Clemens, Torre tossed from victory

TORONTO -- Alex Rodriguez got hit, and Roger Clemens made sure it didn’t go unanswered.

Rodriguez was hit on his left leg by a pitch from Toronto’s Josh Towers during the New York Yankees’ 9-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night, and Clemens plunked Alex Rios.

Benches and bullpens emptied twice after Rodriguez was hit in the third inning. Clemens and Yankees Manager Joe Torre were ejected by plate umpire Angel Hernandez after Rios was hit by the first pitch of the seventh.

The Yankees won their fifth straight and improved to 20-7 since the All-Star break.

Several Blue Jays were angry at Rodriguez after he distracted Howie Clark on a key popup late in a game on May 30, yelling at the infielder as Rodriguez approached third base.

Jesse Litsch threw behind Rodriguez’s legs in his first at-bat Monday.

“I guess yesterday wasn’t a mistake,” Torre said.

Clemens (4-5) threw six shutout innings before he hit Rios.

Torre came out of the dugout and the Yankees infielders surrounded the umpiring crew as Clemens argued with Hernandez. It was the first ejection of the season for Clemens and Torre’s third.