Upton, Cano capture AL Weekly honors

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07/23/2007 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder B.J. Upton and New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano were selected as the American League Co-Players of the Week for the period ending July 22.

Upton batted .414 with a double, two home runs and eight RBI over the week, with a .759 slugging percentage, a .514 on-base percentage, and scored eight runs with 22 total bases. He went 3-for-4 and scored twice against the Angels on July 17th. On July 20th against the Yankees, Upton hit two homers with three RBI and three runs scored. The following day, in the first tilt of a doubleheader against New York, he ended 3-for-4 with a homer.

Cano hit .500 with a double, triple, two homers and nine RBI on the week. He had a .765 slugging percentage and a .528 on-base percentage, scoring eight runs with 26 total bases. Against the Blue Jays on July 16th, he went 2-for-4 with a homer. Cano went 11-for-18 with a homer and six RBI over a four-game series against Tampa Bay.

Others nominees were Cleveland's Ryan Garko and two of Cano's Yankee teammates, outfielder Hideki Matsui and third baseman Alex Rodriguez. Boston's Kason Gabbard and Toronto's Roy Halladay were the pitchers considered.

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