Alex Rodriguez Actually Playing Only Makes Things Worse
By Howie Kussoy
How long before Alex Rodriguez is sitting against southpaws, too?
Following back-to-back days on the bench because of consecutive matchups against right-handed starting pitchers, the $20 million part-time designated hitter went 0-for-3 with a meaningless sacrifice fly in his return to the lineup Tuesday night in The Bronx, striking out twice in the Yankees' 7-1 loss to the Rangers.
Rodriguez entered the game batting .275 against lefties this season with a .837 OPS — he is hitting .200 with a .584 OPS against righties — but the soon-to-be 41-year-old watched his average against southpaws slide to .259 after an underwhelming evening against Texas' Cole Hamels. ...
"He's trying," Girardi said. ... "He hasn't complained about anything."
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