CHICAGO -- Chicago White Sox right-hander Bartolo Colon was suspended for five games yesterday for hitting Baltimore's Jerry Hairston with a pitch earlier this month.

Chicago manager Jerry Manuel was suspended one game by Bob Watson, baseball's vice-president in charge of discipline.

Colon hit Hairston with his second pitch in the top of the ninth inning on May 15, right after both benches had been warned. Colon was responding to Baltimore reliever Jorge Julio, who had plunked Magglio Ordonez with a pitch.

Both Colon and Manuel were ejected from the game. Both were also fined.

Colon did not immediately say if he would appeal. Manuel will serve his one-game suspension tomorrow when Chicago hosts the Tigers.