J.A. Happ leaves on stretcher as Blue Jays beat Rays

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    Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was hit in the head by a line drive and taken off the field on a stretcher during Toronto's 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.

    In a frightening scene at Tropicana Field, Desmond Jennings' second-inning liner caromed squarely off the left side of Happ's head with a loud "thwack!" that could be heard up in the press box.

    The ball went all the way into the bullpen in foul territory halfway down the right-field line. Happ dropped face-down at the front of the mound, holding his head with his glove and bare hand.

    The Blue Jays said the pitcher was taken to a hospital for tests, but they had no update on his condition immediately after the game, manager John Gibbons said.

    "I think the last indication was that he was alert and feeling better and had gone for a CT scan. That's the last I heard," Toronto pitcher R.A. Dickey said.

    Jennings ended up on third base with a two-run triple. Team trainers, paramedics and medical officials rushed to Happ's aid as Tropicana Field fell into a hush.

    "It's devastating. ... I could barely watch it," Dickey said. "You just don't know what to think, really. It paralyzes you a little bit. And when it sounds like two bats, when you hear the sound off the bat and it sounds like it hits another bat, it's scary. It's really, really scary. I just started praying in the spot. That's all I knew to do."

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    It's amazing this doesn't happen more often.
     

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