Instant replay used for first time  —  Umpires take second look at A-Rod's homer in ninth inning  —  ST. PETERSBURG — History was made at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night, when instant replay was used for the first time in Major League history.  The play in question was a home run hit …

MLB upholds official scorer's call in Brewers-Pirates game  —  Major League Baseball's Scoring Review Committee convened today to review evidence submitted by the Milwaukee Brewers stemming from Pittsburgh's Andy LaRoche's at-bat against CC Sabathia in the bottom of the fifth inning of Sunday's game at PNC Park.

CC now 2-for-2 in NL's monthly honors  —  Sabathia named best hurler for second consecutive month  —  MILWAUKEE — You won't see the Brewers appealing this decision: CC Sabathia is the National League's Pitcher of the Month for August.  —  Sabathia won the award Wednesday after a vote …

Church's slam helps Mets sweep Brewers  —  MILWAUKEE (AP)—Carlos Delgado had his fun ribbing Ryan Church about his lack of power production.  —  But after two stints on the disabled list with post-concussion syndrome, Church finally had some fun of his own.

Rehabbing Wagner could rejoin Mets by Tuesday  —  MILWAUKEE - Billy Wagner's comeback is nearly complete.  The Mets' injured closer threw a second bullpen session Wednesday at Shea, this one consisting of 20 pitches.  The next step is for Wagner to have a third Friday before possibly heading …

Sizzling Guzman leads Nats over Phillies  —  WASHINGTON (AP)—The Washington Nationals will never want to sit Cristian Guzman again, not if he keeps hitting like this.  —  Guzman set a franchise season record Wednesday night with his eighth consecutive multihit game, capping …

Chat with Scouts Inc.'s Keith Law  —  Welcome to The Show!  On Wednesday, Scouts, Inc. senior baseball analyst, Keith Law, will stop by to talk some baseball.  —  Keith was formerly the special assistant to the general manager with the Toronto Blue Jays and has a wealth of knowledge for you to tap into.

Full house, again  —  With five innings complete at Fenway Park, today's game is official, which means the Red Sox have tied the major league record with their 455th consecutive home sellout.  The streak began May 3, 2003.  —  The mark equals the standard set by the Cleveland Indians from June 12, 1995 to April 2, 2001.

Dunn's double propels Diamondbacks over Cardinals  —  PHOENIX (AP) — With his slumping team down three runs in the sixth inning, Arizona manager Bob Melvin started making notes for a postgame pep talk.  —  “It didn't look good early on,” Melvin said.  “As a matter of fact, I was drawing up a little speech for after the game.”

3 UP: New Joba Rules, Mo and Stokes  —  1. I believe in protecting young pitcher's arms, especially prized young pitchers such as Joba Chamberlain.  There is still too much “just let him pitch” thinking, as if we have learned nothing about the physiology of the arm over the last quarter century.

Leyland to Verlander: Admit mistakes  —  The Tigers are not going to the playoffs.  They may not even finish with a winning record.  But manager Jim Leyland has resolved to achieve some objectives before the season is over.  —  Perhaps more than anything else, it appears that Leyland wants …

Does size matter for Pedroia?  —  How should fantasy managers treat Dustin Pedroia long term?  At 5-9, Dustin ranks as one of the shorter hitters in the league.  What does Pedroia's height say about his future worth?  Should he be someone to hold in a keeper league?

Flores injured, leaves game  —  Manny Acta believes there's a chance Flores can come back before the end of the season, but he's still not sure.  (My guess is that Flores is shelved for the year.  It makes little sense to rush him back.  *) But Acta said that potentially Flores could be ready in 10-12 days.

New York Yankees' Joba Chamberlain will see his innings limited in 2009  —  NOTEBOOK  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Joba Chamberlain, activated from the disabled list before Tuesday night's game against Tampa Bay, doesn't believe his midseason transition from reliever to starter contributed …