Mitre to become Yankees' No. 5 starter

Sergio Mitre will become the Yankees' No. 5 starter while Chien-Ming Wang is on the disabled list.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi said the team plans to bring up Mitre and start the 28-year-old right-hander against Baltimore on Tuesday night.

Mitre agreed to a minor league contract with the Yankees during the offseason, then was suspended for the first 50 games after testing positive for a banned substance under the major league testing program. He was 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in two starts for Class-A Tampa and 3-1 with a 2.40 ERA in seven starts at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Wang, on the disabled list since July 5 with a right shoulder strain, probably will throw on flat ground in a few days.