Boston Red Sox hurler Chris Sale and Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer will be the starting pitchers for tonight's All-Star game.
Sale will become the first pitcher to make consecutive All-Star starts representing different teams when he takes the mound for the American League. He has fanned a major league-high 178 and is 11-4 with a 2.75 ERA in his first year with the Bosox.
Scherzer started the 2013 midsummer classic for the AL while with Detroit before moving to the NL in 2015. He leads the majors with a 2.10 ERA and is 10-5 with 173 strikeouts for the Nationals.