Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Aubrey Huff went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run, as the Baltimore Orioles took the second installment of a four-game set, 7-4, from the Kansas City Royals.

Melvin Mora hit a two-run homer for the Orioles, who have won two in a row on the heels of a five-game skid. Kevin Millar was responsible for the other Baltimore RBI.

Steve Trachsel (2-4) took the win after he went 5 1/3 innings and only gave up two runs on five hits. George Sherrill earned his 12th save of the year after he surrendered one hit and one walk in the ninth.

Alex Gordon hit a two-run homer and finished with three RBI for the Royals, who have lost two in a row and four of five. John Buck went 2-for-4 with an RBI in defeat.

KC Starter Gil Meche (2-5) absorbed the loss after he was touched for five runs on six hits in five frames.

"I had a lot of confidence going into this game from my last start against Cleveland with everything, especially my curve ball," Meche said. "I finally saw the shape I wanted, that I'm used to having, and today it was kind of loopy. It wasn't real sharp."

The Royals wasted no time in putting runs on the board. Mark Teahen clubbed a single and Gordon followed with a home run, as the Royals took a 2-0 lead after the first inning.

Baltimore evened things up in the third, as Freddie Bynum crushed a double to right field. Two batters later, Mora clubbed a homer to left and it was 2-2.

The Orioles pulled ahead in the fifth. Bynum led off with a single and moved to second on a throwing error by Meche. Nick Markakis was intentionally walked, and Huff then made the Royals pay as he deposited a 1-2 curveball over the fence in right field. Baltimore was sitting on a 5-2 lead.

"It was kind of shocking in the fifth inning," Huff said. "We really weren't expecting it, but Nick's been swinging the bat well in this series and that's been happening a lot with him this year. In those situations, you really want to come through."

Markakis' single ignited the Orioles to tack on a couple more runs in the seventh. Huff followed with a double, and KC reliever Ron Mahay was chased in favor of Ramon Ramirez.

A wild pitch scored Markakis and moved Huff to third. Millar followed with a single to left field, which plated Huff, and the Orioles' lead ballooned to 7-2.

The Royals made it 7-3 in the home seventh. Alberto Callaspo worked a walk off of Matt Albers, and David DeJesus followed with a single. Jamie Walker then replaced Albers and struck out Teahen, but Gordon singled to plate Callaspo.

Kansas City inched closer in the eighth. Mark Grudzielanek led off with a single and moved to second on a Jose Guillen groundout. John Buck then singled to right to score Grudzielanek and the Royals closed it to 7-4.

The Royals made a strong push in the ninth. DeJesus singled off of Sherrill to lead off and pinch-hitter Billy Butler worked a walk, bringing the tying run to the plate. Gordon went down swinging for the first out, and Miguel Olivo grounded into a double play to end the threat and the game.