St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa filed a complaint with umpire chief Gary Darling during the game vs. the Brewers on Monday night about lighting issues around home plate, and the Brewers heard from the Commissioner's Office today.

"It's all been handled," said Brewers general manager Doug Melvin. "I really don't have any comment on it.

"We didn't change anything. There was no reason to change anything. What was brought up, nothing had to be changed."

"I don't know what the specific complaint was. It has been looked at. Nothing's been changed."

Apparently, the Cardinals were unhappy about lighting inconsistencies with the ribbon board that surrounds the stands above the loge level. The insinuation was that the home plate area was darker when they were batting than when the Brewers were batting.

Asked about his conversation with Darling after the game Monday night, La Russa said, "I'm not sure if it's the right thing to talk to you guys about, in fact it's the very thing I shouldn't talk to you guys about," La Russa said. "It's something they've heard before."

Darling confirmed to a reporter that the Cardinals complained about the lighting but said nothing was changed. He said no edict was issued to make any adjustments to the lighting.

"I sent an email last night to the baseball ops department explaining Tony's complaint. They took it up from there," said Darling.

Asked if he noticed any irregularity in the lighting, Darling said, "No. Like I told him last night, we just don't pay that much attention to it. Nothing really jumped out about it. I told him I would report it to the league, and that's what I did.

"They just called me back that they had spoken to both general managers and they were handling it from that end.

"We'll pay attention to it, but there's nothing there as far as we're concerned."

There have been whispers at times about possible cheating by the Brewers at home because they have been so much better at Miller Park than on the road. They are 40-14 at home, the best winning percentage in the majors, and only 21-35 on the road.

There apparently was a suggestion on the St. Louis side that the Brewers were relaying signals from second base to hitters in the fifth inning, when they broke through for five runs against Chris Carpenter, who had dominated them for five innings. It's not against the rules to relay pitch signs but if the other side suspects it, confrontations can ensue.

When told about that suspicion, Brewers rightfielder Corey Hart said, "Why did we wait until the fifth inning to do it? I was 0 for 2 by then."

When I asked manager Ron Roenicke point-blank if the Brewers were cheating at home, he was incredulous.

"If we are, I know nothing about it," said Roenicke. "I would think I would be (in the loop)."

As for the Brewers' dominance at home, Roenicke added, "I remember going into Texas (with the Angels) and thinking the same thing. Why is their batting average 100 points higher there than it is on the road.

"I don't know what the answer is. I've said before it's a comfort when you come to the ballpark, knowing it's a good-hitting park. Knowing that you're probably going to get one or two hits a game. It does something to you mentally. I don't know what the answer is."