Thu 8/18/11 1:07 AM

Dustin Ackley went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts in Seattle's loss to the Blue Jays on Wednesday. Now just 8-for-42 (.190) over his past 12 games, Ackley is mired in the first prolonged slump of his major-league career. It was bound to happen, but it will be interesting to see how long it takes the sensational rookie, who is still batting .286/.370/.481 for the year, to snap out of it.