Cueto Still Leads Esurance MLB All-Star Game #FinalVote

Fan balloting is about to set another record, spurred by the annual team alliances now in full joint campaign mode, as the 2015 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote (#FinalVote) passed the 70 million mark, rapidly approaching the all-time record of 79.2 million (2013). Day two saw significant movement through voting exclusively on MLB.com and the Club sites.

Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez, scheduled to pitch tonight, made a big move to pass Troy Tulowitzki for second place in the wide-open National League race. Overall, Johnny Cueto of the All-Star host Cincinnati Reds leads with 7.5 million votes, topping the standings where the top four players remain separated by one percent. In the AL, Minnesota's Brian Dozier homered and stole two bases on Wednesday, helping the Twins second baseman tally nearly four million votes yesterday alone to close the gap on leader, Mike Moustakas. The Kansas City third baseman now has 11.8 million votes.

As of 10 a.m. ET, the complete 2015 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote standings are:

American League

1. Mike Moustakas (KC) - #VoteMoose (A5)

2. Brian Dozier (MIN) - #VoteDozier (A3)

3. Yoenis Cespedes (DET) - #VoteYo (A2)

4. Brett Gardner (NYY) - #VoteGardy (A4)

5. Xander Bogaerts (BOS) - #XforASG (A1)

National League

1. Johnny Cueto (CIN) - #VoteCueto (N1)

2. Carlos Martinez (STL) - #VoteTsunami (N4)

3. Troy Tulowitzki (COL) - #Tulo (N5)

4. Clayton Kershaw (LAD) - #MVPtoASG (N3)

5. Jeurys Familia (NYM) - #VoteFamilia (N2)

Fans can continue voting until 4 p.m. (ET) on Friday, July 10.

In addition, fans can use their mobile devices to vote at MLB.com/vote or via text message. To receive the ballot, text the word "VOTE" to 89269. To vote for a specific player, fans can text the choice to 89269. EXAMPLE: Text "A3" to vote for AL Player 3 or "N3" to vote for NL Player 3. Message and data rates may apply. Text "STOP" to end and "HELP" for information. Mobile voting in Canada also is available and fans should text their choices to 101010.

TWITTER VOTE IS COMING TOMORROW

The 2015 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote will include social balloting, as Twitter support from the 10 candidates' fans over the last six hours of balloting will count toward their final vote totals. From 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (ET) on Friday, July 10, any tweet that includes a designated player hashtag (noted above) will be tabulated as part of the official vote total used to determine the AL and NL winners.

The 2015 All-Star Game will be played at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday, July 14. The 86^th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports; in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS; and worldwide by partners in more than 160 countries. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide exclusive national radio coverage. MLB Network, MLB.com and Sirius XM also will provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.

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