(Photo: Robin Buckson, Detroit News)
Detroit — Maybe opponents have found how to slow down Ronny Rodriguez.
Maybe pitchers have found his weakness, a flaw they can attack and neutralize Rodriguez’s ability to hit.
Maybe it’ll last, maybe it will not. If you’ve watched Rodriguez this season with the Tigers, hacking away and not getting cheated on any of his swings, you know he’s not going to go down easy.
One of the Tigers’ bright spots this season, Rodriguez has cooled in recent days — he was out of the lineup Saturday in New York as a recent slump continued — but he still leads the team with six home runs, is tied for the team lead with three triples, is second with 19 RBIs and ranks third with nine doubles.