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Cain gets National League start over Dickey
Matt Cain - S - San Francisco Giants
July 10, 2012 - 1:50 AM ET

Matt Cain has been named the National League starting pitcher for Tuesday night's All-Star Game.

He'll get the start over R.A. Dickey, Stephen Strasburg, and Gio Gonzalez. Cain enters the game 9-3 with a 2.62 ERA and 118/24 K/BB ratio. He ranks second in the National League in innings and WHIP (0.96), and threw the first perfect game in Giants history earlier this season.