Happ, Blue Jays denied sole possession of first

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TORONTO — Mike Trout had three hits and drove in four runs as the Angels made sure the Blue Jays could not get too comfortable sitting alone atop the standings in the American League East with a 6-3 victory on Thursday night at Rogers Centre.

Toronto had an opportunity to pull one game ahead of Boston, but instead both teams still find themselves tied following a pair of losses on Thursday. That created the possibility for a three-way tie in the standings, but the Orioles also lost, 4-0, in Washington to remain one game back.

Trout did most of the damage offensively for Los Angeles, as he went 3-for-4 with a run scored, while Albert Pujols just missed a home run in the first inning and finished with a pair of hits, including a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning for his 100th RBI of the season. Third baseman Kaleb Cowart added an RBI double and right-handed Jered Weaver scattered five hits over 5 2/3 innings of two-run ball.

Left-hander J.A. Happ was saddled with the loss despite carrying a 2-0 lead into the sixth inning. Happ cruised through five scoreless innings, but then got himself into some difficulty by loading the bases in the sixth and surrendering a two-run single to Trout …

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