Indians starter Mitch Talbot was immediately ejected on Saturday afternoon when he hit Alex Rodriguez with a pitch in the sixth inning. Umpires tossed Talbot in the wake of an incident on Friday night when the dugouts and bullpens cleared after Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira was hit by a pitch. Talbot insists he didn't hit Rodriguez on purpose. "I've never been one to hit somebody because they got a home run or for doing their job. I don't believe in that," Talbot said. "I thought it was a little ridiculous. Honestly ... I got tossed because Teixeira got hit yesterday. If you take that away and I hit A-Rod today, even after the home run I don't think I get tossed." The Yankees have had eight batters hit in five games on this homestand. "I'm tired of it," manager Joe Girardi said. "Our guys get hit entirely too much. We're a club that hits home runs and people don't necessarily like that."