Seager needs votes to overtake SS leader

Kyle Seager knocks a double to deep left-center field to plate Nelson Cruz and give the Mariners a 6-3 lead in the 8th inningIf Seager were to take the top spot, he would be the first Dodgers shortstop to start an All-Star Game since Bill Russell in 1980. Seager entered Monday batting .281 with nine home runs and 32 RBIs. His 50 runs scored this season are tied for fourth in the National League, and Seager ranks among the league leaders in doubles (18, tied for sixth), walks (44, sixth) and OBP (.392, 11th).

Third baseman Justin Turner and catcher Yasmani Grandal are also in the top vote-getters for their position. Turner was in third, with 747,659 votes, and Grandal was fifth (525,432),…