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With vote ending soon, Machado needs help

On the season, he is batting .228 with 15 homers and 38 RBIs, though O's manager Buck Showalter believes the numbers don't really tell the offensive story for Machado.

"I don't think there's anybody that has hit into tougher luck than him," Showalter said of Machado, who helped lead the Dominican Republic's World Baseball Classic team this spring.

Machado on his huge game
Orioles infielder Manny Machado talks about his four-hit, two-homer night against the Indians in Baltimore

"Manny's hit a lot of balls hard. The other night [against Tampa Bay] he smoked two balls.