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ATLANTA -- Toronto's David Wells will start against
Arizona's Randy Johnson in Tuesday night's All-Star game.
In a year when seven of 16 elected starters are unable to play,
the starting lineups announced Monday by AL manager Joe Torre and
NL manager Bobby Cox were vastly different from the ones selected
by fans.
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Starting lineups
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AL
R. Alomar, 2B
Jeter, SS
B. Williams, CF
Jason Giambi, 1B
Everett, LF
Rodriguez, C
Dye, RF
Fryman, 3B
Wells, P
NL
Larkin, SS
C. Jones, 3B
Guerrero, LF
Sosa, RF
Kent, 2B
Galarraga, 1B
Edmonds, CF
Kendall, C
Johnson, P
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Cleveland's Roberto Alomar -- who is "iffy" according to Torre
after getting hit by a pitch Sunday -- is tentatively down to lead
off for the AL and play second base.
New York shortstop Derek Jeter bats second, followed by Yankees
teammate Bernie Williams in center field.
Oakland first baseman Jason Giambi bats cleanup, followed by
Boston's Carl Everett in left field, Texas' Ivan Rodriguez at
catcher, Kansas City's Jermaine Dye in right field, Cleveland's
Travis Fryman at third base and Wells.
Jeter replaced Seattle's Alex Rodriguez, Fryman subbed for
Baltimore's Cal Ripken and Everett for Cleveland's Manny Ramirez.
"It's very unfortunate how many players we lost due to injuries
the last couple of weeks," Torre said. "You feel that something's
missing, no question."
Torre chose Jeter over Boston rival Nomar Garciaparra, partly
because he plays for him on the Yankees.
"It's an easy decision because you know you're picking from
prime stuff all the time," Torre said.
Cox wasn't even sure of one spot in his lineup, waiting until
later Monday to decide Vladimir Guerrero of the Montreal Expos
would start in left field over Gary Sheffield of the Los Angeles
Dodgers.
Cox's lineup has Cincinnati shortstop Barry Larkin leading off,
followed by Atlanta third baseman Chipper Jones, Guerrero and
Chicago's Sammy Sosa.
San Francisco second baseman Jeff Kent bats fifth, followed by
Atlanta first baseman Andres Galarraga, St. Louis center fielder
Jim Edmonds, Pittsburgh catcher Jason Kendall and Johnson.
Cincinnati's Ken Griffey Jr. and Barry Bonds of San Francisco
had been elected to start in the outfield, St. Louis' Mark McGwire
at first base and the New York Mets' Mike Piazza at catcher.
Wells leads the major leagues in wins, going 15-2 with a 3.44
ERA. Johnson tops the NL in victories, going 14-2 with a 1.80 ERA
and 198 strikeouts in 144 2/3 innings. Johnson, who started Sunday and got the win against Oakland, will only pitch one inning in the All-Star Game.
Boston's Pedro Martinez, who started for the AL last year and
struck out five batters at Fenway Park, also is on the disabled
list and wasn't picked for the AL team.
Johnson is a seven-time All-Star, while Wells was picked for the
third time.
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 The All-Star managers share their lineups with the crew of Baseball Tonight.
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Joe Torre likes the fresh faces in the American League squad.
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David Wells is looking forward to facing the best hitters.
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