Ernie Harwell, 91, has incurable cancer  —  Detroit — He'd been waiting for test results.  —  His voice last week sounded strong — as strong as always.  By the end of the conversation, however, it didn't.  —  Ernie Harwell, the treasured voice of the Tigers for all those years, has incurable bile duct cancer.

Pedro outduels Lincecum as Phillies edge Giants 2-1  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pedro Martinez (FSY) tossed seven impressive innings to outpitch Tim Lincecum (FSY), Ryan Howard (FSY) doubled in the tiebreaking run and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Thursday night.

Game 134: Yankees at Blue Jays  —  YANKEES (85-48)  —  Pitching: RHP Chad Gaudin (1-0, 3.21).  —  BLUE JAYS (59-73)  —  Scutaro SS  —  Hill 2B  —  Lind LF  —  Overbay 1B  —  Wells CF  —  Ruiz DH  —  Snider RF  —  Bautista 3B  —  Chavez C  —  Pitching: LHP Ricky Romero (11-6, 3.95).

CC named AL's best August pitcher  —  Yankees lefty unbeaten during historically strong month  —  Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia has been named the American League Pitcher of the Month for August.  —  In six starts last month, Sabathia posted a perfect 5- record with a 2.64 ERA while leading …

Misch … DENVER(AP) David Wright drove in three runs in his second start since coming off the disabled list and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3 on Thursday.  —  Pat Misch pitched seven solid innings to earn his first major league win, slicing the Rockies' NL wild-card lead to a half-game over San Francisco.

Meet Baseball's Chattiest TV Announcers  —  If it seems like your baseball team's play-by-play man jabbers endlessly at 1,000 words a minute, well, he doesn't.  But the St. Louis Cardinals' Dan McLaughlin comes closer than most of his peers, talking at an estimated 109.9 words every 60 seconds.

New York Mets' future looks downright gloomy  —  Trading Jose Reyes could be a huge step toward jump-starting moribund franchise  —  Their season hasn't just been a disappointment.  It's been a Freddy Krueger movie.  —  But at least there's one good thing those fast-sinking New York Mets can say about their 2009 horror show:

Jays shut down Rzepczynski for season  —  Rookie left-hander has reached allotted innings total  —  TORONTO — Merchantsauto.com Stadium in Manchester, N.H., is a lot closer to Boston's Fenway Park, about an hour's drive, than it is to Rogers Centre.  —  But Marc Rzepczynski was a lot closer …

Cameron ‘willing to make a sacrifice’ to stay in Milwaukee  —  Impending free agent Mike Cameron said yesterday that he'd like to remain in Milwaukee beyond this season and “would be willing to make a sacrifice to make that happen.”  —  Cameron is earning $10 million this season and would fetch …

A's activate Crosby from disabled list  —  Right-hander Meloan claimed off waivers from Pittsburgh  —  OAKLAND — The A's made a pair of moves Wednesday in advance of the finale of a three-game series against the visiting Royals, activating infielder Bobby Crosby from the 15-day disabled list …

Garland … LOS ANGELES(AP) Growing up in Southern California, Jon Garland always dreamed of pitching at Dodgers Stadium.  —  Even in his wildest imagination, he probably didn't think it would happen against a bunch of guys who were his teammates a couple days earlier.

Hamilton day-to-day with pinched nerve  —  Slugger to have his back evaluated on Friday in Baltimore  —  ARLINGTON — Outfielder Josh Hamilton has been diagnosed with a pinched nerve in his lower back.  —  Hamilton was given an anti-inflammatory injection to reduce the swelling.

Rays avoid collapse, beat Red Sox 8-5  —  Buzz up!  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—The Tampa Bay Rays keep finding ways to hang in the AL playoff race.  —  “You're not always going to win.  It's not always going to be an oil painting,” manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday night …

Ken Griffey Jr. open to playing another year in Seattle  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Ken Griffey Jr. sure seems like someone who wants to stick around the Seattle Mariners for another season.  —  He's as happy as he's been in years, back where he began his 21-year big league career in 1989 …

Florida Marlins Team Report  —  INSIDE PITCH  —  Tensions are flaring in the Florida clubhouse as the team fades from the playoff race.  —  The Marlins held a closed-door meeting Wednesday after All-Star shortstop Hanley Ramirez got into a shouting match with second baseman Dan Uggla …