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- Updated: July 24, 2016
TORONTO — When J.A. Happ signed with the Blue Jays in the offseason, not many would have expected the veteran left-hander to be among the best starters in the American League this season. But Happ continued his career-best year and held the Mariners to just a single on Sunday afternoon in the Blue Jays’ 2-0 victory.
The 33-year-old battled control problems in the early going, and while he wasn’t at his best — walking four batters while hitting one — the southpaw earned his career-high 13th victory. Happ’s initial stint with Toronto lasted parts of three years before he was dealt to the Mariners after the 2014 season for outfielder Michael Saunders. The Blue Jays always liked what they saw from Happ, and their three-year, $36 million deal with him in the offseason has certainly paid dividends to this point.
“He’s got 13 wins now and there’s two months left,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. “There’s no telling how many he can chalk up. We always liked him. We traded him because we liked the guy we were getting in return, then we made a nice investment in him to bring him back.
“All over baseball, there probably hasn’t been a more consistent starter out there. …
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