Yanks Pitcher Gets 10 Game Suspension – MLB Roundup

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has suspended Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda (pih-NAY'-dah) for 10-games after he was caught on the mound with pine tar on his neck. Pineda was ejected in Wednesday night's game against Boston after Red Sox manager John Farrell asked the umpires to check the substance in the second inning of the game.

Pineda said after the game that he had trouble gripping the ball on the cool evening when he allowed two runs in the first inning. So before he took the mound for the second, he rubbed pine tar on the right side of his neck.

UNDATED (AP) — The defending World Series champs currently own the American League's third-worst record at 10-13.

Yangervis Solarte (yahn-JEHR'-vihs soh-LAHR'-tay) drove in four runs and Mark Teixeira (teh-SHEHR'-uh) hit his first homer of the season in the New York Yankees' 14-5 laugher against Boston. The Yankees scored five unearned runs in five Red Sox errors and also walked 12 times, five by knuckleball-throwing infielder Mike Carp in the ninth inning.

CC Sabathia (suh-BATH'-ee-uh) gave up two runs and three hits while striking out eight in six innings for the AL East-leading Yankees.

Elsewhere:

— Josh Donaldson belted pair of two-run homers and Alberto Callaspo added a two-run blast in Oakland's 10-1 pounding of Houston. Scott Kazmir 3-0 with a 1.62 ERA after allowing five hits and a run with seven strikeouts in six innings.

— Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer struck out 10 in six innings and Miguel Cabrera drove in three runs to lead Detroit past the White Sox 7-4. Rajai (RAH'-zhay) Davis homered, doubled, singled and drove in two runs.

— Chris Davis drove in three runs and Nelson Cruz capped a productive three-game series in Toronto by collecting two hits and two RBIs in Baltimore's 11-4 rout of the Blue Jays. Cruz had three homers and 10 ribbies in the series, while stretching his RBI streak to seven games.

— Corey Kluber tossed a four-hitter and struck out a career high 11 on the way to Cleveland's 5-1 win over Kansas City. David Murphy and Asdrubal (as-DROO'-bul) Cabrera drove in two runs each during Cleveland's five-run fifth inning.

— Bartolo Colon (bahr-TOH'-loh koh-LOHN') allowed a run and four hits while striking out a season-high eight over seven innings of the Mets' 4-1 triumph against the Redbirds. Daisuke Matsuzaka (DYS'-kay math-soo-ZAH'-kah) finished the four-hitter with a perfect ninth for his first save since 2000 with the Seibu Lions.

— The Phillies took three of four in Los Angeles. Marlon Byrd had three hits and four RBIs as Philadelphia beat the Dodgers 7-3. The game was tied 3-3 in the ninth until Carlos Ruiz laced a two-run double and scored on Byrd's two-run single.

— San Diego beat Washington 4-3 on Xavier Nady's RBI single in the top of the 12th inning. Adam LaRoche and Danny Espinosa went deep for the Nationals, who went 0-for-16 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base to fall to 9-11 since a season-opening sweep of the Mets.

— Ryan Ludwick lined a two-run double after a pair of Cincinnati batters were hit by pitches, lifting the Reds over Pittsburgh 2-1. The Reds won for the seventh time in nine games and reached .500 at 11-11.

— Aaron Hicks hit a three-run homer and Kurt Suzuki drove in three runs in Minnesota's 9-7 win over Tampa Bay. David DeJesus (deh-HAY'-soos) hit a two-run homer for the Rays, who lost three of four games in the home series.

— Mike Bolsinger earned his first major league win and drove in a run as Arizona beat the Cubs 5-2. Bolsinger allowed one unearned run and four hits while fanning seven in 6 2/3 innings.

BOSTON (AP) — Yankees pitcher Ivan (ee-VAHN') Nova has decided to have season-ending Tommy John surgery for a partially torn elbow ligament.

Nova left last Saturday's 16-1 loss at Tampa Bay in the fifth inning after allowing eight runs and eight hits, including four homers. An MRI then revealed the injury.

Nova is scheduled to have the surgery next Thursday.