7 Wins In A Row; Red Hot Red Sox Beat Up On Toronto Blue Jays

TORONTO (AP) -- Clay Buchholz allowed three hits over seven innings, Jacoby Ellsbury went 3 for 5 with three runs scored and Boston beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Friday night, the Red Sox's seventh straight win to match their season high.

Buchholz (5-3) struck out six and walked two as he ended a career-long run of four straight no-decisions.

AL RBI leader Adrian Gonzalez drove in a run with a fifth-inning single that gave the Red Sox first baseman seven consecutive games with at least one run driven in. He drove in another run with a ground-rule double off reliever Shawn Camp in the ninth that made it 5-1.

Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia drove in a run each for Boston, which improved its league-best record to 37-26.

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