Navarro has 2 RBIs to back Happ on mound as Blue Jays beat Orioles 5-2 for 4-game split

BALTIMORE – J.A. Happ pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Dioner Navarro had three hits and two RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Sunday for a split of the four-game series.

Edwin Encarnacion also had three hits for the Blue Jays, who had totalled 15 runs in losing six of their previous eight games. The AL East leaders came to town with a 4 1/2-game lead.

Adam Jones homered and Nelson Cruz had three hits and his major league-leading 56th RBI for the Orioles.

Happ (6-3) gave up one run, seven hits and no walks in six-plus innings. He had lost two of his previous three starts, yielding 12 earned runs over 17 2-3 innings.

Casey Janssen got four outs for his 12th save.

Chris Tillman (5-4) allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings. The right-hander didn’t issue a walk or record a strikeout.