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NEW YORK -- San Francisco pitcher George Kontos has been suspended for three games by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw a pitch at Pittsburghs Andrew McCutchen, and Giants manager Bruce Bochy has been banned for one. MLB senior vice-president Joe Garagiola made the decision Wednesday, a day after Kontos was ejected from the Pirates 8-2 win for hitting McCutchen with a pitch in the eighth inning. A warning had been issued earlier in the game. Four batters were hit, including Pittsburghs Pedro Alvarez by Tim Lincecum, and San Franciscos Gregor Blanco by Gerrit Cole and Marco Scutaro by Tony Watson. Kontos was optioned Wednesday to Triple-A Fresno and would serve the suspension only when he is back in the major leagues. If he files an appeal, the penalty would be delayed until after a hearing and decision. Bochy was penalized for what MLB said was Kontoss intentional actions. He was to serve the suspension Wednesday night. Mickey Mantle Jersey . With the short-handed Warriors needing help from someone -- anyone -- to stop a three-game skid, ONeal returned from right knee and groin injuries that had sidelined him for four games and put up season highs with 18 points and eight rebounds. It was just enough to help lift Golden State to a 102-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Jordan Montgomery Jersey . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. http://www.customyankeesjersey.com/custom-greg-bird-jersey-large-1404i.html . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. Clint Frazier Jersey . "Were just throwing s--- at the wall hoping something sticks," said Tortorella about the possible line combinations for Fridays game against Columbus. The Canucks have lost five straight games and six of their last seven, leaving them in a logjam in the Pacific Division, currently sitting fifth - good for ninth in the Western Conference. Custom Joe DiMaggio Jersey . Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play. It worked. Australia batsman Usman Khawaja has said transitioning to red-ball cricket after a long break from Tests will be his sides biggest challenge in their upcoming series against Sri Lanka. Australia last played a Test in February this year, against New Zealand.We havent played red-ball cricket for a while, Khawaja said. Weird seeing the red ball coming down the first time when it did [in an intra-squad practice game]. We were out in the field all day yesterday and you forget how tough being out on the field is. Going to have to do five days of it. Test matches is the hardest form, I reckon, mentally and physically. Going five days, especially in heat like this... If it goes that far, its going to be pretty tough. It gets easier the more you do it.In a way its nice we have got three formats of the game. It can be a lot sometimes but I really enjoyed playing white-ball cricket. Now enjoying coming back for some Test stuff, doing something different.Since the Tessts against New Zealand, Australia have played T20s in South Africa, the World T20 and the ODI tri-series in the West Indies.dddddddddddd Khawaja, who announced yesterday that he had got engaged following the tri-series, suggested Sri Lankas heat could also be an obstacle once the Tests start.The weather is a big challenge. Very hot and humid. The conditions are different, similar to what you get in West Indies and India. Not too foreign, but one of those places where if you start scoring some runs, youll get comfortable. If the wicket deteriorates, though, it could get tough to score too.Australias squad of 15 is playing intra-squad warm-up games in Colombo, leading up to the first Test in Pallekele from July 26. That will be followed by Tests in Galle and Colombo, before the limited-overs leg featuring five ODIs and two T20s. ' ' '