Zack Greinke to Start Tomorrow's All-Star Game for National League
Joc Pederson will bat eighth and play left field in the NL lineup
LOS ANGELES - Earlier today, the 2015 All-Star Game managers, Bruce Bochy of the National League and Ned Yost of the American League, announced their starting lineups for Baseball's 86th Midsummer Classic, to be played on Tuesday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. The lineups were announced at this afternoon's 2015 All-Star Game Press Conference, which was carried live by MLB Network.
Bochy has chosen Greinke as the NL's starting pitcher. Greinke, a three-time All-Star and the 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner, boasts a Major League best 1.39 ERA at the All-Star break. Greinke (18 GS, 8-2, 123.1 IP, 84 H, 106 SO, 20 BB, 0.84 WHIP, .191 average against) is currently amid a stretch of throwing five consecutive scoreless starts, which comprises a career-high scoreless streak of 35.2 innings. The Florida native has allowed one run or less in 14 of his 18 starts on the season. Greinke, 31, will be the first Dodger hurler to start the All-Star Game since Brad Penny in 2006. Bochy's lineup includes Dodger rookie outfielder Joc Pederson, who will bat eighth and play left field. The Dodgers now have two All-Stars in the starting lineup for the first time since Hideo Nomo and Mike Piazza in 1995.
The Full National League Lineup:
CF ANDREW McCUTCHEN, PIT
3B TODD FRAZIER, CIN
RF BRYCE HARPER, WSH
1B PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT, ARI
C BUSTER POSEY, SF
DH ANTHONY RIZZO, CHI
SS JHONNY PERALTA, STL
LF JOC PEDERSON, LAD
2B DJ LeMAHIEU, COL
P ZACK GREINKE, LAD
The 2015 All-Star Game will be played at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday, July 14th. The 86th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports; in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS; and worldwide by partners in more than 160 countries. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide exclusive national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network, MLB.com and Sirius XM also will provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.