The Los Angeles Dodgers star, whose 50-game drug suspension is scheduled to end Friday, had 1,343,011 votes.
He trailed the Phillies' Raul Ibanez, with 2,970,139; Milwaukee's Ryan Braun, with 2,654,061; the New York Mets' Carlos Beltran, with 2,085,028; the Chicago Cubs' Alfonso Soriano, with 1,916,598; the Phillies' Shane Victorino, with 1,642,248; and the Brewers' Mike Cameron, with 1,345,763.
The top three outfielders are elected to start in the All-Star Game, to be played July 14 in St. Louis.
Others leading their positions in totals announced yesterday were St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols, with 3,602,765 votes; Phillies second baseman Chase Utley, with 3,510,082; Florida shortstop Hanley Ramirez, with 2,026,174; Mets third baseman David Wright, with 2,049,487; and St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina, with 1,846,629.
Balloting continues through Thursday, and starters and reserves for both leagues will be announced Sunday.
Prospect moves up. The Phils promoted lefthander Yohan Flande to double-A Reading. He will start vs. Altoona tonight at Reading's FirstEnergy Stadium. Flande, 23, was 7-1 with a 2.52 ERA in 13 starts for single-A Clearwater.
Extra bases. Reliever Scott Eyre, on the disabled list since June 12, will start a rehab assignment tomorrow with the Gulf Coast Phillies in Clearwater. . . . The Phils put lefthander Antonio Bastardo on the 15-day DL with a strained left shoulder. They called up lefty Sergio Escalona from Lehigh Valley.
Feasting on the NL East
The Phillies finished interleague play 6-12, matching the 1997 Yankees (5-10) for the lowest winning percentage in interleague play for a defending World Series champion, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Last year, the Phillies had the worst interleague record in a season (4-11) for any team that went on to win the World Series that year.
Here is what the NL East standings would look like against only the AL East this season. (Two NL teams played only 15 games against the other division because of the different number of teams in each league.)
NL East vs. AL East W-L NL East W-LFlorida 9-9 PHILLIES 39-34
Atlanta 7-8 Florida 39-39
Washington 7-11 N.Y. Mets 37-38
PHILLIES 6-12 Atlanta 35-40
N.Y. Mets 5-10 Washington 22-52
Contact staff writer Andy Martino at 215-854-4874 or amartino@phillynews.com.
