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By Zach Koons This year’s Midsummer Classic will begin with a battle of the lefties. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will get the opportunity to make his first All-Star Game start at home in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. Braves manager Brian Snitker named the star left-hander the National League starter on Monday, giving the nine-time All-Star his first chance to start the Midsummer Classic. Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara was considered to be the only other player in the running to be the NL starter, but ultimately, Snitker selected the hometown favorite. “It means a lot,” Kershaw said, per …