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 Davis, last season's home run champion, was banned without pay
after testing positive for amphetamine use, MLB said in a statement.
The suspension will extend eight games into the postseason, should
the American League East-leading Orioles advance that far, as the
team has 17 regular season games remaining in 2014.
Davis, who set career highs in home runs (53), batting average
(.286), and runs batted in (138) last season, was second on the team
with 26 home runs this year along with a .196 batting average and 72
RBI.
The Orioles lead the AL East by 10 games heading into Friday's home
game versus the New York Yankees.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Mark
Lamport-Stokes)
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