Ethier wins NL weekly award

NEW YORK, July 27 (UPI) -- The National League Monday named Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier its top player for the past week.

Ethier led the majors with a .545 batting average (12- for-22), .630 on-base percentage and 1.045 slugging percentage in six games. He had two home runs, bringing his season total to 20, and drove in six runs.

It's the second time this season and third time in his career Ethier has snared the weekly award.

Other nominees included Stephen Drew of Arizona, Jair Jurrjens of Atlanta, Jorge De La Rosa of Colorado, Carlos Lee of Houston, Livan Hernandez of the N.Y. Mets, Shane Victorino of Philadelphia and Garrett Jones of Pittsburgh.