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The Yankees scouted Garza in 2005, but they passed on him with the 17th pick. The Minnesota Twins took Garza eight picks later, and now he is 11-8 for the Rays.

A home run protested by the Tampa Bay Rays was the 549th of Rodriguez’s career, and it punctuated a victory, the Yankees’ third win in three games this month.

Darrell Rasner lasted into the seventh, leaving the mound with a 6-3 lead, but the Yankees couldn’t hold the lead and came up short in the bottom of the ninth inning.

After 25 days at the Olympics, what a treat it was to get off the plane and hear the anguished yowls of Yankees fans, taking it out on Alex Rodriguez.

Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi have hit fourth and fifth in the Yankees’ lineup in each of the last 11 games, yet they continue to struggle in the clutch.

With the Yankees playing a series that may be the closest they get to the postseason this year, Alex Rodriguez was in October form.

Alex Rodriguez saved the Yankees with a line-drive homer to center off Matt Guerrier in the 12th inning.

Alex Rodriguez has struggled with runners in scoring position, hitting .236. In all other situations, his average is .344.

After Alex Rodriguez was plunked Tuesday night, the Yankees were bound to retaliate on Wednesday and did while exploding for 13 runs and snapping a three-game losing streak.

Craig Hansen’s fastball hummed inside and drilled Alex Rodriguez’s left arm in the eighth inning Saturday.