New York, NY - The Kansas City Royals dominance in the balloting for the American League's All-Star team has increased in the latest tabulations, with the defending league champions now in line to have eight of the nine starters for the upcoming Midsummer Classic.

Omar Infante joined teammates Salvador Perez, Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain, Alex Gordon and Kendrys Morales as leaders at their respective positions.

Infante, who is hitting only .204 without a home run and just 17 RBI in 53 games, has moved past Houston's Jose Altuve to take over the top spot at second base and is currently ahead of the reigning AL batting champ by just over 300,000 votes. Altuve, who hit .341 last season to become the first batting champion for the Astros, is currently hitting .290 with five homers and 27 RBI in 61 contests for the AL West-leading Astros.

Perez continues to pace all AL players in votes received with 7,202,292 and owns a commanding advantage at catcher. Moustakas and Escobar also are in front comfortably at third base and shortstop, respectively.

Cain and Gordon continue to rank first and third, respectively, in the outfield, with Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim star Mike Trout holding second as the only non-Royal to presently hold down a starting spot. Another Kansas City player, Alex Rios, currently occupies fourth place among outfielders.

Hosmer is less than 500,000 votes clear of Detroit's Miguel Cabrera in the race at first base, while Morales has a lead of nearly 550,000 over Seattle's Nelson Cruz at designated hitter.

Kansas City's eight projected starters would set an All-Star Game record if the voting holds. The New York Yankees had six in the 1939 edition.

The 2015 All-Star Game is scheduled for July 14 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.