According to an MLB issued press release, Jorge Posada, Jesse Carlson and Shelley Duncan will all receive three game suspensions. Earlier in the day, it had been reported that Posada and Carlson would each receive 4 game suspensions.

Posada and Carlson have elected to serve theirs, but Duncan has appealed. FInally, Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long, Edwar Ramirez and Rod Barajas of the Jays were all fined.

Update: It's three games and not four.

Mark Feinsand reports that both Jorge Posada and Jesse Carlson of the Blue Hats received four game suspensions and fines of $3,000 for their participation in last night's brawl.

Peter Abraham says that Shelley Duncan may get three games, as well.

As you may have heard, the Yankees and Blue Jays had a little fight in last night's game. It started with the Yankees hitting two batters. Starter Sergio Mitre hit Edwin Encarnacion in the sixth and Mark Melancon hit Aaron Hill in the back in the eighth.

In the bottom half of the inning, Jorge Posada came to the plate and Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Carlson put one behind him. It wasn't really close to hitting him, but it served it's purpose and Jorge was not pleased, as the two exchanged words. Posada took a couple of steps toward the mound and the benches began to clear. But, it died there and Jorge walked.

Brett Gardner doubled, allowing Posada to score. When he did, Carlson was positioned in somewhat of an awkward spot, more in front of Posada's path than behind it. Jorge brushed the pitcher. The video clip shows him sticking his elbow out, but the clip itself shows Carlson barely move when touched. Should it have happened? Absolutely not. The Blue Jays are 20 games back in the Wild Card race and 26.5 back in the American League East. The Yankees are in first by 6.5 games. Your eye has to be on the prize, which is not preserving your pride against the Blue Jays, but winning the World Series. But, Posada is human and so it goes.

MLB.com has video. ESPN has different angles and analysis from the Baseball Tonight crew.

Somehow, Sergio Mitre has now made four starts against the Blue Jays, despite having made only eight starts this season. His ERA against the team, including tonight's start? 10.59. By comparison, his ERA in his four other starts is 4.63. His line tonight? 5 IP, 7 ER, 8 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 2 K. He's 3-3 now - all 3 losses have come against, you guessed it, Toronto.

Meanwhile, the Yankees were stranding base runners like crazy against Roy Halladay. 11 hits, 1 walk, 6 innings... 2 ER. They both came on singles. Brett Gardner brought in Jorge Posada and Derek Jeter scored Nick Swisher.

The Yankees bullpen wasn't all that great, either. Though, to be fair, it was the trio of Edwar Ramirez, Mark Melancon and Michael Dunn. All 3 pitched 1.1 innings and all 3 allowed 1 ER.

The Yankees picked up runs in the eighth and ninth innings, thanks to a Gardner double to score Posada and a Hideki Matsui single to bring Mark Teixeira home after a triple.

When Posada scored the second time, Bryan Hoch reports that he brushed Blue Jays' pitcher Jesse Carlson. This came after a Carlson pitch went behind Posada, which caused both benches to clear for a short time. Punches were thrown and there were some cuts and bruises (Joe Girardi came away with a small cut). Both Posada and Carlson were ejected. Read more on the Brawl.

Though the Yankees pitchers hit two batters, the Yankees had 2 more hits (15 to 13) and the same number of walks (3) and, yet, 6 less runs. Jeter, Teixeira (triple), Matsui, Cano, Swisher (2 doubles) and Gardner (double) all had 2 hits. Jeter's RBI was number 64 as he tries to become the seventh Yankee with 20 homers and 70 RBI. The Yankees magic number remains at 12.

Tomorrow at 7:05 PM ET, Chad Gaudin (1-0, 3.42 with the Yankees, 5-10, 4.81 overall) will get the start against Brian Tallet (7-9, 5.26).

Recap records: Seamus: 44–23, Patrick: 38–19, Andrew: 11–11

Joseph Pawlikowski at River Ave. Blues reports that Andy Pettitte will miss tomorrow's start due to "shoulder fatigue." He's slated to start Monday, at which point he'll have 9 days rest.

2010 Schedule: MLB.com's Bryan Hoch has the details on the 2010 Yankees schedule, released today. The big news? The Yankees will start and end with Boston - both times in Fenway Park. The Yankees are 18-10-1 against the Sox on Opening Day, including 6-4 when Boston is the home team.

Good Guys: Peter Abraham says that Joba Chamberlain, Andy Pettitte and Phil Hughes visited the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s Department of Pediatrics today. Good job.

Ol' Reliable: Jack Curry of Times examines the sometimes under appreciated Mariano Rivera. When greatness is your norm, it doesn't always get recognized.

Zimmer on the Captain: Bill Madden at the Daily News talked to Don Zimmer about Derek Jeter. Zim gushed about the Captain and shared a story about Clyde King (a special scout for George Steinbrenner) coming to camp in 1996 and telling Zimmer and Torre that Jeter was not ready to play (via Diane Firstman).

The Angels made a brief appearance in the Bronx Monday night and left empty-handed, as the Yankees pulled out a 5–3 victory in a tight game between division leaders.

Joba Chamberlain pitched a respectable four innings in another shortened start, allowing four hits and just one run on a deep home run by Vladimir Guerrero.

The Yankees answered Guerrero's blast with one of their own, this time off the bat of Nick Swisher in the third inning to tie the game at 1 apiece. The Yankees jumped ahead in the fifth inning after falling behind on a Chone Figgins ground out, as Mark Teixeira hit a ball off the center field wall that bounced all the way back into the middle of the outfield for a two-run triple that made it 3–2.

The Angels tied the game again in the eighth when Kendry Morales came up with the bases loaded against a laboring Phil Hughes and grounded into a double play that scored Bobby Abreu from third.

The Yankees finally went ahead for good in the bottom of the inning, when Chone Figgins misplayed a ball at third on a Brett Gardner steal attempt, allowing Gardner to score as the ball trickled into left field. An RBI single from Robinson Cano gave the Yankees a little insurance. Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless ninth to record his 40th save of the season.

The Yankees' magic number to clinch the A.L. East over Boston now stands at 12. Their magic number to clinch the postseason over Texas is 7. No other team on the outside can catch the Yankees in the standings.

The Yankees will begin a short two-game series against the Blue Jays tonight at 7:05 ET. The Yankees will get one last look at Roy Halladay this year as he'll take the mound for the Jays against Sergio Mitre.

Recap records: Seamus: 44–23, Patrick: 38–18, Andrew: 11–11

Chad Jennings reports that fast outfielder (45 stolen bases in 54 attempts across 4 teams and 2 leagues this year) Freddy Guzman has been promoted to the Majors. He'll likely be used for pinch running duties.

To make room on the 40-man roster, Anthony Claggett was designated for assignment.

Finally, Ian Kennedy has been promoted to Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre and will start game 2 of the championship series. Kennedy made a surprise start on Saturday, pitching in game 1 of the Florida State League championship for the Class-A Tampa Yankees. Can you say "ringer"?

The second round of the postseason in the 2009 Yankees Bloggers League has come to an end. Here are the results:

5. Dave of Pride of the Yankees defeated 1. Eric of Pending Pinstripes, 7-2.

7. Dan of Pinstripes, Pa. defeated 6. Greg of Sliding Into Home, 6-4.

Congratulations to Dave and Dan on advancing to the final, setting up this week's match-up:

5. Dave of Pride of the Yankees
vs.
7. Dan of Pinstripes, Pa.

Good luck guys!

Umpire Marty Foster had another rough afternoon at Yankee Stadium, but the Yankees were a little better off as some good pitching and an eighth inning rally helped them secure a 13–3 victory against the Orioles.

Baltimore led 3–1 early on, but the Yankees rallied in the bottom of the fourth as Melky Cabrera drove in two runs with a base hit to tie the game at 3. The Yankees jumped ahead for good in the sixth with a two-run single from Hideki Matsui that put the Yankees ahead 5–3.

CC Sabathia was for the most part solid in recording his 17th victory of the season. He allowed just 5 hits in 7 innings, and 2 of the 3 runs he allowed were on sacrifice flies.

The Yanks blew the game open in the bottom of the eighth as the Yankees sent 14 batters to the plate en route to an 8-run inning that was highlighted by a three-run homer by Hideki Matsui. Matsui had 5 RBI on the afternoon. Melky Cabrera, who also drove in two runs in the inning, finished with 4 RBI in the game.

There was a bit of a sideshow in the bottom of the 5th inning, as Alex Rodriguez and Joe Girardi were both ejected from the game by umpire Marty Foster. A-Rod was not in love with a strike three call he received in the fourth inning, and after looking at some replays in the dugout between innings, came back out in the bottom of the fifth and began yelling at Foster. Rodriguez was then ejected from the game, as was a livid Joe Girardi. Rodriguez said that the way Foster handled the situation was unprofessional, and said that Foster spent much of the at-bat chatting with Orioles' catcher and former Yankee Chad Moeller. If you recall, Foster had a previous incident at the Stadium this year, allegedly telling Derek Jeter that he "didn't have to be tagged out" after calling him out on a stolen base attempt at third. Girardi was tossed from that game, as well.

The Yankees will welcome the Angels into town tonight for a cameo appearance, as they'll be in to make up a rained out game that was originally scheduled for May 3. Joba Chamberlain will take the mound for the Yankees while Jered Weaver goes for the Halos. Game starts at 7:05 ET.

Recap records: Seamus: 43–23, Patrick: 38–18, Andrew: 11–11