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New York Yankees\' Alex Rodriguez, right, and Ivan Nova, center, celebrates in the clubhouse with teammates after Game 5 of the American League division baseball series against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, in New York. The Yankees won the game 3-1 and advanced to the AL championship. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Alex Rodriguez back in Yankees’ lineup against Tigers, dropped to 6th in batting order

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Alex Rodriguez has returned to the Yankees’ starting lineup for their AL championship series opener against Detroit on Saturday night but has been dropped to sixth in the batting order.

According to STATS LLC, the 37-year-old third baseman has not hit that low in the order since Joe Torre batted him eighth in the fourth and final game of the 2006 AL division series against the Tigers. He went 0 for 3.

A-Rod last hit sixth in Game 2 that year against Detroit, and he was 0 for 4 with three strikeouts.

He was 2 for 16 with no RBIs in the division series against Baltimore, going hitless in 12 at-bats against right-handed pitchers with nine strikeouts. Rodriguez is 10 for 66 (.152) with no homers and six RBIs in post-season play over the last three years. He hasn’t homered in 84 at-bats since Sept. 14.

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