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Ramirez Jumps Ahead Of Tejada In NL Balloting

Hanley Ramirez of the Marlins has reclaimed first place among National League shortstops, swapping places with Miguel Tejada of the Astros.

Ramirez, who has totaled 1,123,516 votes, led balloting for the first two weeks before Tejada (1,052,852 votes) took hold of the lead in the third and fourth weeks of balloting.

Chase Utley of the Phillies continues to lead all Major League Baseball players in All-Star balloting with 2,179,006 votes. Utley is up by more than one million votes over Chicago’s Mark DeRosa, who is second among N.L. second basemen with 940,404 votes.

Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun, who ranks fourth among N.L. outfielders with 1,241,843 votes, has continued to trim the deficit behind Cincinnati’s Ken Griffey, Jr., who remains third with 1,417,019 votes. Cubs teammates Alfonso Soriano (1,736,434) and Kosuke Fukudome (1,454,257) continue to rank first and second, respectively, rounding out the National League outfield.

Other players who have set the pace throughout the balloting process have remained in first place. Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones has maintained his lead with 1,916,829 votes. Across the diamond, Lance Berkman of the Houston Astros leads N.L. first basemen with 1,682,362 votes. Behind the plate, Geovany Soto of the Cubs remains in first place at catcher with 1,497,579 votes.

Via RealGM Staff Report

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Sabathia, Doumit Named Players Of Week

Cleveland Indians pitcher C.C. Sabathia (American League) and Florida Marlins pitcher Ricky Nolasco, who went 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA, and Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit, whose four home runs led the National League, have been named the Bank of America Presents the Players of the Week for the period ending June 15th.

Last week, Sabathia went 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA, spanning 17.0 innings in his two outings. The 27-year-old lefthander allowed just three runs and one walk while fanning 15 batters.

Nolasco tied for the league-lead with two wins and recorded 15 strikeouts in his two starts. The 25-year-old right-hander tossed 14.2 innings and allowed two earned runs on 10 hits.

Doumit led the N.L. with his four homers, a .960 slugging percentage and 24 total bases, and tied for the league-lead with eight runs scored. The 27-year-old backstop hit .400 (10-25), drove in seven runs, collected two doubles and recorded a .483 on-base percentage.

Via RealGM Staff Report

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Moyer Flirts With No-Hitter Against Marlins

Philadelphia's Jamie Moyer took a no-hitter into the sixth inning against Florida on Thursday en route to a 3-0 victory, according to The Associated Press.

Moyer allowed just two hits in eight innings, striking out three and walking one. He is now an amazing 9-0 against the Marlins in his MLB career.

"He did it to us ... again," Marlins' Manager Fredi Gonzalez said.

The win allowed the Phillies to take a three-game lead over the Marlins in the competitive NL East.

Via ESPN

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