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TORONTO -- J.A. Happ will be going for his career-best 13th win of the season on Sunday.The Toronto Blue Jays left-hander has another mission, preventing a three-game sweep by the Seattle Mariners at Rogers Centre.The Mariners defeated the Blue Jays 14-5 Saturday and have won the first two games of the series. Happ will be facing a Mariners team that is growing in confidence with four wins it the last five games.Left-hander Wade Miley will be starting for Seattle and will have a tough act to follow after the performances of starters James Paxton and Hisashi Iwakuma in the first two games.Its going to be starting pitching that allows us to get on a streak and they have done it, Mariners manager Scott Servais said. Guys have kept us in a game and have done a nice job, and it gives our offense a chance to get going.When our left-handed team is in there, were pretty good, especially against bullpens and middle relief stuff. Hopefully well get after it (Sunday).We havent (won four of five) in a while. Its nice to see confidence. Guys are loose and feeling good about where theyre at right now. Again, its driven by the starting pitching and hopefully well get a good one, tomorrow, as well.The Mariners will be facing a good starter in Happ and one who is familiar to them, The Blue Jays traded Happ to the Mariners for outfielder Michael Saunders after the 2014 season.Seattle then traded Happ to the Pittsburgh Pirates last July 31 and the Blue Jays signed him in the offseason as a free agent.Saunders, who missed most of last season because of a knee injury, has three home runs in his first two games against his former team, including two on Saturday.Happ already has equaled his career best with 12 wins, a total he first achieved in 2009 with the Philadelphia Phillies, when he was 12-4 with a 2.93 ERA in 35 games, including 23 starts.This season he is 12-3 with a 3.43 ERA in 19 starts.Happ is a changed pitcher, more consistent than he was and also not so prone on dwelling on mistakes.Im beating myself up a little bit less over poor performances, he said. Im taking the negatives and positives in stride, rather than dwelling on the bad.I certainly still get upset and carry things. But I think Ive gotten better as my careers gone on and I think thats helped me turn the page and look forward to the next game, rather than worry about the last one.Happ had a six-start winning streak stopped last Sunday when he did not factor in the decision in Torontos 5-3 victory at Oakland. He allowed five hits, one walk and five runs in 5? innings.In his last seven starts, he is 6-0 with a 3.19 ERA.Happ was 4-6 with a 4.64 ERA in 21 games, including 20 starts, with Seattle last season. After being traded to the Pirates, he was 7-2 with a 1.85 ERA in 11 starts.In three career starts against Seattle, he is 1-1 with a 6.35 ERA.Miley (6-7, 5.38 ERA) will make his 18th start of the season and his fifth start since being reinstated from the disabled list (left shoulder impingement). He is 0-5 with a 5.60 ERA in his last five starts dating to June 12. On Tuesday he allowed six hits and three runs in 6? innings in a loss to the Chicago White Sox. That was good enough to earn him another chance on Sunday.In four career starts against Toronto, he is 1-2 with a 6.98 ERA. In his last two starts against the Blue Jays he is 1-0 with a 4.63 ERA. Adam Thielen Jersey Cheap . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. Fran Tarkenton Throwback Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. http://www.fansvikingsteamstore.com/harrison-smith-vikings-jersey.html . There are some early surprises in the race for the Hart Trophy, but two of the contenders are the leagues biggest stars over the past decade. 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Gold Coast defender Nick Malceski has announced his retirement from the AFL due to injury problems.Malceski played 176 games for Sydney - including their 2012 grand final triumph - and 34 for the Suns after joining them last season.The 32-year-old still had a year left on his contract but said his troublesome knee effectively made the decision for him.To be honest, I couldnt go on, Malceski said.When reflecting on my year and the direction of the footy club it became clear to me that the time was right to call it a day.I will be forever grateful to the Sydney and Gold Coast Football Clubs and I wish to thank both clubs, their players, fans, my family, friends and everyone who has shown me unwaveringg support throughout my playing career.dddddddddddd.However, Malceski will not be lost to the Suns, as he will take up a role as an assistant coach with their academy next year.When Nick joined our club from the Sydney Swans we knew we werent just bringing in a player, Suns football operations manager Marcus Ashcroft said.We recruited a person with great football knowledge, leadership qualities and a passion to move into coaching when his football career came to an end.With that being the case we are really pleased to be able to offer Nick that opportunity with the Suns. 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