MLB suspends five after brawl
Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera was suspended seven games and New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez got banned four games Friday for their actions on a fight-filled afternoon at Detroit’s Comerica Park.
Major League Baseball announced the penalties one day after the Yankees and Tigers got into a trio of beanball-related clashes during Detroit’s 10-6 victory.
Also suspended were Tigers reliever Alex Wilson (four games), New York catcher Austin Romine (two games) and Detroit manager 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.
Cabrera and Wilson said they were appealing. Ausmus can still manage until Wilson’s situation is decided.
Yankees reliever Dellin Betances, ejected after hitting Tigers catcher James McCann in the helmet with a pitch, was not suspended or even fined.
Detroit starter Michael Fulmer also avoided any punishment despite hitting Sanchez with a pitch after he homered off the right-hander.
In Gee Chun took the lead in the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, and Canadian star Brooke Henderson did just enough to stick around for the weekend at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club.
Chun closed with a birdie on the par-five ninth hole for her second straight four-under 67, giving the South Korean player a two-stroke lead over Americans Mo Martin, Brittany Lincicome and Marina Alex. Alex, the first-round leader, had a 70.
Top-ranked So Yeon Ryu had a 68 to get to five under along with Cristie Kerr (67), Stacy Lewis (68), Nicole Broch Larsen (68), Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong (69) and Holly Clyburn (70).
David McKenzie and Jerry Kelly shot seven-under 65 to share the firstround lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ Boeing Classic at Snoqualmie, Wash. McKenzie eagled the par-five eighth — his 17th hole — to join Kelly atop the leaderboard at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. Kelly had eight birdies and a bogey. The three-time PGA Tour winner is making his 13th senior start after turning 50 in November.
Marco Dawson and Duffy Waldorf were a stroke back.