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Happ takes first loss since June 10, Jays fall 6-3 to Angels

TORONTO (AP) - One bad inning derailed J.A. Happ's bid to become baseball's first 18-game winner.

Albert Pujols reached the 100-RBI mark for the 13th time, the fifth player in history to achieve the feat, Mike Trout had three hits and matched his season-high with four RBIs, and the Los Angeles Angels beat Happ and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Thursday night.

After winning 11 straight decisions, Happ (17-4) suffered his first lost since June 10 at Detroit. He allowed four runs and six hits in five innings.

"Sometimes a pitcher can make pitches and you can still square them up," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We were able to do that tonight."

Happ gave up singles to Trout and Pujols in the first but escaped when C.J. Cron grounded into a double play. He was perfect through the next four innings but didn't retire any of the five batters he faced in the sixth.

Kaleb Cowart led off with a double, Gregoria Petit walked and Kole Calhoun lined a single off Happ's left foot to load the bases for Trout, who hit a two-run single. Pujols followed with a go-ahead single.

"The big thing was walking Petit, that kind of opened up some things," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said.

Happ was checked by the trainer after being struck by Calhoun's liner but said it didn't bother him.

"It just caught me on the outside of the foot," Happ said. "Should be fine, just a little bruise. If that ball doesn't hit off my foot there, potential double play and that inning looks a whole lot different."

Trout went 7 for 12 with five RBIs in the series, as the Angels took two of three. Pujols went 6 for 12 with four RBIs.

"They're both locked in," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "One's going to the Hall of Fame, one eventually probably will. They're swinging it good."

One day after his 584th home run moved him past Mark McGwire into sole possession of 10th place on the all-time list, Pujols joined Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Alex Rodriguez and Babe Ruth as the only players to collect 100 or more RBIs in 13 seasons.

Pujols leads baseball with 40 RBIs since the All-Star break.

Josh Donaldson homered for the Blue Jays, who missed an opportunity to open a one-game lead over Boston in the AL East. The Red Sox lost 2-1 at Tampa Bay earlier Thursday. Toronto has lost four of six.

"There's no doubt we've cooled off," Gibbons said. "There's not a lot of season left but we're due."

Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista was activated off the 15-day disabled list and started at DH, batting leadoff. He finished 1 for 4 with two RBIs.

Up with the bases loaded for the second straight at-bat, Trout hit a two-run single off Joaquin Benoit in the seventh.

"(Trout) is as good as there is and he's hitting the ball hard," Scioscia said. "He came up in the right spots tonight and got hits."

Weaver (9-11) allowed two runs, one earned, and five hits.

SIX FOR SIX

Happ has struck out at least six batters in each of his past six starts.

TOUGH ON TORONTO

Weaver is 11-2 in 14 career starts against Toronto, including 4-0 in five starts against the Blue Jays since 2013. He's 5-1 in six career outings at Rogers Centre.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Angels: 3B Yunel Escobar (concussion) has not resumed physical activity and won't be activated when eligible Saturday, Scioscia said. Escobar fouled a ball off his face while attempting to bunt last Friday.

Blue Jays: 2B Devon Travis (sore right ring finger) missed his third straight game but hopes to return Friday. ... OF Michael Saunders (hamstring) was unavailable. ... INF Ryan Goins was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo to make room for Bautista.

UP NEXT

Angels: RHP Ricky Nolasco (4-11, 5.22) starts Friday as Los Angeles returns home for a three-game series with the Tigers. Nolasco is 0-2 with a 4.32 ERA in three starts against Detroit this season.

Blue Jays: LHP Francisco Liriano (6-12, 5.21) starts the opener of a three-game series against Minnesota on Friday. He's 2-1 with a 5.66 ERA in four career starts against the Twins.

Los Angeles Angels' Gregorio Petit, right, is met by teammate Kaleb Cowart after they scored on a Mike Trout single against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 25. 2016, in Toronto. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press
Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion slides safely into second with a double next to Los Angeles Angels' Gregorio Petit during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 25. 2016, in Toronto. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press
Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista stretches before stepping to the plate against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 25. 2016, in Toronto. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press
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