City), 7th All-Star Game
1B – Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. (Toronto), 1st ASG
2B – Marcus Semien (Toronto), 1st ASG
3B – Rafael Devers (Boston), 1st ASG
SS – Xander Bogaerts (Boston), 3rd ASG
OF – Mike Trout, Inj. (Los Angeles), 9th ASG
OF – Aaron Judge (New York), 3rd ASG
OF – Teoscar Hernandez (Toronto), 1st ASG
DH – Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles), 1st ASG
National League Starters
C – Buster Posey, Inj. (San Francisco), 7th ASG
1B – Freddie Freeman (Atlanta), 5th ASG
2B – Adam Frazier (Pittsburgh), 1st ASG
3B – Nolan Arenado (St. Louis), 6th ASG
SS – Fernando Tatis, Jr. (San Diego), 1st ASG
OF – Ronald Acuna, Jr., Inj. (Atlanta), 2nd ASG
OF – Nick Castellanos (Cincinnati), 1st ASG
OF – Jesse Winker (Cincinnati), 1st ASG
Injuries and a desire for rest have led to a number of replacements on both rosters. Omar Narvaez and Manny Machado are just the latest additions to ath list. Other replacements have included Taijuan Walker, Freddy Perlaota, Max Scherzer, Justin Turner and Walker Buehler in the National League, along with Chris Bassitt, Joey Wendle, Whit Merrifield and Tim Anderson in the American League.
The Dodgers, Padres and Brewers each had five players named to the rosters (including starters and reserves), and then the Blue Jays, Nationals, White Sox and Astros were next with four apiece. The Orioles, Tigers, Twins, Mariners, Marlins, Rockies and Diamondbacks only sent one player each, but oftentimes it is those sole representatives that end up breaking out in heroics at the Midsummer Classic.
American League Reserves
C – Mike Zunino (Tampa Bay) – 1st ASG
1B – Matt Olson (Oakland) – 1st ASG
1B – Jared Walsh (Los Angeles) – 1st ASG
2B – Jose Altuve (Houston) – 7th ASG
2B – Whit Merrifield (Kansas City) – 2nd ASG
3B – Jose Ramirez (Cleveland) – 3rd ASG
3B – Joey Wendle (Tampa Bay) – 1st ASG
SS – Bo Bichette (Toronto) – 1st ASG
SS – Tim Anderson (Chicago) – 1st ASG
SS – Carlos Correa (Houston) – 2nd ASG
OF – Michael Brantley (Houston) – 5th ASG
OF – Joey Gallo (Texas) – 2nd ASG
OF – Adolis Garcia (Texas- 1st ASG
OF – Cedric Mullins (Baltimore) – 1st ASG
DH – Nelson Cruz (Minnesota) – 7th ASG
DH – J.D. Martinez (Boston) – 4th ASG
National League Reserves
C – Yadier Molina (St. Louis) – 10 ASG
C – Omar Narvaez (Milwaukee) – 1st ASG
C – J.T. Realmuto (Philadelphia) – 3rd ASG
1B – Max Muncy (Los Angeles) – 2nd ASG
2B – Ozzie Albies (Atlanta) – 2nd ASG
2B – Jake Cronenworth (San Diego) – 1st ASG
3B – Kris Bryant (Chicago) – 4th ASG
3B – Eduardo Escobar (Arizona) – 1st ASG
3B – Manny Machado (San Diego) – 5th ASG
3B – Justin Turner (Los Angeles) – 2nd ASG
SS – Brandon Crawford (San Francisco) – 3rd ASG
SS – Trea Troner (Washington) – 1st ASG
OF – Mookie Betts (Los Angeles) – 5th ASG
OF – Kyle Schwarber (Washington) – 1st ASG
OF – Chris Taylor (Los Angeles) – 1st ASG
OF – Juan Soto (Washington) – 1st ASG
OF – Bryan Reynolds (Pittsburgh) – 1st ASG
American League Pitchers
Matt Barnes (Boston) – 1st ASG
Chris Bassitt (Oakland) – 1st ASG
Shane Bieber (Cleveland) – 2nd ASG
Aroldis Chapman (New York) – 7th ASG
Gerrit Cole (New York) – 4th ASG
Nathan Eovaldi (Boston) – 1st ASG
Kyle Gibson (Texas) – 1st ASG
Lance Lynn (Chicago) – 2nd ASG
Liam Hendriks (Chicago) – 2nd ASG
Yusei Kikuchi (Seattle) – 1st ASG
Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles) – 1st ASG
Carlos Rodon (Chicago) – 1st ASG
Ryan Pressly (Houston) – 2nd ASG
Gregory Soto (Detroit) – 1st ASG
National League Pitchers
Walker Buehler (Los Angeles) – 2nd ASG
Josh Hader (Milwaukee) – 3rd ASG
Jacob deGrom (New York) – 4th ASG
Kevin Gausman (San Francisco) – 1st ASG
Corbin Burnes (Milwaukee) – 1st ASG
Yu Darvish (San Diego) – 5th ASG
Brandon Woodruff (Milwaukee) – 2nd ASG
Trevor Rogers (Miami) – 1st ASG
Taijuan Walker (New York) – 1st ASG
Zack Wheeler (Philadelphia) – 1st ASG
Craig Kimbrel (Chicago) – 8th ASG
Mark Melancon (San Diego) – 4th ASG
Alex Reyes (St. Louis) – 1st ASG
Max Scherzer (Washington) – 8th ASG
Freddy Peralta (Milwaukee) – 1st ASG
German Marquez (Colorado) – 1st ASG
It’s difficult to handicap an exhibition game like this one, but the All-Star game is competitive. Coors Field, despite the more distant fences, is a hitters’ stadium, which gives the edge to the American League. The National League has the better pitching staff, but given the short hooks that managers have in this game — and given the fact that each lineup will be stacked with stars at the plate, you have to go with the better offense.
Final Prediction:
AL 6, NL 4
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