Here are the starting lineups for the MLB All-Star game

Jul 9, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke (21) works against the Philadelphia Phillies in the second inning at Dodger Stadium. (Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports)

Left-hander Dallas Keuchel of the Houston Astros and right-hander Zack Greinke of the Los Angeles Dodgers were named the starting pitchers for the All-Star Game.

The All-Star Game will be played in Cincinnati on Tuesday night at Great American Ball Park.

Keuchel is making his first All-Star appearance representing the Astros for the American League. The Astros are a half-game behind the AL West-leading Los Angeles Angels.

"It‘s definitely very exciting," Keuchel said Monday. "I was able to tell my family but I couldn‘t tell many more, and even my family has loose lips so I was very thankful for them not telling anybody. I mean, I never expected this. Just to be on the team with some of the best players in the world is truly an honor. That‘s the way I‘m going to approach it, to have as much fun as I possibly can."

The 27-year-old Keuchel is 11-4 with a 2.23 ERA in 19 starts. His 137 1/3 innings pitched are the most in the majors this season. He has 114 strikeouts along with 34 walks.

"It was a tough decision, but what a phenomenal year that he‘s having," AL manager Ned Yost said of Keuchel.

Greinke, the 2009 Cy Young Award winner while with the Kansas City Royals, is 8-2 over 18 starts with a major-league-best 1.39 ERA in 123 1/3 innings for the first-place Dodgers. He has not allowed an earned run in his last five starts, a span of 35 2/3 innings.

"It was good," Greinke said of getting selected. "I know my family was extra excited. My wife is less than three weeks away from having a kid, possibly, and she found a way to get out here, even though she probably shouldn‘t have. That just shows how excited the family is."

The 31-year-old Greinke, who joined the Dodgers prior to the 2013 season, is appearing in his third All-Star Game.

"Had some great starters that were candidates, but these numbers he‘s putting up are really, really unbelievable," National League manager Bruce Bochy said. "Really, really amazing what Zack has been doing, so that‘s why he‘s our starting pitcher."

Both managers for the All-Star game announced the starting lineups for Tuesday night.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

1. Mike Trout, CF — Los Angeles Angels

2. Josh Donaldson, 3B — Toronto Blue Jays

3. Albert Pujols, 1B — Los Angeles Angels

4. Nelson Cruz, DH — Seattle Mariners

5. Lorenzo Cain, RF — Kansas City Royals

6. Adam Jones, LF — Baltimore Orioles

7. Salvador Perez, C — Kansas City Royals

8. Jose Altuve, 2B — Houston Astros

9. Alcides Escobar, SS — Kansas City Royals

Dallas Keuchel, LHP — Houston Astros