Stanton needs help at polls in All-Star race
Marlins slugger dips to 4th place in NL outfield; Gordon leads at 2B
MIAMI -- Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton is leading the Major Leagues in home runs and RBIs. However, with the release of the latest Esurance All-Star ballot update, he needs votes to lead for a National League starting outfield position.
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Stanton -- with 2,922,350 votes -- sat in fourth place, as he was passed by San Francisco's Nori Aoki (2,995,899 votes) for the third starting outfield spot. The Marlins slugger entered Tuesday leading the Majors with 23 home runs and 59 RBIs. He was also batting .261. with 12 doubles.
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Marlins teammate Dee Gordon retained his hold on the starting second base spot.
Gordon, who has tallied 3,481,830 votes, was batting .352 with 22 stolen bases. His average ranked second in the Majors, as did his stolen-base total. Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong is in second place with 3,124,973 votes.