Rodriguez’s bat out of whack early on

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NEW YORK – Kate Hudson was talking to Kurt Russell when she suddenly stopped, leaned forward in a second-row box seat and clasped her hands together.

Moments later, she kicked back and shook her head. Her boyfriend, the mighty A-Rod, had struck out – again.

A beast in the AL playoffs, Alex Rodriguez has become a bust in his first World Series.

Totally out of whack, swinging at shadows, his performance at the plate in Game 2 Thursday night mirrored his output in the opener. So far: 0 for 8 with six strikeouts.

“I’m not concerned,” the New York Yankees star said. “The fact that I’m 0-fer in this Series and we’re 1-1 makes me feel good.”

Rodriguez seemed ready to put all his October failures behind him after hammering his way through the first two rounds, hitting a combined .438 with five homers and 12 RBIs against Minnesota and the Los Angeles Angels.

But after striking out three times in a game only twice all year, he’s done it in each of the first two games against the Phils.

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