The Boston Red Sox scored six in the fifth inning and beat the Kansas City Royals 13-9 in a wild one Tuesday night at Fenway Park.

David Ortiz went 4-for-5 with a season-high five RBI’s and Dustin Pedroia added four hits to extend his hit streak to 23 games and was a home run short of hitting for the cycle.

The Royals Billy Butler almost hit for the cycle, falling a triple short. He finished with three hits and three RBI’s and two runs scored. Alex Gordon added a two-run homer.

Royals outfielder Mitch Maier pitched the bottom of the eighth inning with his team trailing 13-7. It was the 10 th time in team history they’ve used a position player as a pitcher and the first since Tony Pena, Jr. on July 21st of 2008.

Nate Adcock took the loss, allowing four runs, three earned, in just one-third of an inning. Danny Duffy started the game but lasted just 3 2/3 innings, allowing six runs on six hits and three walks.