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BALTIMORE -- The Toronto Blue Jays want to take even tighter control of the American League East and the Baltimore Orioles hope to pull closer to first place when the teams start their crucial three-game series on Monday at Camden Yards.The Jays (74-56) completed a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins on Sunday with a 9-6 victory and held a 1 1/2-game lead over the Boston Red Sox, who played Sunday night.Baltimore, meanwhile, has slipped in recent weeks but came on late for a 5-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon in New York. That avoided a three-game New York sweep and kept the Orioles (71-59) in third place, three games behind Toronto.The games being played in Baltimore could help the Orioles, who have fared much better at home than on the road. They have a 42-22 record at Camden Yards despite losing five of six there on last homestand.Even though the Orioles have been struggling some in recent weeks, they are intent on staying in this race until the end.Its going to be a dogfight, said Baltimores Steve Pearce, who homered and drove in three runs in Sundays win. Its the AL East in September. Its what its all about, and were going to have them at our place. Were going to go out there, bring everything we got, and were going to take care of business.The Blue Jays will make it tough because theyre hot right now. Josh Donaldson homered three times Sunday in the victory over Minnesota, something he has never done before in his career.Its nice, Donaldson told reporters after the game. Its kind of one of those things as a baseball player you want to have it happen one day, and you dont know if its ever going to happen. Its a rare thing, and I was happy to do it.Wade Miley (8-10, 5.51 ERA) will start for Baltimore, but the left-hander has struggled since the team acquired him from the Mariners in a late July trade. He won his first game with the team in his last start, beating Washington but going just five innings.Hes 1-2 with an 8.18 ERA in his five Orioles starts.Marco Estrada (7-6, 3.47) starts for the Blue Jays, and he also has run into trouble lately. He has given up 11 runs and 15 hits -- with five homers -- in nine innings of his last two starts, getting a no-decision against the Yankees and a loss to the Angels.The Orioles made a flurry of bullpen moves during the weekend to help a taxed group, and one of them paid off Sunday when newly signed Tommy Hunter threw a shutout inning. He had spent much of his career in Baltimore before being traded to the Chicago Cubs last year.Theyre also hoping center fielder Adam Jones can return. He left early in Fridays game with New York with a strained left hamstring and missed the rest of the series, but MLB.com said that he might return Monday.The Jays picked up catcher Dioner Navarro this weekend, and MLB.com reported Sunday that he should come to the team on Monday. Also, he served as Estradas catcher last year with the Jays.Plus, right-hander Aaron Sanchez, who had been with Class A Dunedin as Toronto has been watching his innings carefully, will come back Wednesday and start the third game of the series.Toronto leads the season series 7-6, but Baltimore has won both series at Camden Yards. New Balance Scarpe Offerta . Louis Blues absence from top spot in the TSN. New Balance Outlet On Line .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. http://www.newbalanceoutlet.it/ . Ivanovic was leading 7-5, 1-0 when Hantuchova withdrew after falling 0-40 behind in the second game. The match started slowly for Ivanovic, who surrendered her first two serves as Hantuchova took a 5-3 lead. New Balance Italia Negozi . Louis Blues. Shane Hnidy joins Brian Munz for the broadcast on TSN 1290 Radio at 7pm ct. New Balance In Offerta . JOHNS, N. TORONTO -- Devon Travis is settling nicely into the leadoff spot in Torontos potent lineup.Travis had a career-high four hits, including the go-ahead single in the seventh inning, and the Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 on Monday night.Edwin Encarnacion hit his 299th career home run as the Blue Jays snapped a three-game losing streak against the Rays.Toronto is an MLB-best 45-26 since being swept at home by Tampa Bay from May 16-18. The Rays have gone 26-47 since, the worst record in the majors.Travis has been batting leadoff regularly since an Aug. 1 win at Houston. Hes 11 for 31 with three home runs and five RBI since moving to the top of the order.Hes on some kind of roll, manager John Gibbons said. Hes been doing a little bit of everything for us.Travis didnt play after July 28 last season because of a left shoulder injury that required offseason surgery. After watching from home while his teammates won the AL East last year, hes delighted to be a part of the playoff push this season.This is what its about, Travis said. It was tough last year, sitting at home as a fan, screaming at the TV and the umpires and pulling for the boys.Encarnacion and Jose Bautista both had three RBI as Toronto scored more than four runs for the first time since a 9-1 win over Baltimore on July 30.Joaquin Benoit (2-1) worked one inning for the win. Roberto Osuna gave up Logan Forsythes solo homer in the ninth but finished for his 25th save.Rays left-hander Xavier Cedeno (3-4) was replaced after walking the first two batters of the seventh. Dylan Floro came on and walked pinch-hitter Russell Martin to load the bases but got pinch-hitter Justin Smoak to bounce back to the mound, with Michael Saunders forced at home. Saunders took out catcher Bobby Wilson as he slid in, preventing what might have been an inning-ending double play. Travis followed with an RBI single and Bautista hit a two-run double.Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said the double play became a challenge after Floro bobbled Smoaks bouncer.Were an executed play away from gettinng out of the inning with no runs, Cash said.ddddddddddddWe didnt execute the play and then they bust it open.Rays right-hander Jake Odorizzi came in riding a streak of 20 2/3 scoreless innings but couldnt extend it. Travis tripled on Odorizzis second pitch of the game and scored when Bautista followed with a first-pitch sacrifice fly.I wouldnt say I really had my best stuff tonight, Odorizzi said. I had to battle a lot.Encarnacion doubled the lead with a two-out homer, his 31st. It was Torontos 17th straight solo home run, the longest streak since the Giants hit 21 in 2011.Mikie Mahtook and Steve Souza Jr. tied it with RBI doubles in the fourth but the Blue Jays regained the lead on Encarnacions two-out, two-run single in the bottom half.They keep coming at you, Tampa Bays Brad Miller said of Toronto. We kept firing and firing and firing. They just did a better job of it.Tampa Bay tied it 4-all and chased knuckleballer R.A. Dickey on Millers two-run double in the fifth. Miller has at least one RBI in six straight games.The Rays put runners at second and third with no outs in the seventh but couldnt score. Evan Longoria struck out and Forsythe didnt tag from third on Millers fly ball to Bautista in right.We know where Bautista is at right now, Cash said. Thats a throw that weve seen him make over and over.FOUR PLAYThe Rays allowed four or more runs runs for the third time in 14 games. Theyre 7-7 in that span.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays: OF Kevin Pillar (left thumb) was placed on the 15-day DL. Toronto recalled OF Darrell Ceciliani from Triple-A Buffalo.UP NEXTRays: LHP Drew Smyly (3-11, 5.14) is 1-0 with a 2.37 ERA in his past three starts. Hes 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA in four career games at Toronto, including two starts.Blue Jays: RHP Marco Estrada (7-4, 2.92) has won consecutive starts after going winless in his previous four outings. Estrada allowed one run in seven innings to beat Houston on Aug. 3. Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '