BALTIMORE -- Orioles third baseman Manny Machado finished fifth in American League Most Valuable Player Award voting, which was revealed on MLB Network on Thursday night by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA).
The award, which went to Angels center fielder Mike Trout, also saw Orioles closer Zach Britton finish 11th. It marked the highest ranking in AL MVP voting this season for a pitcher.
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Machado had 150 points, including five fourth-place votes, seven fifth-place votes and nine sixth-place votes. He was named on every ballot, which ranks players 1-10 and works off a tabulated system that awards 14 points for first place, nine for second, eight for third and so on.
Following Trout were Boston's Mookie Betts, Houston's José Altuve and Toronto's Josh Donaldson.
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Britton, who finished fourth in AL Cy Young Award voting, had 11 points, one at eighth place, three at ninth and two at 10th.

Machado hit 37 homers and had 96 RBIs, batting .294 last season, while Britton went a perfect 47-for-47 in save opportunities with a 0.54 ERA.
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