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Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Yovani Gallardo was spectacular in his first career complete-game performance, leading Milwaukee to a 5-2 win over Houston in the opener of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park. Matt Schaub Replica Jersey . Gallardo (2-1) gave up two runs on five hits with seven strikeouts to collect his first career complete game. The righty owns a perfect 3-0 mark in three career starts against Houston. "I think the fastball tonight, besides that one to Carlos Lee. Other than that, I was able to mix up my pitches," Gallardo said about his fastball being his best pitch. Rickie Weeks went 2-for-5 with a solo home run for the Brewers, who improved to 4-3 on a nine-game road trip. Mike Cameron went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Corey Hart, Ryan Braun, and Prince Fielder added an RBI apiece. Felipe Paulino (0-1) lasted six innings, allowing four runs on 10 hits with four strikeouts to take the loss for Houston. The right-hander is now 0-2 in three career appearances (2 starts) against Milwaukee. Carlos Lee paced Houston with a two-run homer. Michael Bourn went 2-for-3 at the plate for the Astros, who dropped to 3-5 on a 10-game homestand. Ahead 4-2, Milwaukee used a solo homer from Weeks in the seventh to pad its lead. Jeff Fulchino started the frame on the hill and was welcomed by a Weeks homer to left field. Gallardo retired seven consecutive batters to seal the victory for the Brewers. The first real scoring chance in the game didnt occur until the top of the fourth inning. Paulino retired the first two batters of the inning, Cameron followed with a double to left. J.J. Hardy then singled to center fielder Hunter Pence, who fired a perfect throw to catcher Humberto Quintero. He was able to tag Cameron out at the plate as the two players collided. The players banged heads and were both shaken up on the play. Quintero left the game with a strained right shoulder and is listed as day-to-day. Cameron wad able to stay in the contest. The Astros drew first blood in the home half of the inning to take a 2-0 lead. Bourn singled to left field to lead off. With Lance Berkman batting, Bourn stole second. After Berkman went down looking, Lee belted a home run over the left-field wall. Milwaukee responded with four runs in the fifth to go ahead. Jason Kendall singled following a Bill Hall pop out. Gallardos sacrifice bunt moved Kendall to second with two outs. The Brewers followed with five straight singles. A Weeks base hit to shortstop set up a first and third. Hart then singled to right to drive in Kendall and move Weeks to second. Braun followed with a single to right field, scoring Weeks. Fielder singled to right to knock in Hart. Camerons single to left scored Braun, but Fielder was thrown out at third to end the inning. 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But top draft pick Sergio Kindle, an outside linebacker from Texas, fell down a flight of stairs last week and sustained a head injury that will probably cause him to miss the entire camp. "I think he has a fractured skull and a little bit of swelling," coach John Harbaugh said Monday. "Hes not going to be able to travel for a few weeks at least, so we wont be seeing him during training camp at all. From a football standpoint, well move on with the guys weve got. "We will be preparing without Sergio. Youre putting your team together as if hes not out there. ... If at some point in time, if he can come back and play, that will be a great bonus for us. Hell have a lot of catching up to do at that point." Rookies and selected veterans reported to camp Monday and will begin to practice Tuesday. The Ravens open the season against the New York Jets on Sept. 13. "The overall mission for the team in training camp is to thicken our skin, get physical," running back Ray Rice said. "Obviously we want to smart, stay healthy and prevent as many injuries as we can. The thing we know about our team is, when were healthy were a force to be reckoned with." Harbaugh said cornerbacks Lardarius Webb and Fabian Washington, who underwent knee surgery last season, and safety Ed Reed, who had off-season hip surgery, will start camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list (PUP). This is Harbaughs third season as Baltimores head coach. In each of his first two years, the Ravens advanced to the pplayoffs but fell short of reaching the Super Bowl. Eric Weddle Jersey. He will resume his quest to get on Tuesday. "My expectations are really, really high -- for tomorrows practice," Harbaugh said. "We expect it to be the best practice in the National Football League. Thats how you go about taking care of business. Thats how you get yourself in position to talk about playing in the Super Bowl. ... We have a lot of work to do between now and then." A year ago, the Ravens opened the season with Steve Hauschka at kicker. After he went 9 for 13 on field goal attempts and missed a conversion, he was cut. Baltimore then signed Billy Cundiff, who missed five of 17 field goal tries. So during the off-season the Ravens signed Graham, who spent the previous seven years with the Cincinnati Bengals and will compete with Cundiff for the starting job. Rice was Baltimores leading receiver last season, so general manager Ozzie Newsome added wideouts Boldin and Stallworth to make the passing game more of a threat. "You cant help but be excited to come into training camp," Harbaugh said. "Weve been like that the last two years, and maybe even more so this year (because) we probably addressed some positional situations that have not been able to win some games for us in critical situations in the playoffs. "I think we looked at our team and said we need to get better here, and weve done that. But you know, you havent done it until you line up and play. Thats why we have to have a good training camp." Baltimores full squad will practice for the first time Friday. At that point, there will be 80 players competing for 53 jobs. "Only 53 can make the team and only 45 can play. Thats the tough part," Rice said. "You build relationships with guys and they become your friends, and its sad to see them go. But I know all 53 will be strong. Thats one thing Im looking forward to. The 53 we keep around will be special players." ' ' '