Overview

• National League manager Dave Roberts informed Skenes on Saturday that he will take the mound Tuesday at Truist Park in Atlanta
• Per the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the first pitcher and one of five players ever to start the Midsummer Classic in each of their first two seasons
• Skenes leads all qualified starters with a 2.01 ERA, tops MLB with a 4.8 WAR and ranks fifth in WHIP at 0.93 despite a 4–8 record
• Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal will start for the American League and first pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m. Eastern on Fox
• Pittsburgh has capped him at 90 pitches in each of his last five outings as it manages the 23-year-old’s workload