Kansas City Royals post 4-2 win over Baltimore Orioles After dropping the rubber match, 4-2, to the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon before an announced crowd of 33,919 at Camden Yards, the Orioles (29-19) have lost five of seven games as they embark on a tough road trip to Toronto, Tampa Bay and Boston. Sunday's loss to the Royals (19-27), who have the second-worst record in the American League, punctuated a rough homestand that saw Baltimore lose four of six. Left-hander Brian Matusz (4-5), who had won three consecutive decisions, pitched adequately, but was hounded by some key Royals hits. He gave up solo homers to Billy Butler in the first and Jeff Francoeur to lead off the sixth, which broke a 2-2 tie. The Royals scored twice in the inning - the other run came on an RBI double by ninth-hitter Humberto Quintero. Matusz walked off the mound after the sixth having allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts. He was coming off his best outing of the year on Tuesday, in which he held Boston to one run and two hits over 61 / 3 innings with nine strikeouts. While the Royals took advantage of some mistakes, the Orioles failed to capitalize on plenty of chances. Baltimore had runners in scoring position in each of their first five innings and had multiple runners on base in four of the five innings pitched by Royals starter Luke Hochevar. But the Orioles scored just two runs, on an RBI double by Nick Markakis in the first and a run-scoring single by Xavier Avery in the fourth. Baltimore was just 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Hochevar, who entered with a 6.61 ERA in nine starts, somehow escaped after 42 / 3 innings allowing just one earned run. He allowed seven hits, one walk and hit two batters. Kansas City's bullpen took over from there, giving up just one hit and no runs over 41 / 3 innings. Left-hander Tim Collins (2-0) picked up the win by retiring all four batters he faced and Jonathan Broxton notched his 10th save. Three Baltimore relievers kept the game close, combining for three scoreless innings. One of the Orioles" offensive bright spots came in the fifth when Jones doubled to extend his hitting streak to 18 games. Jones, who this weekend signed an $85.5 million, six-year extension to stay with the team, received a large ovation when he first came to the plate in the first. He was on deck when Markakis was called out on strikes with a runner on second to end the game.