Suspended slugger Manny Ramirez has dropped in the latest round of fan voting for the All-Star Game, falling to fifth among NL outfielders.

Ramirez was fourth last week in the first set of results, about 24,000 votes behind the New York Mets' Carlos Beltran for a starting spot. He is serving a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy. He is eligible to return July 3, 11 days before the All-Star Game in St. Louis.

In results released yesterday, the Los Angeles Dodgers star had received 635,530 votes. He trailed Milwaukee's Ryan Braun (908,745), Philadelphia's Raul Ibanez (817,849), the Cubs' Alfonso Soriano (775,319) and Beltran (741,875). Milwaukee's Mike Cameron was sixth, about 100,000 back. Ramirez hit .348 with six home runs and 20 RBIs in 27 games before he was suspended May 7. Dodgers manager Joe Torre has said Ramirez should skip the game even if he's voted to start.

Yankees officials say it would cost taxpayers more than $5 million if the team is forced to provide internal records sought by lawmakers looking into public financing of the club's new stadium. Assemblymen Richard Brodsky, a Westchester Democrat, and James Brennan, a Brooklyn Democrat, are questioning what Brodsky claims is nearly $4 billion in financing and tax breaks over 30 years that was used to build the new ballpark, which cost $1.5 billion to build. Brodsky claimed the Yankees' deal appeared to manipulate the tax law and included $1 million to cover free tickets for city officials.

Indians outfielder Grady Sizemore could need arthroscopic surgery if two more weeks of rest don't calm his inflamed left elbow. Sizemore, placed on the disabled list Sunday, would likely not return to the lineup until late July if surgery is needed. Aside from an interleague series at Cincinnati, Sizemore has served exclusively as the designated hitter for the past two weeks.

The Indians are used to playing without their regulars. With reliever Rafael Betancourt (strained groin) going on the 15-day disabled list yesterday, the Indians now have eight players on the DL. Only the Tampa Bay Rays have more, with nine.

Federal prosecutors are urging an appeals court to let them present evidence against Barry Bonds that a trial court judge tossed from his perjury trial. Prosecutors asked the appeals court to let them present, among other things, test results purporting to show Bonds used steroids. ... Cardinals pitcher Kyle Lohse expects to make a start tomorrow after emerging from a bullpen session without pain in his right forearm. ... Astros hitting coach Sean Berry, 43, was back after having surgery May 8 to remove a kidney with a cancerous tumor.