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.

D-backs' Drew hits for cycle  —  Shortstop is third player in team history to achieve feat  —  PHOENIX — You will have to forgive some of the D-backs for not realizing that Stephen Drew was going for history when he stepped into the batter's box in the seventh inning Monday afternoon at Chase Field.

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.

Prospect Zimmermann won't join Nats  —  Talented right-hander to be shut down with biceps tendinitis  —  WASHINGTON — Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann was clearly the Nationals' top pitching prospect this season.  He was a combined 10-4 with a 2.88 ERA for Class A Potomac and Double-A Harrisburg.

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.

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 …

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

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 …

Hill's will never severed  —  Catcher recalled 11 months after almost losing three fingers  —  CHICAGO — Cubs catcher Koyie Hill will be happy to shake your hand.  He's glad to still have a hand to shake.  —  Hill was told he'd never play again after he severed three of his fingers and his thumb during a freak accident on Oct. 16.

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 …

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.”