Comments are not a hit with Kazmir  —  Tampa Bay lefthander Scott Kazmir didn't care for comments Curt Schilling made this week on WEEI radio, when Boston's ace said the reason the Red Sox and Devil Rays have had numerous bench-clearing incidents is because of Kazmir ''hitting multiple batters every time he threw against us.

Cubs 5, Dodgers 4  —  Rookie Sean Marshall did everything he could to put his team in a position to win on Wednesday.  But it took an eighth inning rally, sparked by back-to-back RBI singles from Michael Barrett and Ronny Cedeno, to tie the game then put the Cubs ahead for good.

Game has a new face for Jaramillo  —  Rudy Jaramillo watches the daily struggle from the den of his longtime Oak Cliff home in Dallas.  He makes notes, many notes, both mental and scribbling on a legal pad.  —  "You know what I've learned?" he asked Wednesday.

Veteran pitchers blow it for Nats  —  PHILADELPHIA — They are two of Frank Robinson's most trusted pitchers, veteran left-handers who during their careers have gotten the job done more often than not.  —  And that's what made the Washington Nationals' 7-6, 10-inning loss to the Philadelphia Phillies so painful last night.

Never Wright off Braves  —  Hudson, three errors by third baseman lift rival Mets can't beat  —  The Mets just didn't have enough health, enough hitting, enough fielding or enough luck to get through three days against the Braves.  That only made the Mets realize how amazing it is that a team can go 14 years without letting up.

Greinke takes step toward mound  —  For Zack Greinke, there's no schedule or projected return date.  Just hope.  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Zack Greinke is alone, something that seems to both comfort and frighten him.  The normally busy baseball facility has gone silent.

Kaz gets second chance  —  Kaz Matsui's return to the Mets - and to their starting lineup - has arrived faster than the team anticipated.  Rookie replacement Anderson Hernandez was placed on the 15-day disabled list after an MRI yesterday revealed he has a bulging disk in his lower back.

Guzman Headed for Rehab Assignment  —  PHILADELPHIA, April 19 — Shortstop Cristian Guzman is recovering from his shoulder injury, and the Washington Nationals might send their former starter to extended spring training on a rehabilitation assignment this weekend.  —  "I feel much better," Guzman said.

Low-Scoring Victory: Yanks and Mussina Tweak Template  —  TORONTO, April 19 — Since the first game of the season, the Yankees had established a pattern.  Every time they won, they scored at least nine runs.  Every time they lost, they scored no more than five.

Under The Knife  —  Expert  —  I'm often introduced as a "baseball expert."  I always chuckle, because to me, the more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.  Every discovery, every analysis, every set of data leads to new conclusions and often just as many questions as answers.

Girardi rips into team for blunders  —  CINCINNATI — Finally, Joe Girardi had enough.  —  "That's embarrassing,'' said the Marlins manager after a sloppy 9-8 loss to the Reds on Wednesday. "  We can't keep making mistakes.  Seventeen days in, we can't keep making the same mistakes.

Bonds' day off no real concern  —  PHOENIX - Barry Bonds didn't play Wednesday night in the Giants' 10-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, but there was no cause for alarm, according to manager Felipe Alou.  —  Alou said that he and Bonds agreed to the rest before Tuesday's game.

Yanks' Acosta dies in accident  —  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees minor league manager Oscar Acosta and team official Humberto Trejo were killed in a car accident in the Dominican Republic, the New York Post reported Thursday.  —  Acosta, the manager of the Gulf Coast Yankees of the Rookie League …