The Day in Review

Today's biggest news was administrative: CC Sabathia was denied an appeal that would've turned his recent shutout into a no-hitter, and A-Rod was the target of the first ever instant replay of a home run.

Injury News

• None, really. Carlos Zambrano is having his arm checked out and Rich Harden is getting some extra time off for the Cubs, but there have been no specifics given for either player. The Cubs don't quite have the playoffs locked up and this is strange if neither player is injured.

Notable Performances

• Ryan Church drove in 4 tonight for the Mets, en route to a 9-2 victory over the Brewers.
• Mark Teixeira and Placido Polanco each had 3 hits and 3 RBI for the Angels and Tigers, respectively. Miguel Cabrera did not hit a homer, ending his streak at 3 straight games. He's no Marcus Thames.
• Did I mention A-Rod drove in 4 runs? Bobby Abreu also stole 2 bases tonight for the Yanks.
• Edinson Volquez struck out 13 Pirates in 7 innings, but somehow managed to give up 4 ER in a tough loss. Nate McLouth stole 2 bases, bringing his season total to only 17 - there's a surprise, if you can remember preseason predictions for the guy you would expect that number to be much higher.
• Ryan Howard added a pair of HR and 4 RBI, but Philly still managed to lose 9-7 to Washington.
• Randy Wolf threw a nice CG shutout of the Cubs - I'm sure Zach is upset. But at least Milwaukee lost...

That's what you need to know about the day.