Thu 5/1/14 7:58 PM

Steve Pearce went 3-for-4 and knocked in a pair of runs in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Pirates. Pearce was brought back by the Orioles two days ago in the aftermath of Chris Davis's strained oblique, and he had one of his best games today since originally arriving in Baltimore last year. He had been just 1-for-7 as a bench player this season before getting designated for assignment on April 22. The Orioles will use him at first on a part-time basis until Davis returns.