A-Rod, Sheff share AL weekly honor

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06/11/2007 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and Detroit Tigers slugger Gary Sheffield were selected as the American League's top players for the week ending June 10.

Rodriguez notched his second Player of the Week honor this year after posting a batting average of .400 with a .960 slugging percentage and a .515 on-base percentage. He belted four home runs, drove in 16 runs and scored seven times in seven games last week.

The two-time AL MVP, who registered five multi-RBI performances last week, also shared the honor in the first week of the season with Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero.

Sheffield also connected for four homers with 11 runs batted in last week, while batting .417 with a 1.000 slugging percentage. He put together three multi-RBI efforts in six games last week.

Others considered for the award included Yankees outfielder Bobby Abreu, who batted .500 with a homer and nine runs batted in; Boston pitcher Curt Schilling, who came within an out of his first career no-hitter; and Cleveland ace C.C. Sabathia, who was 1-0 with 14 strikeouts in 18 innings.

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