Astros tops with 6 for AllStar Game

Last time the Houston Astros went to Cleveland, they made a boozy, bubbly mess in the visiting locker room. Now they’re invading the home clubhouse, too. Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole and four of their Astros teammates will lead the American League squad at the AllStar Game in Cleveland on July 9. Major League Baseball unveiled full rosters for the midsummer showcase Sunday, and Houston topped all big league clubs with six players. No other AL team has more than three.

“Impressive,” Verlander said. “I mean, I think we could have a lot more.”

Alex Bregman, George Springer and Michael Brantley will be in the starting lineup, and Verlander, Cole and Ryan Pressly are on the pitching staff. It will be the first trip to Cleveland for those Astros since Game 3 of last year’s AL Division Series, when Houston won 113 to complete a sweep.

The Dodgers, Brewers and Rockies lead the NL with four players each. The Los Angeles contingent includes Cody Bellinger, Clayton Kershaw, HyunJin Ryu and Walker Buehler.

Braves teammates Ronald Acuna Jr. and Mike Soroka are set to be this year’s youngest players at 21.

Six of the eight home run derby participants are known — the Acuña, the Indians’ Carlos Santana, Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich, the New York Mets’ Pete Alonso and Pittsburgh’s Josh Bell. Guerrero will be 20 years, 114 days old for the July 8 showcase, making him the youngest ever in the derby — 116 days younger than Ken Griffey Jr. in 1990. The full field will be announced Wednesday.