MLB All Star Game 2012 TV Schedule: Watch the National Attempt to Win 3rd Straight Mid-Summer Classic

Jul 10, 2012 02:41 PM EDT

Kauffman Stadium is just hours away from hosting the 83rd All-Star Game in Major League Baseball history.

Both leagues have announced their starting lineups and starting pitchers.

The 2012 Home Run Derby was played last night and saw Prince Fielder capture his second title. 

Now wrapping up the All-Star break, the American League and National League will put their stars on the field and battle out to see which possesses the most talented players.

Once again, the winner will decide which league gets home field advantage in the World Series.

The National League won the last two All-Star Games.

The San Francisco Giants and especially the St. Louis Cardinals of 2011 saw the benefits of having the NL win the Mid-Summer Classic.

Last season, Fielder gave the NL the win with a three-run-jack off of C.J. Wilson. In 2010, the NL won their first All-Star Game since 1996. 

From 1997-2009 the American League won the events, excluding 2002 when the game finished in a 2-2 tie.

In the history of the All-Star Game, the NL possesses the advantage. There have been 82 All-Star Games and they have won 42, lost 38 and tied 2.

Can they make it three years in a row or will the American League start All-Star streak?

Catch the action on FOX at 7:30 p.m. EDT.

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