Injury to JA Happ overshadows Toronto Blue Jays' victory

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher JA Happ was stretchered from the field after being hit in the head by a ball, with the incident overshadowing his side's 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Happ fell to the ground clutching his head after being hit by a firmly-hit line drive from Desmond Jennings in the second inning and was subsequently taken to Bayfront Medical Center for tests.

The second turned into a four-run inning for the Rays, and they led 4-1 heading into the seventh.

However the Blue Jays battled back with five runs in the last three innings, including a two-run homer from Colby Rasmus and a go-ahead ninth-inning solo shot from Maicer Izturis.

Matt Harvey allowed just one hit in nine scoreless innings, striking out a career-high 12, before the New York Mets beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0 in the 10th.

Harvey's performance, allowing just one base-runner all night, was not enough for his fifth win of the season as the Mets could not get on the board until pinch hitter Mike Baxter drove in a walk-off run in extras.
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Scott Diamond hurled seven scoreless innings to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 6-1 win over the Boston Red Sox, while Nate Schierholtz clubbed a two-run homer as the Chicago Cubs beat the St Louis Cardinals 2-1 to end their rivals' six-game winning streak.

Jorge De La Rosa threw six shut-out frames to help the Colorado Rockies to a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees, while Garrett Jones hit a two-run jack and Andrew McCutchen had four hits as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Seattle Mariners 4-1.

Zach McAllister pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings and the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 1-0, while Will Venable homered and drove in three to lift the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the Miami Marlins.

Yuniesky Betancourt and Aramis Ramirez went yard in the Milwaukee Brewers' 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers, while the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4.

The Houston Astros overcame the Los Angeles Angels 7-6, the Baltimore Orioles were 4-3 winners over the Kansas City Royals, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2 and the Arizona Diamondbacks saw off the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3.

The game between Washington and Detroit was rained off.