ST. LOUIS — The right side of the American League All-Star infield is up for grabs as we enter the final week of vote-counting before teams for the 80th midsummer classic will be announced Sunday.

Former Mizzou standout Ian Kinsler, the Texas Rangers’ second baseman, is barely holding off reigning MVP and Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia. The gap between the two has diminished each week, with Kinsler leading by 200,238 votes two weeks ago to 58,390 with two weeks to go to 6,830 in the latest vote totals, which were released Tuesday by Major League Baseball. Boston first baseman Kevin Youkilis is in a similar duel for votes, taking the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry onto the ballot by elbowing aside New York’s first baseman Mark Teixeira at their position.

The leader at first has swapped each of the past four weeks.

The top vote-getter for the American League All-Stars is likely to be New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, though he continues to be challenged by Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria. Like their positions on the left side of the infield, plenty of the AL spots are fairly cemented. The totals with only a few days to go before the unveiling of the rosters, and the starting lineup for the game to be held at Busch Stadium on July 14:

CATCHER

1. Joe Mauer, Twins … 2,851,819
2. Jason Varitek, Boston … 1,399,946
3. Jorge Posada, Yankees … 1,095,219
4. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Rangers … 1,002,391
5. Victor Martinez, Cleveland … 867,613

FIRST BASE

1. Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox … 1,915,303
2. Mark Teixeira, Yankees … 1,875,256
3. Justin Morneau, Twins … 1,560,530
4. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers … 1,139,804
5. Carlos Pena, Rays … 767,088

SECOND BASE

1. Ian Kinsler, Rangers … 2,170,100
2. Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox … 2,163,270
3. Robinson Cano, Yankees … 1,245,065
4. Aaron Hill, Blue Jays … 892,006
5. Placido Polanco, Tigers … 809,976

THIRD BASE

1. Evan Longoria, Rays … 2,988,363
2. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees … 1,354,319
3. Mike Lowell, Red Sox … 1,136,723
4. Michael Young, Texas … 1,134,921
5. Brandon Inge, Tigers … 667,331

SHORTSTOP

1. Derek Jeter, Yankees … 3,046,813
2. Jason Bartlett, Rays … 1,419,499
3. Elvis Andrus, Rangers … 1,028,157
4. Marco Scutaro, Blue Jays … 807,199
5. Jed Lowrie, Red Sox … 576,629

OUTFIELDERS

1. Jason Bay, Red Sox … 2,609,913
2. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners … 1,802,826
3. Josh Hamilton, Rangers … 1,635,781
4. Torii Hunter, Angels … 1,490,800
5. Carl Crawford, Rays … 1,442,175
6. Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox … 1,355,133
7. Ken Griffey Jr., Mariners … 1,204,863
8. Johnny Damon, Yankees … 1,175,539
9. Nelson Cruz, Rangers … 1,171,354
10. J.D. Drew, Red Sox … 1,050,112
11. Adam Jones, Orioles … 1,022,041
12. Nick Markakis, Orioles … 850,150
13. Curtis Granderson, Tigers … 798,786
14. Bobby Abreu, Angels … 733,329
15. Grady Sizemore, Indians … 714,902

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