Jose Bautista tops final All-Star tally

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    A team known for sausage races more than pennant races made quite an All-Star splash.

    The Milwaukee trio of Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks won fan elections to start in the National League lineup, sending a mini-Brew Crew to join the usual slew of Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies at baseball's glitter-fest.

    It means the Milwaukee Brewers have arrived on the national scene," Braun, the top NL vote-getter, said Sunday.

    Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez are among six Yankees on the AL roster for the All-Star Game July 12 in Phoenix. Once again, New York had the most players picked.

    Philadelphia, having built the best record in the majors on pitching, provided aces Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels. Adrian Gonzalez and David Ortiz led a Boston quartet. The World Series champion San Francisco Giants added four arms.

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