The 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be the first Midsummer Classic to not determine home-field advantage in the World Series since 2002, but it still should be a fun night anyways.
The stars will be out in full force at Marlins Park in Miami as Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale will get the start for the American League, while Washington Nationals star Max Scherzer will take the hill first for the National League.
Make sure to keep it right here throughout the game for all the analysis, reaction and highlights of the 2017 MLB All-Star Game.
Bottom 4: American League 0, National League 0
There were a host of changes for the A.L. before the bottom of the fourth inning. Kansas City Royals pitcher Jason Vargas replaced Dellin Betances on the hill. Jonathan Schoop took over at second base for Jose Altuve, Yonder Alonso came in to play first for Justin Smoak and Miguel Sano subbed in for Jose Ramirez at third base.
— Nolan Arrendao led off the inning with a single.
— Ryan Zimmerman flew out to center field and Mookie Betts threw out Arrenado who tried to tag up and take second.
— Marcell Ozuna grounded out to shortstop to end the inning.
Top 4: American League 0, National League 0
— George Springer struck out to lead off the inning.
— Carlos Martinez blew a fastball by Carlos Correa for the second out of the inning.
— Justin Smoak walked on four pitches.
— Martinez rung up Corey Dickerson to end the inning.
Bottom 3: American League 0, National League 0
New York Yankees reliever Dellin Betances took over for Chris Sale to begin the third inning.
— Zack Cozart greeted Betances with a first-pitch single to left field.
— Betances struck out Charlie Blackmon with a 99-mph fastball for the first out of the inning.
— Betances then struck out Giancarlo Stanton with a filthy 1-2 slider.
— Bryce Harper walked to put runners on first and second with two outs for San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey.
— Betances issued a four-pitch walk to Posey to load the bases for Daniel Murphy.
— Murphy grounded out to third base to end the inning.
Betances was shaky, but when your stuff is that electric you can get away with lackluster control.
And, it appears, The Freeze lost his All-Star Game race.
Top 3: American League 0, National League 0
St. Louis Cardinals ace Carlos Martinez gets the ball in the third inning for the N.L. after Pat Neshek worked a scoreless second inning.
— Mookie Betts grounded out sharply to first base to begin the inning.
— Martinez made Jose Altuve look silly with a nasty 1-2 slider. It was hist first strikeout of the game.
— Jose Ramirez shot a single into right field. The Cleveland Indians star is 2-for-2 on the night.
— Ramirez stole second base with a 1-2 count on Aaron Judge.
— Judge grounded out weakly to shortstop to end the inning.
Bottom 2: American League 0, National League 0
— Daniel Murphy ripped the first pitch of the inning into left field for a single.
— Nolan Arrenado followed by muscling a single to right field to give the N.L. runners ar first and second with no outs.
— Chris Sale got Ryan Zimmerman to roll into a 4-6-3 double play.
— Marcell Ozuna waved at a 2-2 slider in the dirt to strand Murphy at third and end the frame.
Sale gave up the three hits but looked like his dominant self in his two innings of work. The left-hander threw a 99-mph fastball during the first inning. It was the hardest pitch he has thrown all season.
Top 2: American League 0, National League 0
Philadelphia Phillies reliever Pat Neshek took over for Max Scherzer to begin the inning.
— Carlos Correa lined out to center field to begin the inning.
— Justin Smoak ripped a one-out single to right field.
— Corey Dickerson flew out to left-center field.
— Salvador Perez lifted a blooper to right field, but Bryce Harper made a diving catch to rob the Kansas City Royals catcher of a hit and end the inning.
Bottom 1: American League 0, National League 0
— Charlie Blackmon flew out to right field.
— Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale struck out Giancarlo Stanton on a 1-2 fastball.
— Bryce Harper shot a single to left.
— Buster Posey hit a lazy fly ball to center field to end the inning.
Top 1: American League 0, National League 0
— Jose Altuve grounded out to pitcher Max Scherzer.
— Jose Ramirez singled to right field.
— Scherzer struck out New York Yankees star Aaron Judge on a 3-2 slider.
— George Springer struck out to end the inning.
8:20 p.m.: We’re underway!
8:18 p.m.: Chris Sale looks ready.
8:14 p.m.: Pedro Martinez, Ivan Rodriguez, Roberto Alomar, Juan Marichal, Rod Carew, Luis Aparicio, Orlando Cepeda and Tony Perez throw out the ceremonial first pitches.
8:04 p.m.: It’s almost time to get the 88th Midsummer Classic underway.
7:57 p.m.: Bryce Harper is ready to go.
7:50 p.m.: Bryce Harper has some awesome cleats for Tuesday’s game.
7:48 p.m.: As the teams are announced, here’s an interesting pregame nugget.
7:31 p.m.: Here are the starting lineups for both teams.
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