Outfielder Carlos Lee of the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers outfielder Marlon Byrd have been named Bank of America Presents the Players of the Week for August 4-10, 2008. Lee led the N.L. with a .550 (11-20) batting average, a 1.100 slugging percentage, a .640 on-base percentage and 22 total bases, and he tied for the league lead with 11 RBI. The 32-year-old left fielder recorded 11 hits (2 2B, 3 HR) and scored seven runs. The native of Aguadulce, Panama, recorded three multi-hit games, including a four-hit performance, on August 8th at Cincinnati. Carlos homered in consecutive games on August 5th and 6th at Wrigley Field and posted four consecutive multi-RBI games from August 5-8. Lee is hitting .314 with 28 home runs and 100 RBI on the season. This marks the second time that Lee has earned N.L. weekly honors and his first as an Astro (previous: 5/8/2005 with MIL). Last week, Byrd hit .571 (16-28) with four doubles, two home runs, and eight RBI. The 30-year-old outfielder posted a .929 slugging percentage along with a .625 on-base percentage. During a four-game home series against the New York Yankees, Marlon went 8-for-15, which included a two-out, bottom of the ninth, walk-off grand slam on August 4th. The next night, Byrd went 3-for-4 with three runs and two stolen bases in an 8-6 win over New York. Byrd continued his hot hitting at Baltimore over the weekend, going 8-for-13, including Sunday?s 4-for-6 performance, featuring a double, a three-run homer, and four RBI.