Kansas City, Mo. ? Vernon Wells did all he could to make sure the Toronto Blue Jays’ losing streak stopped at four.

Wells hit a bases-clearing triple in a five-run fifth and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals, 13-4, Tuesday night.

Wells, who is hitting .360 in his past 20 starts, hit an 0-2 pitch off reliever Kris Wilson for his fifth-inning triple.

“With two strikes you can’t be selective,” said Wells, who also singled home Dave Berg in a three-run sixth. “On 0-2 he threw me a great breaking ball and I was lucky to foul it off. He fooled me, but I was able to get a centimeter of my bat on it.”

Wilson came back with a fastball and Wells drove it to right-center.

“It was supposed to be a fastball way off the plate,” Wilson said. “It was up and it tailed back in, so he could get to it. It was a hitter’s pitch in a pitcher’s count, which is terrible.”

It was the fourth time this season Wells drove in four runs in a game.

Orlando Hudson, who was called up July 24 from Triple-A Syracuse, had his first three-hit game and scored two runs for the Blue Jays, who had 17 hits. Shannon Stewart had three hits and drove in two runs, and Berg added two hits with two sacrifice flies and three RBIs for Toronto. Chris Woodward was the only Blue Jays starter who went hitless and did not score a run.

“Orlando really played well,” Blue Jays manager Carlos Tosca said. “He was all over the field. He’s been getting himself into good counts to hit. He’s been very impressive.”

Royals starter Miguel Asencio (2-4), who has pitched five or fewer innings in six of his past seven starts, faced four batters in the fifth, but retired none. He allowed six runs on eight hits and four walks.

“He was behind in the count most of the time,” Royals manager Tony Pena said. “If you pitch behind in the count, you’re going to give up runs.”

Asencio allowed back-to-back singles to Shannon Stewart and Berg to start the fifth. Jose Cruz Jr. followed with a bunt single. On the play, Asencio threw wildly to first, allowing Stewart to score and Berg and Cruz to advance. Carlos Delgado was then walked intentionally, ending Asencio’s night. Wilson relieved and allowed Wells’ triple.

Blue Jays right-hander Pete Walker picked up his first victory as a starter since June 8, six starts. Walker (4-2) worked five innings, allowing three runs on seven hits, including home runs to Raul Ibanez to leadoff the second and to Carlos Beltran with Chuck Knoblauch aboard in the third.

Blake Stein, the third Royals pitcher, making his first appearance since May 20 because of a groin injury, allowed four runs including a long home run to rookie Josh Phelps to leadoff the seventh in two innings.

“You can’t hit a ball much better than that,” Phelps said. “When I hit it, I knew it was a home run.”

Notes: Fireworks after Ibanez’s home run set off a grass fire on a hill beyond the center-field fence outside the stadium. The fire department was summoned and the fire was put out within minutes. The Royals did not set off fireworks after Beltran’s home run the next inning. … Blue Jays first baseman Delgado received his 16th intentional walk in the fifth. He is second in the league in that category. …The Royals dropped to 11-10 since the All-Star break.