CINCINNATI -- Major League Baseball's Scoring Review Committee announced today that it upholds official scorer Bob Webb's "hit" call on Andy LaRoche's roller in the fifth inning last Sunday. The Milwaukee Brewers contended strongly that the play should have been ruled an error, which as it turned out would have meant CC Sabathia pitched a no-hitter.

The committee reviewed a DVD of the play submitted by the Brewers and decided the judgment of the scorer was not "clearly erroneous,'' which is the standard set forth in Official Scoring Rule 10.01 (a). That meant it did not meet the criteria for MLB reversal of the "hit" call made instantaneously by Webb.

"Bob Webb is a 20-year veteran scorer who is held in high regard," said Phyllis Merhige, MLB's Senior Vice President for Club Relations. "This play is a reminder of the difficult decisions that official scorers face."