Kansas City pitcher Yordano Ventura was suspended nine games and Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado was penalized four games Thursday after their brawl earlier this week.

Major League Baseball also fined each player an undisclosed amount.

This is the second straight season Ventura has been suspended — he drew a seven-game ban last year after an altercation with the White Sox.

“It’s just kind of tough when you have to play short because of something that someone else kind of got going,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said before Thursday night’s game at Toronto.

On Tuesday night in Baltimore, Ventura hit Machado in the back with a 99 mph fastball in the fifth inning. Machado charged the mound and punched Ventura in the head as the benches emptied.

Ventura and Machado both have appealed their suspensions. They can continue to play until the process is complete.

Rangers 5, Astros 3: Prince Fielder homered for the first time since briefly getting benched and Jurickson Profar got two more hits for host Texas.

Houston shortstop Carlos Correa appeared to injure his left ankle when he stumbled over the first base bag running out a grounder in the fifth inning. He exited the game.

The Rangers clinched a franchise-record 10th straight home series victory. They took the finale of a four-game set a day after the Astros snapped a 12-game losing streak in Arlington with their first win of the season against their instate rivals.

Martin Perez (5-4) won his fourth straight start.

Rockies 11, Pirates 5: DJ LeMahieu homered, doubled and drove in three runs, and reliever Jorge De La Rosa settled down a slugfest with four perfect innings for host Colorado.

The game was a makeup of the April 28 contest that was postponed by weather.

Ryan Raburn, Charlie Blackmon and Nolan Arenado each drove in two runs as the Rockies snapped an eight-game skid to Pittsburgh at Coors Field.

De La Rosa (2-4) retired all 12 batters he faced after starter Chad Bettis struggled. De La Rosa also brought in a run with a bunt.

Jeff Locke (5-4) had his four-game winning streak halted. He surrendered 11 runs and saw his ERA soar from 4.28 to 5.38.

White Sox shakeup roster

The struggling Chicago White Sox shook up their roster Thursday, designating veteran righthander Mat Latos for assignment and signing veteran first baseman Justin Morneau.

The club immediately placed Morneau on the 15-day disabled list after he agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with incentives. Morneau is a four-time All-Star and former AL MVP, but remained unsigned after offseason surgery on his left elbow.

Latos’ fortunes mirrored his team’s season. He was 4-0 with a 0.74 ERA after his first four starts as the White Sox raced to a 23-10 record. But Latos had a 7.25 ERA in his last seven starts as the White Sox had dropped 20 of 26 games.