Pedroia and Ortiz give Sox the win

Andrew Miller was very shaky in his start, giving up 7 runs in just 3 and 2/3 innings, but Alfredo Aceves pitched 3 and 1/3 shutout innings to pick up his 6th win as the Sox blasted the Kansas City Royals 13-9. Dustin Pedroia collected 4 hits and fell a homer shy of the cycle to extend his hitting streak to a career-best 23 games for the BoSox. David Ortiz also grabbed 4 hits, three of them doubles, to knock in 5 runs and boost the Sox to the top of the game. Meanwhile, the Yankees also won, but today as I write this they have lost to the Seattle Mariners, ending Seattles franchise-worst 17-game losing skid. The Sox now stand at 63-38, and despite an 0-7 road start, they have blossomed to earn the best road record in all of baseball. I think it is great that the Red Sox are doing so well, and I have to tip my hat to Aceves. He has been getting it done all year, getting key wins and key innings for the Sox. He has been coming in and getting a crucial batter to give the Sox the win. I also like that Pedroia has been swinging a very hot bat for the Sox; he is batting almost .400 over the life of his hitting streak. Oh, and we can't forget Adrian Gonzalez. A-Gone knocked in two more runs last night to give himself 84 RBI as well as a majors-best .348 average.

Trivia
Pedroia's streak is only 11 shy of the Red Sox record, set by Dom DiMaggio.