Pitchers Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers have been designated as starters for the All-Star Game, which will be held on Tuesday in Atlanta.<\/p>\n
Skenes, right-handed pitcher, will represent the National League, while Skubal, left-handed, will do so for the American League.<\/p>\n
Dave Roberts, manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, selected Skenes for the National League. Aaron Boone, manager of the New York Yankees, chose Skubal for the American League.<\/p>\n
This will be the second All-Star Game start for 23-year-old Skenes. In last year’s game, where the American League won 5-3 in Arlington, Texas, Skenes pitched a scoreless first inning, with one walk.<\/p>\n
The Pirates’ ace has a 4-8 record this season, but leads the league with a 2.01 ERA in 20 starts, with 131 strikeouts in 121 innings. Skenes has had a 1.49 ERA in his last 12 starts.<\/p>\n
Skubal, 28, will also make his second consecutive All-Star Game appearance. In last year’s game, he followed American League starter Corbin Burnes with a perfect second inning.<\/p>\n
The Tigers’ ace has a 10-3 record with a 2.23 ERA in 19 starts, after winning his first American League Cy Young award last season, where he had an 18-4 record with a 2.39 ERA in 31 starts. Skubal has a 2.05 ERA in his last 14 starts.<\/p>\n
The last Tigers pitcher to start an All-Star Game was Max Scherzer in 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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