Avisail locked in race for OF spot in ASG

June 13th, 2017

CHICAGO -- The hits and RBIs keep coming for White Sox right fielder . And so do the All-Star votes.
In the third week of voting, with American League results released Tuesday, Garcia sits sixth among AL All-Star outfielders with 698,876 votes. He trails (1,893,260), (1,582,782) and (804,826), as well as (776,487) and (714,185) in the outfield. Garcia stands as the lone White Sox position player among the Top 15 in the outfield or the Top 5 anywhere else among the voting.
For his part, Garcia won't yet allow himself to think about a first All-Star experience.
"No. Long season, man," said Garcia after his two-hit, three-RBI performance during Monday's 10-7 win over the Orioles raised his average to .333 and his RBI total to 45. "It's a plus. Lots of games is a plus. You just gotta keep working, focus on what's to come."
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Garcia ranks second in the AL in batting average, trailing Judge, and fourth in RBIs. He also sits ninth with a .921 OPS, and Garcia has never gone more than three straight hitless games in starts this season. He has 24 multihit games and is batting .458 against left-handed pitchers.
"Focus and keep working at it every day and every at-bat trying to do my best and trying to help my team win," said Garcia of his 2017 breakout. "I have more experience right now, I've been in the league for a little bit, and you just gotta keep working."
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