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TORONTO -- J.A. Happ struck out eight batters in a rare start as the Toronto Blue Jays bullpen held on for a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday. Happ (2-1) had his best outing of the season, going six innings and only giving up two hits and a run. It was only Happs third start since joining the Blue Jays (56-63). Hed been coming out of the bullpen since being traded to Toronto by the Houston Astros on July 20. Closer Casey Janssen retired three in a row in the ninth to earn the save. Yu Darvish (12-9) was dominant for Texas (68-50), fanning 10 over seven innings of work. He gave up three hits and three earned runs while walking one. Designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion led the Blue Jays offence with a two-run homer in the first. Encarnacion returned to the lineup after missing Thursdays 7-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox. He had soreness in his left shoulder and forearm after making a diving play in left field Wednesday night. Happ tied a Blue Jays record with his six consecutive strikeouts in the second and third innings. He matched Ted Lilly -- against the Boston Red Sox in 2004 -- and Mark Rzepczynski, who completed the feat in 2010 versus the New York Yankees. No Texas player reached base until second baseman Ian Kinsler walked to lead off the fourth and Happ didnt give up a hit until Rangers first baseman Michael Young singled to shallow centre field in the fifth. Young started a rally, however, as David Murphy singled to right and both runners advanced on Geovany Sotos sacrifice bunt. Young then scored on Craig Gentrys groundout to second. Texas threat ended when Mike Olt flied out to deep left and Toronto maintained its narrow 2-1 lead. Speedy Anthony Gose had a broken-bat triple -- the first triple of his major league career -- in the bottom of the fifth. Gentry tracked the ball closely in centre field but missed the diving catch. Gose was brought home by a Rajai Davis single to give Toronto a 3-1 lead. Davis stole second and then third, but the Blue Jays couldnt bring him home as Kelly Johnson struck out swinging to end the inning. Happ was replaced by right-hander Steve Delabar to start the seventh. Delabar struggled, loading the bases on a walk, a single and another walk. Adrian Beltre then scored when Blue Jays third baseman Omar Vizquel couldnt handle Olts hit up the line. Vizquel was charged with the error and Brandon Lyon was brought in to replace Delabar. Kinsler grounded into a fielders choice at second to end the seventh with Toronto still ahead 3-2. Designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion got the Blue Jays on the board in the first, driving in Johnson with a two-run blast along the left-field line. Notes: Rosie MacLennan, Canadas only gold medallist at the London Olympics, threw out the opening pitch. The trampolinist from nearby King City, Ont., was met with cheers from the 26,816 in attendance at Rogers Centre. ... MacLennan wasnt the only Olympian at the game. Ice dancing gold medallists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, both from London, Ont., were also in the crowd. ... Toronto right-hander Carlos Villanueva (6-2) will get the start on Saturday against righty Roy Oswalt (4-2). Oswalt is filling in for Ryan Dempster of Gibsons, B.C., who is missing his spot in the rotation for personal reasons. Dempster is currently on the Rangers restricted list. ... The Blue Jays asked for a moment of silence in memory of the fan who suffered a cardiac arrest during the seventh inning of Thursdays loss to Chicago. The fan later died after being rushed to hospital. wholesale nfl jerseys . -- The Florida Panthers have acquired centre Casey Wellman from the New York Rangers in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2014 draft. cheap jerseys from china . 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Two-time bronze medallist Sergei Martynov enters the competition as the gold-medal favourite. cheap jerseys . Pekovic scored a career-high 31 points, Andrei Kirilenko had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the Timberwolves won their third straight game, 113-102 over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night. "Its just a good night.Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is taking his fight to keep the Kings in Californias capital city to NBA owners. Again. Speaking at the annual State of Downtown breakfast on Tuesday, Johnson said he has received approval from NBA Commissioner David Stern to present a counteroffer to the league from buyers who would keep the team in Sacramento. He said the city is in a "six-week sprint" to put together a proposal for the NBAs Board of Governors to consider over a potential sale and relocation to Seattle. The leagues deadline for teams to apply for a move for the next season is March 1, though that has been extended each of the last two years for the Kings. And both times, Johnson -- a former NBA All-Star -- has convinced the league that Sacramento could help fix the franchises financial woes and secure its long-term home in a new arena. "We want this to be the final act of a saga thats gone on for far too long," Johnson said. People with knowledge of the situation said last week that a group led by San Francisco-based investor Chris Hansen, who wants to return the NBA to Seattle, has contacted the Maloof family about buying the Kings. They spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because no deal has been reached. One person said the Kings could sell for more than $500 million, topping the NBA-record $450 million the Golden State Warriors sold for in 2010. Some reports have suggested up to $525 million. The Kings future in Sacramento has been uncertain because the Maloofs and the city havent been able to agree on a deal for a downtown arena. "While I am sensitive to the important role of the news media in informing the public, our position has not changed, we will not comment on rumours or speculation about the future of the Sacramento Kings franchise," Maloof family spokesman Eric Rose said in a statement Tuesday. The NBA declined to comment on Johnsons remarks Tuesday. Hansens goal has been to find a team and restore the SuperSonics name after they were moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City in 2008. He reached agreement with local governments in Seattle last October on plans to build a $490 million arena near the citys other stadiums,, CenturyLink Field and Safeco Field.dddddddddddd As part of the agreement, no construction will begin until all environmental reviews are completed and a team has been secured. Johnson commended Seattles efforts to bring the NBA back to the Puget Sound. He just doesnt want it to be at the expense of Sacramento. "We have a city and a community that have done every single thing that is required," Johnson said. "I hope Seattle gets another team. They deserve another team. They didnt deserve to lose a team in the first place. It just wont be the Sacramento Kings if we have anything to do with it." The Maloofs backed out of a tentative $391 million deal for a new downtown arena with Sacramento last April, reigniting fears the franchise could relocate. The Kings said the deal didnt make financial sense for the franchise. In 2011, the Kings appeared determined to move to Anaheim before Johnson convinced NBA owners at a meeting in New York to give the city one last chance to help finance an arena. That pitch bought Sacramento time, before the brokered deal between the city and the Maloofs -- negotiated by Stern and league lawyers -- fell apart last year. Johnson said the Maloofs could still "participate in some way" in the new local ownership group "if they want to remain a part of this team and this community." The mayor called the potential $500 million to $525 million price tag for the Kings an "outrageous number." He admits potential buyers he could pull together in Sacramento will not top that figure, but he also doesnt believe it has to. Johnson said the Maloof family still must repay a $77 million loan to the city and other lenders if they leave. There also could be a potential relocation fee from the NBA that new owners wouldnt have to pay if the team stayed. Subtracting those totals and adding the "proven support" Kings fans have shown in the past, Johnsons goal is to line up buyers willing to pay about $400 million to $425 million for the team and argue Sacramentos side to the league. "We were there two years ago and we prevailed," Johnson said. "We have a very compelling case." ' ' '
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