Even Baltimore's lowly pitching staff has managed to shut down struggling Kansas City. 

Rich Hill came off the disabled list to pitch into the sixth inning, picking up his first victory in more than a year as the Baltimore Orioles beat the slumping Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Saturday night. 

Rich Hill took a giant step toward forgetting his disappointing 2008 season. 

The Baltimore Orioles activated left-hander Rich Hill from the disabled list to start Saturday against the Kansas City Royals. 

--SS Cesar Izturis struggled in his second straight day as the No. 

After roughly five days of hiding the obvious, manager Dave Trembley confirmed Rich Hill as Saturday's starter. 

--C Matt Wieters homered Friday, his third longball in 24 hours with the Class AAA Norfolk Tides. 

I don't blame Eric Wedge for everything that is wrong with theIndians. 

By Joe Smith 

Starter pulled before recording an out in third inning of 7-5 loss. 

Mark Hendrickson is finally where manager Dave Trembley wants him: at the front of the bullpen, rather than the back of the rotation. 

--OF Nolan Reimold was in the lineup Thursday, making his major league debut less than 24 hours after being recalled from Class AAA Norfolk. 

--OF Adam Jones was not in the lineup Thursday after straining his right hamstring in Wednesday's loss to the Rays. 

Though he suffered his first loss of the season his last time out, Zack Greinke was just as dominant as he's been all year. 

The losses piling up, injuries mounting, the Baltimore Orioles needed to find some way, any way, to win on the road.