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(Sports Network) - Streaking right-hander Mike Pelfrey can complete the New York Mets first road sweep of the 2010 season today when they visit Camden Yards to close out a three-game interleague series with the Baltimore Orioles. Raiders McFadden Jersey . The Mets won, 3-1, on Saturday, assuring their first road series triumph of the year and upping their season mark on the road to 10-18. Entering the weekend, New York had lost seven road series and was even in two others. Hisanori Takahashi lasted seven innings and was backed by home runs from Jose Reyes and Jeff Francoeur. Takahashi (5-2) scattered six hits and a run while walking one and fanning two in his longest outing since joining the rotation on May 21. Reyes led off the game with a home run and ended 2-for-3, while Francoeur cracked an eighth-inning shot for New York, which has won seven of its last eight games. Brian Matusz (2-7) went eight innings and was charged with three runs on only five hits with four strikeouts against zero walks. Nick Markakis RBI double in the first accounted for the offense for Baltimore, which has 14 losses in the last 16 games and continues to struggle under interim manager Juan Samuel. Pelfrey, the ninth overall selection in the 2005 draft, has won eight of nine decisions overall and is unbeaten in seven starts since dropping a 10-0 verdict at Philadelphia on May 1. Hes been particularly solid in his last five outings, allowing just five runs in 37 2/3 innings while paring his earned run average from 3.14 to 2.23. The 6-foot-7, 230-pounder has held foes to a .231 batting average so far in 2010, more than 50 points less than the .289 clip they managed during Pelfreys 10-12 performance over 31 starts last season. He won his lone career start at Baltimore on June 16, 2009, capturing a 6-4 decision after surrendering five hits and two runs in 5 2/3 innings. The Orioles counter with veteran righty Kevin Millwood, whos still looking for his first win since Oct. 1, 2009, his final start of last season. The now 36-year-old downed the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with a seven- hitter over nine innings that day, but has come up empty in 13 starts in April, May and June while allowing 97 hits and 49 runs in 85 1/3 innings. Hes given up 10 hits and six runs over 5 2/3 innings in two straight June outings, dropping a 6-3 and 12-7 verdicts to the New York Yankees on June 3 and 8, respectively. Millwood is 0-2 in six starts this year at Camden Yards and is 8-5 in 23 lifetime matchups against the Mets with a 3.36 ERA. Baltimore took two of three from the Mets last season. Detroit Lions Suh Jersey . Quite often the lower placed team beats the higher seeded team. If the Montreal Canadiens are going to have a chance against the Boston Bruins then theyve got to do, to some degree what they did in the final regular season matchup between the two teams. 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Ben Francisco hit a potential double play ball that went right between third baseman Casey Blakes legs and out into left field to allow Polanco and Sweeney to score and slice a one-time seven run deficit to 9-8. Premier Mike Wallace Jersey . Carmelita Jeter of the United States was fastest in qualifying in 11.22 seconds, with none of the favourites for Mondays final in trouble on another sunny day at the Olympic Stadium. Jamaica had three runners in the top seven while the third American, Muna Lee, was 17th. Lions Johnson Jersey . Fresh off a mid-season mini-camp, Edmonton will try to win for just the second time in its last 13 games as it continues a four-game homestand tonight versus the Nashville Predators at Rexall Place.St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Rays pitcher Edwin Jackson continued his struggles against the Marlins, and Florida avoided the sweep with a 9-3 victory over the Rays. Jackson (4-6) dropped to 0-3 lifetime against the Marlins after pitching five innings and giving up six runs on five hits with three walks. "Its the simple fact you know how many people are going to score when you walk them," Jackson said. "It might have been trying to have too much finesse with the pitches instead of just throwing them." The Marlins, who had not homered in the past three games, used two three-run shots by Wes Helms and Mike Jacobs to power the team to its first win in four games. "We finally got it going," said Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez. "We are capable of swinging the bats (and) putting some runs on the board." Florida starter Ricky Nolasco (7-4) got his sixth win in his last seven decisions, pitching two outs into the ninth inning and allowing three runs -- two earned -- on six hits while striking out 12. "Sometimes you got to tip your hat," said Rays outfielder Cliff Floyd. "He kept us off balance. He was able to capitalize on us not thinking hed be able to do some of the things he did." Jackson gave up two walks in the second, and Helms made him pay by sending his fouurth home run over the left field fence to give the Marlins an early 3-0 lead. Premier Jay Cutler Jersey. After starting the fifth with two quick outs, the Marlins put together three straight hits that culminated with Jacobs three-run homer doubling the lead to 6-0. The Rays got an RBI single from Jason Bartlett in the fifth to cut the lead to 6-1. Eric Hinske added his 12th home run of the year with two outs in the sixth, making it 6-2. The Marlins added two more runs in the 8th after Greg Gross and B.J. Upton miscommunicated and allowed a Cody Ross fly ball to bounce all the way to the wall, giving Ross an RBI triple. Jorge Cantu drove in his 40th RBI in the ninth with a single to left, scoring Hanley Ramirez. The Rays finally got it going a little too late, as Gross got an RBI single following a Ramirez error to load the bases. Bartlett followed with a pop up to end the game. Notes: The Rays reached 40 wins in 68 games in 2008, ten games faster than any other season..Florida leads the all-time interstate series 35-23, including 15-14 at Tampa Bay..Tampa leads the majors in winning percentage since April 22 (.633)..The Marlins hit two home runs in the game, giving them 103, which leads the majors..Tampa Bay has now lost three of five, although this loss was the Rays fourth win in their last 26 games at Tropicana Field. Wholesale Jerseys. Tampa Bay goalie Mike Smith stopped two of Slovans shootout attempts. Evgeny Artyukhin made it 1-0 for the Lightning in the first period before Slovan tied the score when Marek Uram got a goal in the second. 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