Bay, Maholm pace Bucs to 11-1 romp over Mets

Jason Bay drove in three runs and Paul Maholm stopped New York for six innings.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Mets' locker room emptied quickly as the players rushed out trying to beat the crowd all leaving at once after a postgame fireworks display.
The Pirates, with the worst record in the National League, also gave them another reason to make a hasty exit from Shea Stadium.
All-Star Jason Bay drove in three runs and Paul Maholm held slumping New York in check for six innings, leading Pittsburgh to an 11-1 rout Monday night.
"We just didn't come out and do what we had to do," said Cliff Floyd, who went 2-for-3 for the Mets.
Ninth road win
The Pirates improved their major league-worst road record to 9-31 with the win over New York, which has lost six of its last seven. The Mets have been outscored 27-8 in their last two games.
Pedro Martinez was originally scheduled to start the series opener against the Pirates but was pushed back because of a sore hip. The Mets aren't sure if Martinez will start again before the break but manager Willie Randolph said he isn't concerned about his right-hander.
"When he's ready he'll let me know," Randolph said.
Bay hit a two-run double in Pittsburgh's five-run seventh, and Ronny Paulino and Nate McLouth hit back-to-back home runs to start the eighth.
Paulino finished with three hits and the Pirates have scored 41 runs in their last five games.
"I really feel like we took some of our best at-bats that we've taken all year in run-producing situations," manager Jim Tracy said. "Situational at-bats, some of the best that we've had all year and they were followed up with other good at-bats."
Maholm in control
The Mets put the leadoff hitter on in four innings against Maholm (3-7) but could only score one run against the left-hander, who struck out three and walked three. The first two batters reached in the fourth and fifth but the Mets failed to score in both innings.
New York left nine runners on base.
"You can't let that many chances get away," Randolph said.
Carlos Beltran's sacrifice fly in the third inning gave the Mets a 1-0 lead but the Pirates pushed across three runs in the fifth to take the lead.
With the bases loaded and two out, Jose Bautista got the Pirates' third walk of the inning from John Maine (0-2) to tie it at 1. Jack Wilson then singled to left to drive in Paulino and Maholm scored when Floyd had trouble picking up the ball.
Bautista and Jeromy Burnitz hit RBI singles in the seventh and Freddy Sanchez added a sacrifice fly. Bay, Pittsburgh's first All-Star starter in 13 years, singled in a run in the eighth.
Maholm, who allowed seven hits, got his first win since May 16. He was 0-3 with four no-decisions in his previous seven starts.
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