Cedeno receives four-game suspension

NEW YORK -- St. Louis outfielder Roger Cedeno was suspended for four games and fined an undisclosed amount Friday for his animated run-in with an umpire.

The suspension, imposed by Major League Baseball, had been set to start Friday night. Cedeno was not in the starting lineup as the Cardinals played at Texas

Cedeno was suspended after spraying an umpire with spit Tuesday.

Cedeno was ejected after breaking his bat on home plate after a check-swing strike against the Chicago Cubs. Plate umpire Rick Reed said Cedeno then spit on him.

Asked if he thought it was intentional, Reed said, "Yes. ... He was pretty profane. His obscenities were pretty personal."

Cedeno thought he'd held up his swing, and Reed called it a ball. But Cubs pitcher Matt Clement appealed to third-base umpire Alfonso Marquez, who ruled it a strike.

Reed upheld Marquez's call, and Cedeno banged his bat on home plate.

Cardinals recall SimontacchiThe Cardinals recalled RHP Jason Simontacchi and optioned RHP Dan Haren to Triple-A Memphis before Friday's game.

Haren gave up 10 runs in 3 2-3 innings in an emergency start Thursday against the Chicago Cubs. Haren was filling for the ailing Jason Marquis, who was sidelined by back spasms.

Simontacchi, who won a combined 20 games for the Cardinals the past two years, was sent to Memphis in April after giving up four home runs in five innings out of the bullpen while compiling a 10.13 ERA.

-- From wire reports