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BALTIMORE -- It wasnt enough that Bud Norris beat his former teammates in his debut with the Baltimore Orioles. To fully and formally integrate himself into the framework of his new club, the right-hander had to do one more thing: Take a pie to the face during the post-game interview. And so, after throwing six crisp innings to provide the Orioles with a 6-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night, Norris absorbed a double-dose of shaving cream, courtesy of teammates Adam Jones and Alexi Casillia. "I hadnt had one before, it was the first one of my career," Norris said with a grin. "You see it all the time on the highlight reel and I had a feeling it might come. Im pretty excited to take it. It was exhilarating." Chris Davis hit his major league-leading 39th home run off Travis Blackley in the seventh, a solo shot that gave him 100 RBIs for the season. He is the 39th player in club history to reach the 100 RBI mark and the first since Nick Markakis in 2009. On this night, however, the story was Norris, who spent his entire big league career with Houston until being dealt to the Orioles for outfielder L.J. Hoes and a minor league prospect on Wednesday. Because the Astros scratched Norris from his scheduled start against Baltimore on Tuesday, he was well rested before heading to the mound. Actually, he was too rested after having a week off. "That was kind of the tricky part," Norris said. "Usually on a five-day rotation you feel really good and your body is right where it needs to be. My body was achy on me, which was kind of funky." The only runs Norris (7-9) allowed were on solo homers by Brett Wallace and Mark Krauss. Norris gave up four hits, walked two, and his season-high eight strikeouts included three by cleanup hitter Chris Carter. "These guys got a great club over here," Norris said. "I just want to bring my part to the table." Eager to contribute to a contender after leaving a team with the worst record in the majors, Norris made a favourable impression in his first start. He had at least one strikeout in every inning and left with Baltimore ahead 5-2. "He was good," catcher Matt Wieters said. "He was able to locate his fastball both in and out and mix in his off-speed, throw his slider behind in the count. "It was a good first run. Im sure he has a lot of adrenaline, a lot of emotion facing his former team, especially when you just get traded. He handled it well and threw the ball well." Jim Johnson worked the ninth for his 37th save. Hoes got his first major-league hit, a third-inning single that snapped a 0-for-10 streak that began last year. He also got his first career RBI on a run-scoring grounder in the eighth. But Houston blew a 2-0 lead and missed a chance to win its first series since June 18-20, against Milwaukee. Facing Norris was strange for the Astros. He was their opening day starter, and now, instead of trying to win for the team, he was attempting to beat them. "I think the biggest thing is before the game starts," Wallace said. "Obviously hearing his name and hearing his walk-out music, he came out to the same song. Just everything. Seeing him out there warming up against you was really surreal and it was kind of weird." The Orioles took two of three from the Astros by cranking up their sputtering offence. Baltimore totalled only 15 hits in its previous three games and had gone eight straight games without reaching double digits in hits before getting 11 against Houston starter Jordan Lyles (4-5) and two relievers. As usual, Davis led the way. "To have 100 RBIs and be hitting .300, thats quite a combo," manager Buck Showalter said. "Hes been a big part of us being competitive." After Wallace connected in the second inning and Krauss homered in the fourth, Baltimore grabbed the lead with a three-run fifth. Henry Urrutia hit a one-out single and shortstop Jonathan Villar misplayed a grounder before Nate McLouth and Manny Machado followed with RBI singles. Markakis had a sacrifice fly. Brian Roberts and McLouth hit run-scoring singles in the sixth to provide the Orioles with a three-run cushion. NOTES: Davis ended his franchise-record run of 24 straight games with a strikeout. ... Houston 2B Jose Altuve was held out of the starting lineup to rest his sore left quad, manager Bo Porter said. ... Norris is the 14th pitcher to start for the Orioles this season, most since 1998. He is the 25th player to pitch for Baltimore in 2013. ... Porter announced his rotation for the weekend series in Minnesota: RHP Jarred Cosart on Friday, LHP Erik Bedard on Saturday and LHP Dallas Keuchel. ... Chris Tillman starts for the Orioles on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series against Seattle. He is 4-0 with a 0.98 ERA against the Mariners since they traded him to Baltimore in 2008. ... The Astros recalled Jimmy Paredes from Triple-A Oklahoma City. He started at 2B. ... Orioles CF Adam Jones turned 28 on Thursday. ... Houstons Robbie Grossman went 6 for 8 in the series.Custom Jerseys China . Ryan Garbutt had a goal and two assists as Dallas snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Custom Jerseys . -- The goal posts lying flat on the field, Arizonas fans lingered on the field, congregating around the locker room entrance nearly 30 minutes after rushing out of the stands. https://www.cheapcustomjerseysonline.com/ . Scott won the Australian PGA last week in his first event in Australia since winning the U.S. Masters in April. American Matt Kuchar, ahead by two strokes with four to play and even with Scott with one to go, double-bogeyed the 18th after taking two shots to get out of a bunker. Custom Jerseys Nike . The winner Saturday will remain in the elite 10-team field next year. "We talked about wanting to be disciplined and stick with our game plan and good things will come," Draisaitl said, who had two goals for the victors. Custom Jerseys Adidas . According the Toronto Star, a knee injury will keep Sundin out of the lineup, which includes former teammates Gary Roberts, Darcy Tucker, Tie Domi and Curtis Joseph.WACO, Texas -- Baylor fans have grown accustomed to seeing offensive explosions in recent years, especially since moving into McLane Stadium in 2014.If the Bears last two home games are any indication, they might have to get used to watching them come from opponents.Kansas State freshman Alex Barnes rushed for 120 of his 129 yards and all four of his touchdowns in the second half to pace the Wildcats to 35 points during that span and a 42-21 win Saturday.I just liked that he did what he always does, and thats run extremely hard, Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said. He makes a few miss on his way sometimes, not always, but hes a gifted, powerful-type runner, which we have always known.It was the first win for the Wildcats (6-4, 4-3 Big 12) in Waco since 2002 and made them bowl eligible for the seventh straight season. Baylors 6-0 start seems a distant memory after its fourth consecutive defeat and its second in a row at home after a 62-22 drubbing from TCU two weeks ago.Barnes had only one carry in the first half, but it was his show after that, especially in the third quarter. Thats when scored three of his four touchdowns, and Kansas State held the ball for 11:37 and outgained Baylor 186-38.I knew that we, as a unit would have a big day on the ground, Barnes said. I didnt realize that it would be me specifically, but I knew we were going to get it done.Neither team got much done in the first half, but the Bears (6-4, 4-3) took a 14-7 lead into halftime thanks to cashing in a muffed punt and fumble that set them up at the Kansas State 25 and 40, respectively. But Baylor struggled to find offensive consistency all day, and Donnie Starks pulled in two of Zach Smiths three interceptions in the second half of his first career start.You always have to finish, Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said. Sometimes we have, sometimes we havent. You take two ballgames that have gone down to the wire, that shouldnt have, that go down to the last snap of the balllgame.dddddddddddd You have a chance to win, cant finish it off. So (it was nice) to be able to do that.Jesse Ertz threw for 177 yards and ran for 46 more, including a 40-yarder on a fourth-down run in the second quarter that set up Kansas States first score.Smith threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start, and Shock Linwood, Baylors all-time leading rusher, added 110 yards on 24 carries.We just didnt go out there and execute like we had to, Smith said. Kansas State came out and executed, and they played great football. We, offense or defense, didnt execute coming out for the second half. When you dont do that, you lose.THE TAKEAWAYKansas State: The Wildcats continued their success on the ground, eclipsing the 200-yard mark for the fourth straight game with 237 on 51 attempts.Baylor: The downward spiral continues for the Bears, who were held below 30 points for the third straight game. Baylor also failed to score a rushing touchdown for the first time in 39 games, snapping the longest active streak among Power Five conference teams.KEY NUMBERSKansas State: It was an uncharacteristically undisciplined first half with 80 yards in penalties and two turnovers, both of which resulted in Baylor touchdowns. The Wildcats cleaned the up in the second half with 5 penalty yards and no turnovers.Baylor: This was the fourth time Baylor was held scoreless in the first quarter this season. That happened to the Bears three times in the previous four seasons combined.UP NEXTKansas State returns home for a rivalry game with Kansas next Saturday. A Wildcat win would give Bill Snyder 200 for his career, making him the 26th coach in FBS history to reach that plateau.Baylor has no time to lick the wounds from its latest loss with a short week looming before a Friday tilt with Texas Tech at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. ' ' '