New York ? Still buzzing about landing Roger Clemens, the New York Yankees shipped struggling pitcher Kei Igawa to the minors Monday and had a key reliever and their manager suspended on a busy afternoon in the Bronx.

Right-hander Scott Proctor was suspended four games, and Joe Torre was penalized one game by the commissioner’s office, a day after a skirmish between the Yankees and the Seattle Mariners.

The Yankees also said they want oft-injured pitcher Carl Pavano to see another renowned doctor before determining if he needs season-ending elbow surgery.

The team was trying to schedule an appointment for Pavano with Dr. Lewis Yocum in California. Pavano has already been examined by three doctors, including Dr. James Andrews.

Proctor appealed his suspension, meaning he can pitch until a hearing is held and a ruling is issued. He also was fined $1,500.

Torre missed Monday night’s game against the Mariners. Bench coach Don Mattingly managed the Yankees in his absence.

As for Igawa, the Yankees optioned him to Class A Tampa to make room on the roster for right-hander Matt DeSalvo, who started Monday night in his major-league debut.

Fans cool on Bonds quest

Washington – Only about four in 10 baseball fans are rooting for Barry Bonds to break the career home run record, and most think he knowingly took steroids, according to a poll showing stark racial divisions in how the San Francisco Giants’ slugger is viewed.

Still, most fans think Bonds should end up in the Hall of Fame. He has 10 homers this season and 744 lifetime – 11 shy of Hank Aaron’s record, one of the most revered in sports.

In the poll by ABC News and ESPN, 37 percent said they are rooting for Bonds to break Aaron’s record, while 52 percent said they hope he falls short and 11 percent had no opinion. Twenty-eight percent of whites and nearly 75 percent of blacks said they were hoping Bonds succeeds.

Injured Mets fan files suit

New York – A New York Mets fan has filed suit, contending a drunken, 300-pound man fell on her during the home opener at Shea Stadium and broke her back. Ellen Massey, a 58-year-old Manhattan lawyer, sued the team, the beer concession, the union that represents the security guards at the ballpark and “John Doe,” the unidentified man who toppled on her.

Ex-Tiger LeFlore arrested

Detroit – Former Detroit Tigers outfielder Ron LeFlore was arrested while signing autographs for failure to pay at least $48,000 in child support.

Rays’ Salas flunks drug test

New York – Tampa Bay relief pitcher Juan Salas was suspended for 50 games Monday after becoming the first player this year to flunk a drug test under Major League Baseball’s testing program. Salas tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance, the commissioner’s office said. His suspension will start today.

Minor-leaguer suspended

New York – A catcher in the Houston Astros’ minor-league system was suspended Monday for 50 games by the commissioner’s office after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Louis Santangelo was hitting .236 with three RBIs at Double-A Corpus Christi (Texas).

Mateo apologizes for arrest

New York – Seattle Mariners reliever Julio Mateo apologized Monday for his arrest following a dispute with his wife at a Manhattan hotel. Mateo was suspended for 10 days without pay Sunday, a penalty the players’ association may challenge this week. The 6-foot, 220-pound pitcher was arrested the day before on a charge of third-degree assault.

Zumaya out 12 weeks

Detroit – Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya is expected to be out for 12 weeks because of a ruptured tendon in his middle right finger.

Lawsuit fights prep bat ban

New York – Sporting goods companies and organizations that sponsor high school baseball nationwide asked a federal court Monday to overturn a new city law that bans metal baseball bats in prep games. A lawsuit against New York City was filed by USA Baseball, a Raleigh,

N.C.-based national governing body for several baseball associations,

and The National High School Baseball Coaches Association, based

in Tempe, Ariz., along with four

sporting-goods companies and several fathers of ballplayers.

Orioles summon Leicester

Baltimore – Jon Leicester became the latest addition to the ever-changing pitching staff of the Baltimore Orioles, joining the bullpen Monday as a long man in place of Kurt Birkins. Birkins pitched three innings Sunday, and he was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk.

Indians put Westbrook on DL

Cleveland – Indians pitcher Jake Westbrook was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of a strained left abdominal muscle, and the team called up Fausto Carmona to take his place in the rotation.