ATLANTA (AP) Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes will begin his second straight All-Star Recreation for the Nationwide League and Detroit’s Tarik Skubal will open for the American League on Tuesday night time at Truist Park.

Main League Baseball made the announcement Saturday night time.

Skenes will change into the primary pitcher to begin consecutive All-Star Video games since Washington’s Max Scherzer and Boston’s Chris Sale in 2017 and ’18. Sale began three in a row starting in 2016.

Skenes and Skubal are 1-2 in common four-seam fastball velocity amongst these with 1,500 or extra pitches this season, Skenes at 98.2 mph and Skubal at 97.6 mph, based on MLB Statcast.

Skenes labored round Juan Soto’s stroll in a scoreless first at Arlington, Texas, final yr, throwing at as much as 100.1 mph. He made the beginning after simply 11 main league appearances, the fewest for an All-Star.

Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski, with 5 appearances, may take over that mark Tuesday if he pitches.

Skubal pitched an ideal second inning in his first All-Star look final yr, following Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes to the mound.

A 23-year-old right-hander, Skenes is 4-8 regardless of a serious league-best 2.01 ERA for the Pirates, who’re final within the NL Central. The 2024 NL Rookie of the Yr has 131 strikeouts and 30 walks in 131 innings.

Skubal, a 28-year-old left-hander, is the reigning AL Cy Younger Award winner. He’s 10-3 with a 2.23 ERA, placing out 153 and strolling 16 in 121 innings.

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