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Happ gets career-high 13th win, Blue Jays beat Mariners 2-0

Published Jul. 24, 2016 5:48 p.m. ET

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TORONTO (AP) J.A. Happ and three relievers combined on a one-hitter, Edwin Encarnacion hit a solo home run and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Sunday, avoiding a three-game sweep.

Happ (13-3) won his eighth straight decision and set a career-high for victories. The left-hander allowed Seattle's lone hit, a single by Leonys Martin in the third.

Brett Cecil worked the seventh, Jason Grilli pitched the eighth and Roberto Osuna finished for his 20th save.

Encarnacion opened the scoring with a two-out drive to center in the fourth, his 27th. It was his 224th home run with the Blue Jays, breaking a tie with Vernon Wells and giving him sole possession of third place on Toronto's all-time list. Carlos Delgado leads with 336 home runs and Jose Bautista is second with 255.

Toronto doubled its lead in the sixth. Josh Thole hit a leadoff double and advanced to third on Darwin Barney's fielder's choice grounder, sliding around Kyle Seager's tag. Seattle asked for a review of umpire Jordan Baker's call but lost the challenge. Thole scored when Josh Donaldson grounded into a double play.

Seattle left-hander Wade Miley (6-8) lost his sixth straight decision, allowing two runs and four hits in six innings.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Mariners: Franklin Gutierrez (sore neck) was scratched from the DH spot and replaced by Chris Iannetta.

Blue Jays: C Russell Martin (left knee) sat out for the third straight game. Martin has not played since injuring his knee after he passed out in the shower following an extended spell in the sauna last Thursday.

UP NEXT

Mariners: Seattle is off Monday before opening a two-game series at Pittsburgh on Tuesday. RHP Felix Hernandez (4-4, 3.23) starts for the Mariners. Hernandez allowed five runs in a July 20 game against the White Sox, his first since missing almost two months with a strained right calf. LHP Francisco Liriano (6-9, 4.96) starts for the Pirates.

Blue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (10-1, 2.87) starts the opener of a three-game series against San Diego on Monday. Sanchez has won nine straight decisions and is unbeaten since April 22 against Oakland. RHP Colin Rea (5-4, 5.01) starts for the Padres, who are making their first visit to Toronto.

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