NEW YORK — Steve Trachsel didn't want to put runners on base. He just wanted to pitch from the stretch.

Cliff Floyd and David Wright each drove in two runs to back Trachsel in the New York Mets' 7-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday night.

Trachsel (8-4) gave up seven hits and three runs, walked four and struck out four in 6Z\c innings.

"I felt a lot better in the stretch. I think some of your most important pitches are made from the stretch and I do about half my bullpen in the stretch," Trachsel said. "I need to be more consistent from the wind, up but I'm still throwing well."

Billy Wagner allowed an unearned run in the ninth for his 17th save in 21 opportunities.

Floyd doubled in two runs off Pirates rookie starter Tom Gorzelanny (0-1) in the second inning. Wright hit his 19th homer, a two-run shot, in the fifth.

Gorzelanny allowed a run without a hit in the third. Jose Reyes walked, stole second, took third on a wild pitch and scored on Carlos Delgado's infield out.

Gorzelanny hit Floyd with a pitch to lead off the fourth and then issued a one-out walk to Eli Marrero. Both runners advanced on Trachsel's sacrifice before Reyes singled to center to score both and make it 5-0.

Both teams scored two runs in the fifth with the Pirates getting an RBI single from Jason Bay and an RBI double from Joe Randa. Wright homered in the bottom of the inning off reliever Jonah Bayliss after Delgado walked.

Pittsburgh added a run in the seventh when Randa greeted reliever Aaron Heilman with an RBI single and another in the eighth on Freddie Sanchez's RBI double.

Gorzelanny couldn't help pointing out the third inning as the turning point for him.

"It was one of those games I couldn't get back to where I wanted to be in," he said. "After that inning, it was hit and miss."