The New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani were the first players picked for the July 15 All-Star Game at Atlanta’s Truist Park, elected as starters by fans on Thursday.

Judge led the major leagues with 4,012,983 votes in the first round of fan balloting and the outfielder was picked for his seventh American League start in eight All-Star Games. He also was the leading vote-getter during the first phase in 2022 and last year.

Ohtani topped the NL and was second in the big leagues with 3,967,668 votes, becoming the first designated hitter to start in five straight All-Star Games.

The pair were selected under rules that began in 2022 and give starting spots to the top vote-getter in each league in the first phase of online voting, which began June 4 and ended Thursday. Two finalists at every other position advanced to the second phase, which runs from noon EDT on Monday to noon EDT on July 2. Votes from the first phase do not carry over.

Remaining starters will be announced on July 2. Pitchers and reserves will be revealed on July 6.

Franco guilty of sexual abuse: Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop, was found guilty Thursday in a sexual abuse case in the Dominican Republic but received a two-year suspended sentence.

Franco was arrested last year after being accused of having a four-month relationship with a girl who was 14 at the time, and of transferring thousands of dollars to her mother to consent to the illegal relationship.

Franco, 24, also faced charges of sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and human trafficking.

Prosecutors had requested a five-year prison sentence against Franco and a 10-year sentence against the girl’s mother, who was found guilty and would serve the full sentence.

Tigers 8, Athletics 0: Dietrich Enns pitched five scoreless innings in his return to the majors as Detroit blanked the visiting Athletics.

Enns (1-0) gave up a single and two walks in his first game since Sept. 24, 2021.

Jeffrey Springs (5-6) allowed three runs on five hits and two walks in five innings.

Spencer Torkelson and Gleyber Torres homered for the Tigers.

Dodgers 3, Rockies 1: Clayton Kershaw struck out five to inch closer to 3,000, Shohei Ohtani hit his 28th home run, and visiting Los Angeles beat Colorado for a three-game sweep.

Kershaw (4-0) allowed one run, two hits and a walk in six innings for his fourth straight win and has 2,997 strikeouts over his 18-year career — three short of becoming the 20th major leaguer and the third active pitcher to reach 3,000.

Cubs 3, Cardinals 0: Shota Imanaga returned from the injured list to throw five innings of one-hit ball, lifting Chicago at St. Louis.

Michael Busch homered for the NL Central-leading Cubs.

Astros 2, Phillies 1: Cam Smith hit an RBI single in the eighth inning to give Houston a home victory over Philadelphia.

The Astros have won four straight.

Brandon Marsh tied the game on a sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth to end the Phillies’ 26-inning scoreless streak.