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HOUSTON -- Alex Rodriguez was out of the lineup for a third straight game Monday night against the Houston Astros as he remains mired in a slump.Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel has been tough on Rodriguez, but the decision was more to keep Carlos Beltran in the lineup. Beltran has hit .305 this season with 21 home runs and 62 RBI entering Monday.Rodriguez came into Monday 4 for 31 with one home run in July and batting .206 this season with nine home runs and 29 RBI. Hes been a regular in the lineup against left-handers and had played more against righties since the All-Star break. He started seven times during New Yorks recent 10-game homestand and hit his 696th career homer in a 2-1 win over Baltimore on July 18.He wants to be in there, Girardi said. I get that. I dont want a player whos content not being in there. His times going to come. Hes going to get more chances.Despite the benching, Rodriguez is optimistic he can turn it around after speaking to members of the Yankees baseball operations department.My job is to work hard and be ready when my number is called, Rodriguez said. I am optimistic about the future. Ive met with our sabermetrics department and a lot of the numbers are trending in the right direction. Theres no question that for the first two months, my mechanics were out of whack. I think I found something, and Im excited to put it into play. Cheap MLB Jerseys . SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. Cheap Washington Nationals Jerseys . -- Ohio States Urban Meyer has never had any issue acclimating to the biggest stages in college football. http://www.cheapnationalsjerseys.com/ .Y. - Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, fresh off winning the World Series with Boston, reached agreement with the rival New York Yankees on a seven-year contract worth about $153 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday night. Cheap Nationals Jerseys Authentic . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. Cheap Nationals Jerseys . A statement from the worlds top-ranked player says all checks "were satisfactory and showed positive evolution" regarding the injury, which contributed to his loss to Stanislas Wawrinka in the final in Melbourne. This years finalists Parramatta and New Zealand Warriors have been drawn in the same pool for the 2017 NRL Nines tournament in Auckland in February.The Eels won this years third edition of the tournament, beating the Warriors 22-4 in the decider, but were later stripped of the title in the fallout of their salary cap indiscretions.The other teams in their pool following the draw on Thursday are St George Illawarra and Manly.The only two Nines champions share the same pool.Inaugural winners North Queenssland are in the same group as 2015 champions South Sydney.ddddddddddddThe tournament is on the weekend of February 4-5.Pools:Waiheke pool: Cronulla, Gold Coast, Penrith, Canterbury.Rangitoto pool: Newcastle, Wests Tigers, Brisbane, Melbourne.Hunua pool: North Queensland, Sydney Roosters, Canberra, South Sydney.Piha pool: St George-Illawarra, Parramatta, Manly, NZ Warriors. ' ' '