Alfredo Simon On Standby For All-Star Team

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Alfredo Simon, to the surprise of everyone except himself, is tied with the New York Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka for the Major Leauge lead with 12 wins.

Simon dropped his Earned Run Average to 2.70 in beating the Chicago Cubs to gain his 12th win against three losses.  He allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings. It is the 12th lowest in the big leagues.

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Simon was left off the All-Star team in spite of having the statistics to warrant selection.  That is subject to change.

Teammate Johnny Cueto, second in the Major Leagues with a 2.03 ERA was chosen but he pitches on Sunday which will make it impractical for him to pitch in the All-Star Game on Tuesday.

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Wednesday was the last start for Simon.  He could pitch Tuesday as he deserves and that is in the works according to Simon.

"I'm happy with the way I've pitched," Simon said on Wednesday. "They didn't pick me but it's no insult to me.  I didn't decide yet what's going to happen. I want to go there because it is going to be big for me. So we will wait and see what's going to happen. They told me to stay behind. I'm not really sad because I have the numbers to be there. I would love to go for sure."