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Kemp stays in striking distance to start ASG

Injured first baseman Freddie Freeman was the only other Braves listed among the leaders. They both rank fourth at their respective positions. With Bryce Harper and Charlie Blackmon still leading the way among outfielders, Heyward sits third, but has five other players within 200,000 votes of his total. Kemp is 138,009 votes behind Heyward. Among NL outfielders heading into Monday's slate of games, Kemp ranked second with a .326 batting average, sixth with a .917 OPS and fifth with 138 Weighted Runs Created Plus. Heyward ranked 26th among 32 qualified NL outfielders with 88 wRC+.