Time running out to elect Braun, Lucroy

MILWAUKEE -- With mere hours remaining in All-Star Game balloting, Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun and catcher Jonathan Lucroy were holding firm in fifth place at their respective positions.
The leading vote-getter among catchers and the top three outfielders will earn starts for the National League. Statistically, both Brewers contenders have a case; Braun is second among NL outfielders with a .924 OPS, and Lucroy is second among NL catchers with an .854 OPS.
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But it will take a last-minute push at the ballot box to give the Brewers an elected starter. As of Monday's update, Braun had 1,327,209 votes, trailing the third-place outfielder, Yoenis Cespedes of the Mets, by more than 920,000 votes. And Lucroy had 846,380 votes, well behind leader Yadier Molina of the Cardinals, who had 1,568,930 votes.

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