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ALAMEDA, Calif. -- For a team that hasnt had much success playing at home this season, the Oakland Raiders are embracing a 10-day road trip to Florida.Rather than disrupt his teams normal schedule with a pair of 5,600-mile round-trip flights on consecutive weekends for games in Jacksonville and Tampa Bay, coach Jack Del Rio decided to have the Raiders take an extended stay on the East Coast.They left for the first leg of their journey Friday following practice and wont return to the Bay Area until Oct. 30.I think its going to be great, I really do, quarterback Derek Carr said. Just to be out somewhere different with everybody. When you get those times at the hotel to be around each other, to eat every meal together (and) do those things, I think its nothing but good. Whenever you can spend as much time around each other as possible, its really good.Considering how well the Raiders have played away from home this season, Carr has good reason to be optimistic.Oakland is one of three teams that are 3-0 on the road this season, joining Dallas and Seattle. The Raiders have won in New Orleans, Tennessee and Baltimore, all three places where theyve historically struggled to play well before this year.At home its been a different story. Oakland is 1-2 at the Coliseum this season and 4-7 since Del Rio took over.Del Rio and his staff contemplated staying in the East earlier this year when they played the Titans and Ravens in back-to-back games but opted to do it this time around instead. The plan, Del Rio said, is to keep the players daily routines as normal as possible in between the games against the Jaguars and Bucs.That means everything from practice schedules to team meetings and meals. Some players will also have their families along, something Carr believes will help the players feel comfortable while on the road.If we bed check them here, well bed check them there, Del Rio said. All of the ways we operate, . what time they have, when we meet and how we meet and the material they get, when we feed them are going to remain as much on schedule as possible.Staying away for home for back-to-back road games has become a trend in the NFL over recent years. Jacksonville did it in 2013 when it played in Oakland in Week 2 and at Seattle in Week 3. The Jaguars stayed in the Bay Area and practiced at San Jose State in between the two games.Just having the team together for a week . you really limit distractions, Jacksonville coach Gus Bradley said. Youre away from anything that can be a distraction at home. I think the guys spend a lot of time together. We just felt like it brought our team closer together.Del Rio said the extended trip has been more of an issue for football operations coordinator Tom Jones and equipment manager Bob Romanski than it has been for the players.Its similar to like going to training camp in what they have to do, Del Rio said. They take down the computers and some of the things like that. Theres a lot of work behind the scenes. Thats who has the real strain.For us, players and coaches, its going to be very seamless. Basically football preparation as we know it, just doing it in a different environment.Game notesRunning back Taiwan Jones (toe) remains questionable after being limited for a third straight day in practice but the Raiders are encouraged about his progress. Center Rodney Hudson (knee), right guard Gabe Jackson (knee), running back Taiwan Jones (knee), right tackle Menelik Watson (calf) and safety Brynden Trawick (shoulder) were all limited and are questionable. 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"That was big for us," Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "If anything, to get ahead and get four runs and then tack on a couple later on and win the game was big. Games like this, they say hitting is contagious. Hopefully, it catches a couple of guys and keeps going." Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez sprained his left shoulder when he fell awkwardly near the centre-field wall while making a leaping catch of Andrelton Simmons drive in the fourth. Gomez, hit in the left knee by an earlier pitch from Paul Maholm, immediately left the game clutching his shoulder. Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said there is no immediate plan to put Gomez on the disabled list. "Hopefully, its not going to be too bad," Roenicke said. "It could be a couple days, it could be a week. Well know more tomorrow when they take a look at him." Gomez was confident he wont miss much time. "I can move my shoulder. I dont think it will take a lot of time before Im back to playing. In a few days, Ill be fine. Probably tomorrow Ill be a little bit sore. I felt my shoulder pop out and come back. I got lucky that it came back." Gomez said he injured the shoulder when bracing himself as he fell near the outfield wall. "When I jumped I expected that the wall was (closer) to me," he explained. "When I jumped I stayed in the air for a long time. I thought I was going to hurt my head and my neck." He said the teams medical staff told him an MRI isnt necessary at this point. Gomez also was sporting a bruise on his knee from being hit by a pitch. "I think my knee hurt more than my shoulder," he said. "Theres a little bruise. Its right on the bone." Gomez broke his left clavicle in a game at Arizona in 2011. He is hitting .312 with 12 home runs, 37 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy said he was relieved to hear about the initial prognosis Sunday. "I thought he broke his collarbone again. They showed the replay on it and it looked terrible," Lucroy said. "Im glad to hear that its just a sprain. Hes a big stick and an important part of our team and our lineup." The Braves, who lead the NL East despite getting shut out a major league-high 11 times this season, snapped an eight-game losing streak at Miller Park dating to Apriil 2011.dddddddddddd McCann reached base safely four times in five trips to the plate. Johnson led off the second with an opposite-field homer to right field. A leadoff drive by Schafer in the fourth extended the lead to 6-0. Schafer had four hits in five at-bats, including a double. "Thats what he can do for you -- give you that spark," Gonzalez said. "You can pretty much put him in any of those positions in the outfield and hes a plus defender. He can beat you with his legs or hit one out of the ballpark like he did today." McCann also offered high praise for Schafers performance. "I cant say enough good things about that guy," McCann said. "He comes back here for his second stint and I think hes understanding what he can and cant do on a baseball field. Hes staying within himself and youre seeing this guy has got tools and were starting to see them on a nightly basis." Milwaukee scored four times off Maholm in the fifth. Logan Schafers one-out single drove in two. Lucroy followed with a two-run homer to straightaway centre. Atlanta added a run in the ninth on Dan Ugglas RBI single. Five Braves relievers held Milwaukee scoreless over the final four innings. Craig Kimbrel earned his 21st save in 24 attempts. The Brewers loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh but pinch-hitter Juan Francisco, acquired in a trade with Atlanta this month, popped out in foul territory to end the threat. Maholm (8-6) entered 3-11 with a 5.12 ERA against the Brewers and had lost six consecutive decisions to them over eight starts. His last win against Milwaukee Brewers came in 2009. This time, he gave up four runs and eight hits over five innings while walking one and striking out three. "The offence was the big thing today," Maholm said. "I pitched well for four innings and then gave up some runs, but its good for the team to leave here with a win." Figaro (1-2) lasted 3 1-3 innings, giving up nine hits and six runs. He struck out four and walked three. It marked the second consecutive poor outing by Figaro, who allowed four earned runs and five hits in 4 1-3 innings of a 10-1 loss at Houston on Tuesday. "He wasnt locating his pitches," Roenicke said. "He was up in the zone with his fastball and couldnt command the off-speed pitches. He cant pitch that way." NOTES: In recognition of Polish Heritage Day, Milwaukee sported red caps and white jerseys with red accents and blue and gold lettering with the name Piwowarzy, which means Brewers in Polish, across the front. ... Milwaukee 3B Aramis Ramirez was given a day off to rest a balky knee. Jeff Bianchi started in his place. ... OF Justin Upton was out of the Braves lineup again with an injured right hand. ... Milwaukee 2B Rickie Weeks has a hit in 16 consecutive starts. ... The Braves travel to Kansas City for a two-game series that begins Tuesday, marking the first meeting between the teams at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals are the only team the Braves have yet to visit since the start of interleague play in 1997. ' ' '