Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking homer off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning and the Seattle Mariners took advantage of a blown call to beat the Yankees 3–2 last night.

A late rally gave Seattle a fourgame split at Yankee Stadium and cost Matt DeSalvo a win in an impressive major league debut.

One night after Roger Clemens’s big announcement that he’ll pitch in pinstripes this season, New York got seven innings of three-hit ball from DeSalvo. The right-hander walked three and left with a 2-1 lead before an incorrect call by second base umpire Gerry Davis helped Seattle tie the score.

Jose Vidro broke his bat on an infield single with two outs in the eighth against Kyle Farnsworth. Pinch-runner Willie Bloomquist then stole second, though replays showed he was clearly out — by at least a foot — on a strong throw by catcher Jorge Posada.

Given another chance, the Mariners took advantage. Kenji Johjima, moved from seventh in the lineup to the no. 3 spot Monday, looped a soft single to right that drove in Bloomquist.

Rivera (1–3) retired his first two batters in the ninth before Beltre, dropped from second to seventh in the order, drove a high fastball over the left-center fence for his fifth home run of the year. It was the second home run of the season off Rivera, who gave up two all of last season.

George Sherrill (1–0) struck out two in a hitless eighth for the win, and J.J. Putz got three outs for his seventh save in seven chances. After Johnny Damon’s one-out single, Derek Jeter grounded into a fielder’s choice. Jeter moved up on a wild pitch, but Putz struck out Bobby Abreu looking to end it.

Light-hitting Doug Mientkiewicz put the Yankees ahead 2-1 with a two-out RBI double in the fifth. Mientkiewicz, who began the day batting .194, slapped his hands together after sliding into second.

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Still buzzing about landing Roger Clemens, the New York Yankees shipped struggling pitcher Kei Igawa to the minors yesterday and had a key reliever and their manager suspended on a busy afternoon in the Bronx.

Right-hander Scott Proctor was suspended four games and Joe Torre was penalized one game by the commissioner’s office, a day after a skirmish between the Yankees and the Seattle Mariners.

The Yankees also said they want oft-injured pitcher Carl Pavano to see another renowned doctor before determining if he needs season-ending elbow surgery.

The team was trying to schedule an appointment for Pavano with Dr. Lewis Yocum in California. Pavano has already been examined by three doctors, including Dr. James Andrews.

“We’ll pull out all the stops,” general manager Brian Cashman said. “Clearly, I want to make sure that we have a really accurate reading on this.”

Proctor appealed his suspension, meaning he can pitch until a hearing is held and a ruling is issued. He also was fined $1,500.

“Thought it was a little strong,” Proctor said. “Whatever it was I was willing to handle it.”

Torre missed last night’s game against the Mariners. Bench coach Don Mattingly managed the Yankees in his absence.

The problems started Sunday after Josh Phelps went out of his way to barrel into Seattle catcher Kenji Johjima while scoring the game’s first run. When Phelps came up to bat again, Jarrod Washburn hit him in the back with the first pitch. At that point, the umpires warned both dugouts for the second time in three days.

Proctor threw inside to Yuniesky Betancourt in the seventh. Betancourt pointed his bat toward the mound, catcher Wil Nieves grabbed him, and the benches and bullpens emptied. No punches were thrown, but Proctor and Torre were ejected.

Proctor, used heavily all season, joked that the suspension would give him a welcome rest.

“They can wear me out pretty good before that,” he said.

As for Igawa, the Yankees optioned him to Class A Tampa to make room on the roster for righthander Matt DeSalvo, who started last night in his major league debut.

The move kept right-hander Darrell Rasner in the big leagues after he pitched 5.2 shutout innings Sunday in a victory over Seattle. New York had planned to send Rasner right back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after his start, but changed course.

Rasner, 1-1 with a 2.75 ERA in four starts, is likely to get the ball again Friday night in Seattle.

The Yankees spent $46 million to bring Igawa over from Japan in the offseason and expected him to fill a spot at the back of their rotation. He has largely been a disappointment, going 2–1 with a 7.63 ERA in six games, including five starts. The 27-year-old lefty has allowed eight homers and 14 walks in 30.2 inning.

“There’s some things he’s got to fix, mechanically, we believe,” Cashman said. “He’s got major league ability, we have no doubt about that. We’ve seen it in three games. But we haven’t seen it consistently.”

Igawa will work to rectify his delivery with Nardi Contreras, the club’s pitching coordinator in Tampa, Fla.

“I want to emphasize on basics,” Igawa said through a translator. “I knew with the Yankees if you don’t show the results up here in the major leagues, the Yankees demote you to the minors. I knew that before I signed.”