Rodriguez said there is no link between Sunday's eighth-inning ejection and the Tigers' struggles this weekend. He is hitless in his last 16 at-bats after going 0-for-12 during the three-game sweep by the White Sox. "It was not out of frustration at all because we lost all three games," Rodriguez said.
(Updated 8/14/2006)

Analysis: Rodriguez is batting .295 with nine home runs and 51 RBIs.