The Milwaukee Brewers' lone all-star Corey Knebel did not play in Tuesday's midsummer classic despite the game going into extra innings.
He was ready, willing, Knebel, but he did not get into the game last night.
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The National League, which fell 2-1 to the American Leaguers in 10 innings, had 33 players on the active roster, including 13 pitchers.
Only five players on the NL roster did not play on Tuesday: pitchers Knebel, Stephen Strasburg, Clayton Kershaw, and second baseman D.J. LeMahieu.
Strasburg and Kershaw were never going to pitch in the All-Star Game. Both started a game this past weekend and were unavailable.
Even though LeMahieu failed to enter the game, Colorado Rockies fans saw plenty of their team. LeMahieu's teammates Nolan Arenado, Charlie Blackmon, and Greg Holland all saw time during Tuesday's contest.
Knebel, the lone representative from the first-place Brewers, did not see any all-star action, despite his dominant season so far.
The 25-year-old owns the best strikeout rate and the second-highest wins above replacement (WAR) among NL relievers. In a game that came down to pitching, Knebel should have been one of manager Joe Maddon's first choices.
Instead, Maddon went to his own guy, Chicago's Wade Davis, who allowed the game-winning home run to Robinson Cano in the top of the 10th inning.
The American League has now won five straight All-Star games, and 17 of the past 21 dating back to 1997.
