David Wright ended his career-worst hitless drought with a homer and a two-run double, Chris Capuano pitched seven sharp innings and the New York Mets welcomed Jason Bay back to their lineup with a 9-1 romp over the Houston Astros on Thursday night to end a seven-game home winless skid.

Bay hit a ground-rule double and later raced around the bases on a rare four-base error in the eighth inning to give the Mets a lift in a sobering season thus far. Bay was out with a strained rib cage since late March and hadn’t played since July 25,when he went out with a concussion.

Mike Nickeas connected for his first major league home run, Ike Davis hit a monster shot over the apple in center field and Capuano (2-1) added a double for New York.