Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander and in-form Los Angeles Dodgers ace Hyun-Jin Ryu will face off after being named as the starting pitchers in for baseball's All-Star Game, the league announced on Monday. Verlander, who helped the Astros to victory over the Dodgers in the 2017 World Series, heads a formidable pitching line-up for the American League side who will take to the field in Cleveland on Tuesday. New York Yankees' Japanese star Masahiro Tanaka is expected to relieve Verlander with Yankees team-mate Aroldis Chapman coming on as closer.