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Make Your Favorite Indians Triple-A All Stars

Published on June 8, 2010 under International League (IL1)
Indianapolis Indians News Release


INDIANAPOLIS -- Help your favorite Indianapolis Indians make it to the 2010 Triple-A All-Star Game by voting online before the Friday, June 25 deadline. Chosen players will represent the International League as they take on the Pacific League All-Stars at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania, home of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, on Wednesday, July 14 at 7:00 p.m. EDT.

Fan balloting will account for one-third of the total vote along with ballots cast by members of the media and each club's field manager, coaches and general manager. Fans can access the ballots and vote online at www.IndyIndians.com.

All fans who participate in the online balloting will be able to vote for players from both the International League and Pacific League rosters. Fans can select their favorite players at each of the infield positions, plus three outfielders, a designated hitter and four pitchers - two starters and two relievers. Write-in votes for players not listed on the ballot will also be accepted.

Indians' fans can vote for any member of the Tribe roster, including top candidates 3B Pedro Alvarez, RHP Brad Lincoln, OF Jose Tabata and C Erik Kratz.

3B Pedro Alvarez: Entered this week leading Indianapolis in home runs (11), RBI (47) and total bases (110), while also ranking second on the team in hits (59) and walks (29). Alvarez's 30 RBI in the month of May were the most among any International League batter, while his season RBI total is good for third-best in the IL and his 11 home runs tie him for fourth most in the league.

RHP Brad Lincoln: Started the week with a team-best six victories and the lowest ERA among Indians' starting pitchers (3.16 ERA). Lincoln also leads the team in innings pitched (68.1 IP), games started (11) and strikeouts (55). The Texas right-hander limited opposing batters to a .174 batting average against (21-for-121) in May and flirted with perfection on several occasions, retiring the first 13 Rochester Red Wings' batters he faced on May 12 and the first 16 Toledo Mud Hens' hitters on May 17. Lincoln, who is currently tied for the third most wins in the IL, has the lowest WHIP (1.00) among all International League pitchers.

OF Jose Tabata: Began the week leading the International League in stolen bases (23) and currently ranks first among all Indians' batters in hits (68) and runs scored (40). From April 28 to May 11, Tabata led all major and minor league batters with 18 runs scored in 11 games, while hitting an astounding .422 (19-for-45) with 24 total bases, nine steals and an astounding .481 on-base percentage. Currently, Tabata has scored the second-most runs and has tallied the third most hits in the IL.

C Erik Kratz: Entered June 8th's contest against the Pawtucket Red Sox riding a season-long 11-game hitting streak, during which time the catcher has hit .359 (14-for-39) with five doubles, two home runs and six RBI. Kratz hit a blistering .383 (23-for-60) with eight runs scored, eight doubles, three home runs and 14 RBI in 16 games in May. The right-hander also leads all International League catchers with a .324 batting average (minimum 20 at-bats) and ranks second in doubles (14) among all IL backstops.

The 2010 Triple-A All-Star Game will be celebrating its 23rd year this season, featuring the top players from Minor League Baseball's top two leagues and will be broadcast to a national television audience live from Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, July 14 at 7:00 p.m. EDT. Fans have less than three weeks left to vote for the 2010 Triple-A All-Star game as voting will conclude on Friday, June 25th at 11:59 p.m.

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