Pete Alonso has stood atop all but one of the MLB.com Rookie of the Year polls this season, and this one is no exception. Polar Bear Pete’s 38 home runs are keeping him alive, but Fernando Tatis Jr. is quickly melting the ice from under Pete’s feet.

In the latest poll, Tatis Jr. earned more first place votes than Alonso, edging him out 21-19, but Alonso got more points overall with 166 over Tatis’ 160. Braves starter Mike Soroka (10-2, 2.32 ERA) earned four first place votes himself, finishing third overall. Bryan Reynolds and Chris Paddack also received votes.

Alonso, 24, leads all Major League rookies with 38 home runs, 85 RBIs, 109 hits, and 71 runs scored. His 38 home runs are tied with Frank Robinson (1956) for the second most in National League history for a rookie, with only Cody Bellinger (39 in 2017) having hit more. He will almost surely blow through that record, but he’s going to have to do more than that to win the ROY Award. He is currently on pace to hit 52 home runs, which would tie Aaron Judge‘s rookie record set in 2017.

He is slashing .258/.363/.592 with 38 home runs, 85 RBIs, 23 doubles, 147 wRC+, and a 3.8 fWAR in 117 games. He had a rough July during which he hit just six home runs with a .764 OPS, but he has rebounded nicely with a 1.006 OPS and four home runs in August so far. Alonso is far from a liability at first base, but has held his own during his first season with -4 DRS and a 1.4 UZR (1.7 UZR/150).

Tatis, 20, joins Nomar Garciaparra as the only rookie shortstops to have 20 home runs and 15 stolen bases in a season. Despite missing all of May with an injury, the young shortstop had an outstanding June during which he hit .383/.457/.691 (1.149 OPS) with five home runs and three triples in 21 games, though he did enjoy an extraordinary .531 BABIP during that span.

Overall, Tatis is slashing .315/.378/.591 with 22 home runs, 13 doubles, six triples, 53 RBIs, 16 stolen bases, 149 wRC+, and a 3.7 fWAR in 83 games. While he makes spectacular plays, he is right about where Alonso is defensively, with -2 DRS and a -4.9 UZR (-8.2 UZR/150) at shortstop.

He has slowed down of late with an August slash line of .234/.321/.511 with three home runs, so while this poll showed Tatis creeping up towards Alonso, if current trends continue, expect the next poll to have more of a gap with Alonso on top.