Phillies second baseman Chase Utley has overtaken first baseman Albert Pujols of the host Cardinals as the leading N.L. vote-getter in the fourth balloting update for the 2009 All-Star Game, to be played Tuesday, July 14th at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Pujols and Utley ranked first and second, respectively, in the first three weeks of N.L. balloting. Utley, who drew an N.L.-best 3,889,602 votes in 2008 as he earned the starting nod for a third straight season, has now taken first place among all N.L. players for the first time in 2009 with 2,273,355 votes. Pujols, a seven-time N.L. All-Star, has garnered 2,158,036 votes. Mets third baseman David Wright, who has collected 1,256,736 votes, maintains an edge over his boyhood friend, Nationals mainstay Ryan Zimmerman, who has drawn 920,780 votes. The tightest contest in the infield is at shortstop, as Jimmy Rollins holds the advantage over his N.L. East rival, Hanley Ramirez (.330, 8 HR, 34 RBI) of the Marlins. Rollins has accumulated 1,216,007 votes, ahead of the 1,128,547 cast for Ramirez. Behind the plate, Yadier Molina of the Cardinals continues to lead with 1,051,485 votes as he seeks his first All-Star invitation, while Braves backstop Brian McCann, an All-Star in each of his first three full seasons, remains in contention with 895,663. Yadier also is outpacing his older brother Bengie of the Giants, who ranks fifth with 793,580 votes. In the outfield, slugger Raul Iba?ez of the Phillies is in front of the pack with 1,897,905 votes as he pursues the first All-Star berth of his 14-year Major League career. Ryan Braun of the Brewers ranks second with 1,667,029. The third spot is contested between two veteran All-Stars, as Carlos Beltran of the Mets holds a slim lead over Alfonso Soriano of the Cubs. Beltran has attracted 1,367,412 votes, ahead of Soriano's 1,340,699. Iba?ez's teammate, Shane Victorino, ranks fifth with 1,116,524.