Brewers GM wants changes to scorers' procedure  —  Brewers Dispute Scoring Of Sabathia's One-Hitter  —  MILWAUKEE — One day after CC Sabathia pitched a controversial one-hitter against Pittsburgh, Milwaukee's general manager said he may lobby to have changes made to the way official scoring decisions are made.

Three Avalanche players to face charges  —  The arrests stem from a disturbance early Sunday morning at Mac and Bob's Restaurant.  —  981-3127  —  Koby Clemens, Mark Ori and Jimmy Goethals were arrested early Sunday morning after several members of the Salem Avalanche baseball team spent Saturday night at a popular Salem restaurant.

Brewers vs. Mets, Game 1  —  9th inning: Nothing for the Mets in the ninth.  —  The Brewers went in order in the ninth, dropping the first game, 4-2.  —  8th inning: Church looped a double down the left-field line off Eric Gagne to leadoff.  He struck out Wright but gave up a 0-2 home run to right.

Lee first Tribe 20-game winner since '74  —  CLEVELAND (AP)—Once inside the clubhouse, Cliff Lee's teammates popped open champagne and toasted his latest win, his biggest win.  —  Exactly one year after being brought back from the minor leagues, Lee had something major to celebrate: He's Cleveland's first 20-game winner in 34 years.

Some people owe Ed Wade an apology.  Let's start with you.  —  You know who you are.  Don't go changing your story now because I've kept those cards and letters.  Just say you misjudged the man and be done with it.  I have a big advantage over some of you in that I'm wrong a lot, so one more admission of stupidity isn't a big deal.

MMQB (cont.)  —  Quote of the Week I  —  “He will very quickly find out he's not the player he should be.  I hope he figures it out before there is irreversible damage.” … Quote of the Week II  —  “Our governor is going to be vice president, and we still don't have an Olive Garden.”

New York Yankees will activate Joba Chamberlain Tuesday  —  NOTEBOOK  —  NEW YORK — Joba Chamberlain will be activated from the disabled list Tuesday, manager Joe Girardi announced after Sunday's game.  Chamberlain, who has been on the DL since Aug. 6 because of rotator cuff tendinitis …

Reds' callups could be gradual process  —  Cincinnati (61-76) vs. Pittsburgh (57-79), Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. ET  —  CINCINNATI — Major League rosters expand Monday, but don't expect the Reds to appear much different when they open a three-game series Tuesday night against the Pirates at Great American Ball Park.

De La Rosa pitches Rockies by Giants 4-0  —  DENVER (AP)—A month ago Jorge De La Rosa was pitching his way into the Colorado Rockies bullpen.  Monday he showed he could be valuable if the Rockies are going to make another September run.  —  De La Rosa pitched seven shutout innings and had an RBI single …

Cubs drop third straight at Wrigley  —  CHICAGO (AP)—Roy Oswalt is pitching like an ace again and the Houston Astros are on a roll headed into the final month of the season.  —  Oswalt allowed four singles—all the Chicago Cubs seem to able to hit these days—and came within two outs …

Under The Knife  —  Band-Aids  —  “If I could do one of these every week, I'd do it,” I said, as I was leaving the Tampa Ballpark Event.  Sure, I might have been a little lighter in the wallet due to an extra fine from Andrew Friedman—and I'll put my money into the charity pot for all the times I've said …

Free Agent Starters By Strikeout Rate  —  By Tim Dierkes [September 1 at 3:45pm CST]  —  The free agent market offers fewer than thirty viable starting pitchers.  If you're looking for dominance, here's how they rank by strikeouts per nine innings:  —  Player  —  K/9  —  John Smoltz  —  11.57

Padres to release Iguchi, Tomko  —  Pitcher LeBlanc, second baseman Antonelli may get call  —  SAN DIEGO — The Padres will officially announce Monday that they've parted ways with second baseman Tadahito Iguchi and pitcher Brett Tomko.  —  A team source confirmed on Sunday that Iguchi …