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. 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"My heart was beating 1,000 beats a minute and I was out there doing whatever I could to keep the puck out of the net -- sliding around everywhere," said a relieved Jones. "It was definitely a big win for us tonight. We fought hard (but) it was a little closer than I wanted." Tyler Wotherspoon also scored and Nicolas Petan added two assists for the Winterhawks, who will take on the Halifax Mooseheads in Sundays final that will determine the Canadian Hockey League champion. Max Domi had the goal for the Knights, while Jake Patterson made 32 stops for London, which defeated the host Saskatoon Blades 6-1 in Thursdays tiebreaker game. Rattie had a chance to ice the game into an empty net for the Western Hockey League title holders, but couldnt find the target as Portland had to sweat out the final minute in their zone with Patterson on the bench for an extra attacker. "Its pretty exciting," Winterhawks coach Travis Green said. "It was a tough game tonight. I thought London played extremely well, especially after playing four games in five nights. Very impressive team that we beat tonight. It was a hard-fought game." Knights defenceman Scott Harrington said that although his team can be proud of its effort, the sting of the loss will linger. "Its tough. Obviously not the result that we wanted. I thought we had some real good chances and bounces just didnt go our way -- a couple broken sticks on great opportunities to score," the London captain said. "To lose 2-1, its heartbreaking, but thats the way it goes sometimes." Portlands victory now sets up a dream final involving Jones, the No. 1 ranked North American skater ahead of next months NHL draft, and Mooseheads forwards Nathan MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin, who are second and third on the list. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champions beat Portland 7-4 during round robin play. 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