But now there are folks in the Brewers' camp who are disappointed right-hander Zack Greinke wasn't chosen and surprised that La Russa said the Milwaukee ace wasn't considered because of his pitching schedule.

The 2009 Cy Young Award winner with the Kansas City Royals is in fact lined up to pitch Saturday, a decision made to actually improve his chances for pitching in the All-Star Game, Brewers sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney on Monday.

The Brewers' staff went to Greinke recently, the sources said, and presented him with some options, including a schedule that would allow him to be in position to pitch next Tuesday in the Midsummer Classic in Kansas City -- where Greinke began his career.

The Brewers, who rallied to beat Miami on Monday despite a subpar outing from Greinke, have only one player going to Kansas City in reserve outfielder Ryan Braun.

Greinke allowed five runs in six innings Monday but did not factor in the decision and still owns a 9-2 record with a 3.08 ERA. He spoke about his All-Star ommission with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, acknowledging that he had hoped to make the team but that he does not feel snubbed.

"I thought, depending on how many relievers made it, I might," Greinke told the Journal Sentinel. "There are so many good starters this year. There's half a dozen that have done just as good as the guys that made it. I can't really complain. The starters this year, it's got to be the best in the last 20 years, maybe 30 years. It's pretty amazing. You can't please everyone."

Greinke also decided not to criticize La Russa.

"I wanted to make the team. It's not an easy job picking them," he told the paper. "There's other guys that have pitched great, too. You can't make everybody happy. No matter who (La Russa) picks, there's going to be arguments. It's kind of like the BCS stuff. No matter what you do, it's going to be bad."

Baker's Reds will be sending three players. But it's two players who weren't selected -- Cueto, a right-hander, and second baseman Phillips -- that had the manager floating a theory

stemming from a 2010 brawl with La Russa's Cardinals.

"A snub like that looks bad," Baker told reporters. "Johnny and Brandon were at the center of a skirmish between us and the Cardinals. Some of the Cardinals who aren't there anymore are making some of the selections."

Reds first baseman Joey Votto was selected by the fans to start, while reliever Aroldis Chapman was voted in by the players and outfielder Jay Bruce was a coaches' selection.

But Baker, in saying he was pleased by the trio's inclusion, on Sunday pointed to the 2010 incident.

"I'm happy for the guys who made it big time, especially for Chapman," Baker said. "You figured that Joey would make it. We knew Jay had an outside chance. You also figured that Johnny Cueto and Brandon Phillips had a great chance. I don't understand that one."