Cabrera, Sanchez among five suspended

Players in brawl intend to appeal punishments

NEW YORK — Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera was suspended seven games, and New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez was banned four games Friday for their actions on a fight-filled afternoon at Comerica Park.

Major League Baseball announced the penalties one day after the Yankees and Tigers got into a trio of beanball-related clashes duringDetroit’s10-6victory.

Also suspended were Tigers reliever Alex Wilson (four games), New York catcher Austin Romine (two games)andDetroitmanager Brad Ausmus (one game).

With the Yankees in the middle of a pennant race, Sanchez and Romine both said they will appeal the discipline and thus remain eligible to play until the process is completed. Sanchez, an All-Star bopper on a powerful tear at the plate lately, was in the lineup for Friday night’s home game againstSeattle,catchingand batting third.

Cabrera and Wilson also planned to appeal, which made them available for Friday’s game at the Chicago White Sox — Ausmus can still manage until Wilson’s situation is decided.

Cabrera, who squared off with Romine at home plate in the most furious fight of the day, was annoyed that 6-7, 282-pound Yankees rookie Aaron Judge was not punished. The two-time AL MVP said Judge and Sanchez tried to hit him while he was on the ground.

Replays clearly showed Sanchez throwing punches at prone Tigers players who were down near the bottom of piles.

Yankees reliever Dellin Betances, ejected after hitting Tigers catcher James McCann in the helmet with a pitch, was not suspended or fined.

All five individuals suspended also were fined an undisclosed amount.