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Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
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 …
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Fred Goodall / Associated Press:
A-Rod's HR upheld by replay as Yanks win — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—Alex Rodriguez made major league history by agreeing with an umpire. — The New York Yankees third baseman, a lightning rod for headlines on and off the field throughout his career, saw his ninth-inning home run Wednesday night …
Baltimore Sun:
1st use of replay upholds homer in Yankees' win — It almost seems fitting. The first use of instant replay in Major League Baseball was to confirm a long home run hit by Alex Rodriguez - the man who one day could hold the all-time home run record and who knows a thing or two about being surrounded by controversy.
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Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
New month unkind to AL East boss — Instant replay history made as Rays' lead over Sox shrinks — ST. PETERSBURG — August called. It wants its Rays back. — Coming off a surreal month in which Tampa Bay posted a franchise-best 21 wins with a smattering of records, Wednesday night's use of instant replay broke historic ground.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
It's not over until Yanks say it's over — Bombers keep postseason hopes alive by taking down Rays — ST. PETERSBURG — The Yankees have spoken optimistically about picking up one game per week through the final stretch of their season, and in another vein, they're talking about how every opportunity …
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
Dunn's double caps D-backs' comeback — Drew ignites ninth-inning rally against Cardinals with triple — PHOENIX — As he watched his team look listless in falling behind to the Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon, D-backs manager Bob Melvin sat in the dugout and began to jot down some notes.
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Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Church's slam leads Mets to sweep — Right fielder's first-inning homer is enough to beat Brewers — MILWAUKEE — As late as Tuesday night, when one game still remained in the Mets' seemingly treacherous, three-city excursion, manager Jerry Manuel characterized the losses his team …
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Andrew Gribble / MLB.com:
White Sox escape Cleveland with win — Long balls, Vazquez's strong work keep Chicago atop division — CLEVELAND — The White Sox ability to call their nine-game road trip a success vanished long before Wednesday's first pitch at Progressive Field. — But after Chicago snapped …
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MLB.com:
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.
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
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 …
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Nelson's first hit is one to remember — Milwaukee (80-59) vs. San Diego (53-85), Thursday, 7:05 p.m. CT — MILWAUKEE — Brad Nelson has the game ball from his first Major League hit. All he needs now is a place to display it. — “It might be time to move out of mom and dad's place …
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David Lennon / Newsday:
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 …
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George A. King III / New York Post:
JASON LOSES BOUT WITH BATHROOM DOOR — ST. PETERSBURG - Jason Giambi wishes he had a sexier story to explain the gash on the corner of his right eyelid that cause discoloring and swelling. — “I would like to have something to tell you, something like a fight or anything else,” Giambi said.
Nick Zaccardi / MLB.com:
Funk falls to five, Cubs swept by Astros — Dempster battles, but lineup unable to solve Houston's Wolf — CHICAGO — Ryan Dempster starting at home used to be a sure thing for the Cubs. Lately, though, wins have been hard to come by for the National League leaders, no matter who's pitching.
Los Angeles Times:
It's a no-brainer, Dodgers' Ned Colletti is baseball's best general manager — Who says the Dodgers' decision-maker is out of his league? With the acquisitions of Manny Ramirez and Casey Blake, he's fooled the rest of the National League. — T.J. Simers
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