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Teixeira, Youkilis vie for AL 1B spot (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

The Yankees and Red Sox were already going head-to-head before their much-anticipated third series of the season Tuesday night. New York first baseman Mark Teixeira had overtaken Boston's Kevin Youkilis in the latest American League All-Star balloting. Teixeira has 833,960 votes in a balloting update issued by Major League Baseball, only 1,209 more than Youkilis.