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Youkilis Passes Teixeira in AL All-Star Ballot...Again

In one of the tightest races in All-star game history, Boston Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis has moved back in front of the Yankees' Mark Teixeira with two days left in AL balloting for starters for the game in St. Louis on July 14.

Youkilis had 1,915,303 votes in total released Tuesday to Teixeira's 1,875,256. Last week, Teixeira was ahead by 35,632 ballots.

The two have battled back and forth since voting began, and it should be a race to the finish line. In the end I have a feeling Teixeira will pull it out.

Here is a look at how the two compare.


G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2009 - Kevin Youkilis 62 216 46 67 18 1 12 42 43 60 4 1 .310 .438 .569


G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2009 - Mark Teixeira 71 275 50 76 22 0 20 60 44 47 1 0 .276 .387 .575

If you would like to vote for your favorite players go to MLB.com and click on the vote button on the top right corner. Voting rules allow you to vote up to 25 times, and the voting ends at 11:59 PM ET on July 2