Bay Homers Twice As Pirates Edge Cubs

CHICAGO - Jason Bay and the Pittsburgh Pirates don't plan on celebrating their move out of last place for long.

Bay homered twice and Jose Bautista scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning on a wild pitch as the Pirates escaped the cellar in the NL Central with a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.

The Cubs (55-83) have lost five straight against the Pirates (56-83) and fell behind Pittsburgh into last place in the division for the first time this season.

The Pirates started the season 0-6 and had sat at the bottom all year.

"It's a little moral victory for us," Bay said. "You don't want to run around and throw a party because you got …