BOSTON -- Dustin Pedroia came to the plate in the eighth inning knowing he had some sort of special streak going.He just wasnt exactly sure how historic it was.Pedroia had four hits to extend his streak to 11 straight at-bats before bouncing into a double play with a chance to tie the major-league record, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 on Saturday night.I heard something, said Pedroia, the 2008 AL MVP. I didnt know what it was. I was going to the bathroom and heard them say it on TV.Pedroias streak, which stretched over three games, ended in the eighth inning. The big league mark of hits in 12 straight official at-bats is shared by Walt Dropo for Detroit in 1952, Pinky Higgins of the Red Sox in 1938 and Johnny Kling of the Cubs in 1902.Whenever your name is up there with guys in black and white photos, its pretty special, winning pitcher David Price said. Hes a gamer. Hes a very special teammate. Everybody on this team cherishes what he brings to his team each and every day.Xander Bogaerts homered and drove in three runs, and Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez hit consecutive homers for Boston, which snapped a three-game losing streak with its 11th win in 16 games.Price (13-8) won his fourth straight start, giving up two runs in six innings to lower his ERA to 3.97, the lowest its been since after his first start of the season.Danny Duffy (11-2) gave up three homers and seven runs in five innings, halting a personal 10-game winning streak.Salvador Perez hit two solo homers for the Royals, who lost for just the fourth time 20 games.Even Royals manager Ned Yost could appreciate the run Pedroia was on.Hes been hotter than a firecracker, for sure, he said. I mean 4 for 4 last night, 4 for 5 tonight. He had a real hot streak and whats amazing to me is he keeps his bat in the zone for so long he can handle so many pitches. Just a really good hitter. Ive always thought that about him though.Duffy had allowed two or fewer runs in five straight starts -- and six of seven -- before Boston took care of that string with two each in the first and second innings.Two batters in, the Red Sox jumped ahead 2-0 on Bogaerts 16th homer, a drive that completely left Fenway Park over the Green Monster after Pedroia singled.In the bottom of the second after the Royals had tied it, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Pedroia had consecutive RBI doubles, pushing Boston in front 4-2.Perez homered and Alcides Escobar had an RBI double in the top of the inning.Pedroia collected his 10th consecutive hit with a run-scoring single to make it 5-2 in the fourth. His 11th was a ground single to center in the sixth. He then bounced into the double play in the eighth.Betts hit his 29th, a solo shot, in the fifth and Ramirez followed with his two pitches later to nearly the same spot, two rows into the Monster seats about three fans apart. After watching Ramirezs drive land in the seats, Duffy just smiled in disbelief as he waited for a new ball from home plate umpire Adrian Johnson.TRAINERS ROOMRoyals: RHP Wade Davis (flexor strain), LHP Jason Vargas (recovering from Tommy John surgery) and RHP Kris Medlen (right rotator cuff inflammation) were all expected to pitch for Triple-A Omaha on Saturday.Red Sox: Manager John Farrell said RHP Koji Uehara (strained chest muscle) threw 53 pitches with good intensity in a bullpen session on Friday and hes expected to throw again Monday. ... C Ryan Hanigan (left ankle tendinitis) started a rehab assignment with Double-A Portland on Saturday.YES, 2KDavid Ortiz played his 2,000 game as a DH (1721 for Boston, 279 Minnesota), most ever in the big leagues. 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Tonight was just one of those nights everybody had it going.Lowry also had eight assists and eight rebounds to help Toronto tie Cleveland for the Eastern Conference lead. The NBA champion Cavaliers will be in Toronto on Monday night in an Eastern Conference Finals rematch.Dennis Schroder had 15 points and six assists for the Hawks (10-11), Dwight Howard had 10 points and 17 rebounds, and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 15 points. The Hawks are 1-9 in their last 10 games.Theres not a lot to say, Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer said. They thoroughly outplayed us, credit to them. Thats it.The Raptors were up by 15 at the half and led 86-70 after three quarters before turning it into a laugher early in the fourth quarter. Both teams, playing on back-to-back nights, turned the final minutes into a game for the reserves.The 44-point win was the largest margin of victory in franchise history.I thought the first six, seven, eight, nine minutes of the third quarter was kind of back and forth competitive and then it got away from us, said Budenholzer. The fourth quarter is the fourth quarter.On the night, Toronto hit 58 percent from the field, including 13 for 24, or 54 percent, from 3.Like I always say, its clich?, but its a make or miss leaggue, said Toronto head coach Dwane Casey.dddddddddddd Guys are making shots, making their shots. The balls finding energy moving.They are trying to double team Kyle (Lowry) and DeMar (DeRozan) and theyre finding people and the ball is finding the right person.The Hawks shot 40 percent from the field, including 7 for 28, or 25 percent, from 3.We just have to stop getting frustrated with each other, said Howard. I think we got a little frustrated at times on the floor and it showed.I think we need to do a little better job holding our composure and understand that it wont like this the whole season.TIP-INS:Hawks: Forward Paul Millsap missed his third straight game due to a left hip injury. Schroder had 15 points, the 19th time in 21 starts hes scored in double figures. Forward Kris Humphries, who came in averaging 4.0 points, scored 10 off the bench for the second straight game.Raptors: Forward DeMarre Carroll had 10 points, the ninth time in the past games he has reached double figures in scoring. Toronto had 60 points in the points in the paint to 36 for the Hawks. The Raptors led in bench scoring 64-38.DOUBLE DUTY:Howard had 10 points and 17 rebounds for his 627th career double-double, the most among active NBA players.RAINING 3S:The Raptors hit 13 3s, tying a franchise record with 10-plus 3s in six straight games.HE SAID IT:I just think we need to get out of our own heads. Youre frustrated, you miss a shot youre like,Oh man, I cant make a shot or `Oh man, I just messed up again. -- Howard of the Hawks slide.UP NEXT:Hawks: Host Oklahoma City on Monday night.Raptors: Host Cleveland on Monday night. ' ' '