Pirates send two players to Yankees to complete Nova deal

New York (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent outfielder Tito Polo and left-hander Stephen Tarpley to the New York Yankees to complete the Aug. 1 deal in which Pittsburgh acquired righthander Ivan Nova. In five starts with the Pirates, Nova has gone 4-0 with a 2.87 ERA and one complete game. He has struck out 22 and walked one. Polo, 22, hit .289 with 16 homers in 109 games between Class-A Bradenton and West Virginia this season and was selected as a South Atlantic League Midseason All-Star. Tarpley, 23, was 6-4 with a 4.32 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 100 innings in 20 starts with Class-A Bradenton.