Alex Rodriguez's 0-5 Day Extends Homerless Skid To 11 Games

It's still going, in case you stopped paying attention. Monday night, the Yankees lost to the Blue Jays 8-6, dropping into a first-place tie for the first time in a month and a half. And Alex Rodriguez went hitless in five trips to the plate. He hasn't homered since July 22nd. His performance this time:

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Inspired. And with Ricky Romero taking the hill for the Blue Jays tomorrow, it'll be another challenge, as Romero has been one of the American League's better starting pitchers on the year.

It's worth noting that A-Rod didn't hit his first home run until the 11th game of the season, and had a 15-game slump between homers No. 2 and 3. Another slump lasted 12 games, one more lasted nine, and still another lasted seven. So while we may all grow impatient, this is not yet a situation that calls for panic. Rather, it calls for patience. Alex will get there eventually. Maybe even tomorrow. We just have to give him his time.