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Happ bounces back with impressive outing
- Updated: May 21, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — For seven innings in Saturday’s 5-3 loss to the Twins, Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ was as in control as one could be on the mound.
The left-hander allowed just a single hit through seven, and one of only two runners that advanced into scoring position was summarily erased one batter later on a double play.
Things quickly changed in the eighth, however, as Happ was undone by a single, a walk and an RBI double down the right-field line that happened, seemingly, in the blink of an eye.
“It’s hard to say they were better than us, but that’s the fact of the matter,” Happ said. “Ball through the five-hole, a walk and a slap hit and that’s the game. It’s tough to take.”
Happ got early run support in the form of a two-run homer by Jose Bautista in the third, but the Blue Jays could never tack on against Twins lefty Pat Dean, who was making his first Major …
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