All-Star Game Starters are Dan Haren and Jake Peavy

Fans in San Francisco are geared up for the All-Star Game as dozens gather in McCovey Cove during the festivities on Monday night. (AP Images)

Dan Haren will start the All-Star Game for the American League just across the bay from his home ballpark in Oakland.

The Athletics' ace was picked by AL manager Jim Leyland on Monday to oppose San Diego's Jake Peavy, who will start for Tony La Russa's National League squad in Tuesday night's game at AT&T Park in San Francisco (8 p.m. ET, Fox).

With Haren on the hill, the junior circuit is a strong favorite to improve to 10-0-1 in midsummer classics since 1997. The AL is at -128 on the moneyline (meaning a winning wager of $128 will yield a profit of $100). On the runline, the AL is a -1.5 favorite. The NL is a +118 underdog. The betting total is 10 runs.

Haren is 10-3 with an AL-leading 2.30 ERA at the break. After losing his first two starts - despite allowing one earned run in 13 innings - Haren reeled off 10 straight wins before losing to Seattle on Friday night. That loss wasn't enough to cost him his All-Star start as he beat out Cleveland's C.C. Sabathia, Detroit's Justin Verlander, Boston's Josh Beckett and the Angels' John Lackey for the honor.

"I'd be lying if I didn't say it was a nice extra touch since he pitches right across the bay in Oakland," Leyland said of his decision. "If the game was in Cleveland it would probably be Sabathia. If it was in Detroit, probably Verlander."

Peavy earned the start for the NL, part of a remarkable turnaround from a rare off year. Peavy struggled to an 11-14 record with a 4.09 ERA last season in his worst year since becoming a full-time starter in 2003. But he got off to a fast start this season, shutting the Giants out for six innings in an opening day win at the same ballpark that will host the 78th Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Peavy is 9-3 with a 2.19 ERA that trails only teammate Chris Young in the NL.

In other roster news, San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds will bat second for the NL instead of his usual place in the cleanup spot. Bonds hasn't started a game in the No. 2 hole since 1987, when he did it four times in his second year in the majors with Pittsburgh.

"We like to get the pitchers' attention right away so Barry Bonds is going to hit second," La Russa said.

La Russa's batting order for the game has New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes leading off, followed by Bonds, CF Carlos Beltran, Mets; RF Ken Griffey Jr., Reds; 3B David Wright, Mets; 1B Prince Fielder, Brewers; C Russell Martin, Dodgers; and 2B Chase Utley, Phillies.

This will mark the first time that Bonds and Griffey, two of baseball's greatest sluggers ever, are in the same lineup for any game. They were both selected as All-Stars in 2000 but missed the game in Atlanta with injuries. In 2004, Bonds played for the NL in Houston but Griffey missed the game with an injury.

Leyland selected Seattle centerfielder Ichiro Suzuki as his leadoff hitter, followed by SS Derek Jeter, Yankees; 1B David Ortiz, Red Sox; 3B Alex Rodriguez, Yankees; RF Vladimir Guerrero, Angels; LF Magglio Ordonez, Tigers; C Ivan Rodriguez, Tigers; 2B Placido Polanco, Tigers.

"I put all of the Tigers down in the order so no one would say I was favoring the Tigers," Leyland said.

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