Liveblogging: All-Star Futures Game, 7/14/13

I'll only be able to get through the first four innings of this game, because then it will be time to see Guillermo del Toro's sci-fi action epic Pacific Rim! Here are the starting lineups for the two Ryder Cup-esque competing clubs: Team USA and Team World, then I'll say a little bit about some of the notable players on the rosters.

The top story should be the two starting pitchers, Noah Syndergaard from Texas and Rafael Montero from the Dominican Republic. The two of them might someday pitch in the same rotation with Matt Harvey and Zack Wheele, which projects to be an absolute powerhouse in the NL East. But since each pitcher is only scheduled to pitch one inning, the story quickly developed into Red Sox SS prospect Xander Bogaerts, making his second Futures Game appearance, who already has 2 hits and a run, which put Team World on top 2-1. His run chased scheduled 4th inning pitcher Anthony Ranaudo out of the game after just 2 outs (he also gave up a home run to Arismendy Alcantara (another Dominican, but with a seemingly Cuban name). The Red Sox prospect gave way to Phillies prospect Jesse Biddle, who finished the inning just fine.

The next guy coming in to pitch for Team World is one of two Oakland representatives, frequently injured Class A hurler Michael Ynoa. The other representative - USA Class A SS Addison Russell, who struck out in his first at-bat. Meanwhile, Ynoa just gave up a 2-run HR to D-Backs 3B prospect Matt Davidson to put Team USA back in the lead and put them in a better position to go for their 5th straight win in this contest. Not the way you want to see your team contribute to your country's prospect in this exhibition game. Check out MLB.com's Gameday coverage of the rest of the XM All-Stars Futures game from Citi Field in New York!