Yu Darvish leads as final vote nears end

July, 5, 2012
7/05/12
8:03
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Fans have until 3 p.m. CT today to cast their ballots for the 2012 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote. And for today only, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. CT, votes on Twitter wll count.

So any tweet that includes a designated hashtag will count as a vote for that player. For Texas Rangers fans wanting to vote for Yu Darvish, that's #VoteYu as the hashtag.

The release sent out this morning says the races have tightened, but still has Darvish on top. Jake Peavy (#TakeJake) of the Chicago White Sox is second.

The complete standings:

American League
1. Yu Darvish (TEX) - #VoteYu
2. Jake Peavy (CWS) - #TakeJake
3. Jason Hammel (BAL) - #VoteHammel
4. Jonathan Broxton (KC) - #VoteBroxton
5. Ernesto Frieri (LAA) - #VoteFrieri

National League
1. David Freese (STL) - #FreesePlease
2. Bryce Harper (WSH) - #BryceIn12
3. Michael Bourn (ATL) - #VoteBourn
4. Aaron Hill (ARI) - #FinHillVote
Richard Durrett joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He writes about colleges, the Dallas Stars and the Texas Rangers. Richard spent nine years at The Dallas Morning News covering the Rangers, Stars, colleges, motorsports and high schools.

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TEAM LEADERS

WINS LEADER
Yu Darvish
WINS ERA SO IP
7 2.97 86 60
OTHER LEADERS
BAL. Berkman .311
HRN. Cruz 11
RBIN. Cruz 33
RE. Andrus 28
OPSM. Moreland .920
ERAY. Darvish 2.97
SOY. Darvish 86

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