
Happ struggles again in Blue Jays’ loss to Yankees as trade rumours swirl
TORONTO — J.A. Happ insists trade rumours involving him aren’t impacting his ability to deliver on the mound, but the results haven’t been pretty.
The Blue Jays’ top starter gave up a home run on the first pitch and didn’t make it out of the third inning as Toronto lost 8-5 to the New York Yankees on Saturday.
Happ went just 2 2/3 innings — his shortest outing since September 2016 — and allowed six earned runs on four hits while walking six and striking out five against a team rumoured to be interested in the left-hander.
Happ allowed seven runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings in a 9-1 loss against the Detroit Tigers last Sunday.