CHICAGO - Esteban Loaiza of the host Chicago White Sox and Jason Schmidt of the San Francisco Giants were picked as the starting pitchers for Tuesday night's All-Star game. <br>
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N.L. Manager Dusty Baker of the Chicago Cubs said Edgar Renteria of the St. Louis Cardinals will lead off for the National League and play shortstop. He'll be followed by Cardinals' teammates Jim Edmonds, who will be in center field, and Albert Pujols in left field. <br>
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San Francisco's Barry Bonds will bat cleanup and be the designated hitter, followed by Atlanta right fielder Gary Sheffield, Colorado first baseman Todd Helton, St. Louis third baseman Scott Rolen, Atlanta catcher Javy Lopez and Montreal second baseman Jose Vidro. <br>
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Vidro is starting because of an injury to Atlanta's Marcus Giles, who sustained a concussion Friday during a collision with Cubs pitcher Mark Prior. Bonds, elected as a starting outfielder, was shifted to DH and Edmonds will start in his place in the outfield. <br>
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Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki will lead off for the A.L. and play right field, followed in the batting order by New York Yankees second baseman Alfonso Soriano, Toronto first baseman Carlos Delgado, Texas shortstop Alex Rodriguez, Anaheim left fielder Garret Anderson, Seattle designated hitter Edgar Martinez, Yankees center fielder Hideki Matsui, Anaheim third baseman Troy Glaus and Yankees catcher Jorge Posada.
