Pitcher show  —  Schilling still perfect with romp over Rays  —  They have the best record in the majors (11-4), which after 15 games of a baseball season is like saying winning the New Hampshire primary means you're the next president of the United States.  —  Yet the positive story lines keep developing and emerging.

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.

Cox again has ace in hole  —  Hudson helps throw Mets off  —  When you're Bobby Cox, proud of all the Atlanta Braves have stood for these past 14 seasons and uncompromisingly loyal to the players who made it so, it doesn't get much better than this.  —  Before his Braves provided another reminder …

Livan homers, but Nats fall in extras  —  Bullpen unable to preserve late lead against Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard's single in the bottom of the 10th inning helped the Phillies edge the Nationals, 7-6, in front of 27,913 at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday night.

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.

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 …

Angels place Colon on 15-day DL  —  Hurler has inflammation in right shoulder  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Angels placed Bartolo Colon on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with inflammation in his right shoulder, retroactive to Sunday.  —  Right-hander Hector Carrasco will take Colon's spot …

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.

Zambrano looks clueless in defeat  —  NEW YORK — Welcome to Victor Zambrano's world, where winning streaks and early April optimism go to die.  —  Gone, in five miserable innings, was the Mets' perfect aura, the one that turned a midweek series with the Braves into a miniature October showdown.

Development OK'd for Hialeah land; area potential ballpark site  —  · With the focus of stadium talks now on Hialeah, the city and the Marlins got a boost Wednesday when Miami-Dade County Commissioners agreed to allow development on a swath of land in the western portion of the city.