Jason Bay doubled twice in four at bats and added an RBI in Friday's victory over the Cubs.

Bay has been on a mini rampage lately, hitting safely in his last eight games, mashing three home runs and driving in 10. It's been an ugly season for the mega-bust, but at least he's giving fantasy owners some playoff-push value.

Jason Bay hit his fourth career grand slam Thursday off the Braves' Mike Minor.

He also singled in the game. Bay has three homers in his last six games, giving him as many homers already in September that he's had in any month this season. It's too late for him to salvage his year, but at least an encouraging finish would give him something to build on.

Jason Bay went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in New York's loss to the Marlins on Monday evening.

Bay's second home run in three games came with the Mets trailing 9-1 in the ninth inning. Now the owner of a .233/.315/.351 triple slash on the season, Bay is just 9-for-68 (.132) over his past 18 games.

Jason Bay went 3-for-4 with a double and his 44th RBI in New York's win over the Marlins on Wednesday.

The multi-hit effort was Bay's first in 13 games. Now batting .234 on the season, he'll finish August with a .221 mark. It would appear $16 million doesn't go as far as it used to.

Andy Martino of the New York Daily News was told by a "well-place front office source" that Jason Bay could be moved to center field next season.

It's one of many ideas being kicked around by the Mets, but we don't expect it to come to fruition. It's bad enough that they would have Bay in center field under this scenario, but with Daniel Murphy in left and Lucas Duda in right, they could have the worst defensive outfield in baseball. Angel Pagan hasn't exactly impressed the new front office, but he remains their best option in center field for 2012. Look for him to stay.

Jason Bay went 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in his return to the Mets' lineup Monday.

Bay was out all weekend with a jammed right shoulder. He underwent an MRI on Friday afternoon that ruled out anything major and should be plenty active going forward.

Jason Bay returned to action on Monday August 29.

Jason Bay (shoulder) will sit out until Monday.

Bay has been battling a sore right shoulder since Tuesday and underwent an MRI on Friday afternoon. The test showed no significant structural damage, but the 32-year-old outfielder needs a bit more recovery time.

Jason Bay was scratched from Friday's starting lineup due to a jammed right shoulder.

It's not considered to be anything more than a minor injury. Bay is batting .233 with an ugly .659 OPS.

Jason Bay is not in the Mets' Friday evening lineup.

Mired in a 0-for-20 slump, Bay will be spelled by Jason Pridie. Bay will most likely be back in the lineup on Saturday, but it wouldn't be stunning if manager Terry Collins opted to give him two days of rest.

Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports that Mets outfielder Jason Bay has cleared waivers.

Chris Capuano, D.J. Carrasco, Willie Harris and Angel Pagan have also passed through the waiver process unclaimed. All five Mets can now be shopped as trade bait around the league. It remains doubtful, however, that a swap will ultimately take place.

Jason Bay hit a solo home run in New York's loss to the Marlins on Monday evening.

The bomb was Bay's first since he went deep twice on July 5 (20 games). Still the owner of more stolen bases (nine) than home runs (seven) on the season, you could say it doesn't appear Bay's power is ever coming back.

Jason Bay went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in an 8-5 win over the Nationals on Friday night.

After going 186 at-bats without a double, Bay has collective four of them in the last five games. It's a good sign, but he'll need to show more consistency before being recommended in mixed leagues again.

Jason Bay went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI as the Mets edged the Reds 10-9 on Thursday.

You read that right: two doubles. Bay went 51 games without one before finally collecting his fifth double Monday. Now he's all of the way up to seven for the season. Maybe it's a start, though it's worth noting that after he had a two-homer game on July 5, he went 1-for-22 in his next six games.

Jason Bay returned to action on Saturday July 23.

Jason Bay is back in the Mets' lineup Saturday.

He missed the previous two contests with a sore right hamstring. Bay said he could have played Friday, but he wanted to give the hammy one more day just to be sure. The disappointing outfielder is hitting just .196/.292/.304 in July.

Jason Bay (hamstring) plans to return to the lineup Saturday.

Bay has missed the last two games with a sore right hammy. "He said he thought he could play [yesterday], but probably not bust it all out," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "He thought [tonight] would be better and he said for sure [tomorrow] would be 100 percent." Collins also said Bay isn't a candidate to fall into a platoon situation. "Jason Bay is going to break out of it," the manager proclaimed.

Jason Bay (hamstring) is out of the Mets' lineup for the second straight day Friday.

Bay won't require a stint on the disabled list, but he did request another day to rest his right hamstring. Lucas Duda will make the start in left field Friday and bat seventh against right-hander Chris Volstad.

As expected, Jason Bay (hamstring) is not in the Mets' lineup Thursday afternoon against the Cardinals.

Bay is considered day-to-day with a tight right hamstring. Jason Pridie will make a rare start in left field and bat eighth against right-hander Jake Westbrook.

Jason Bay had to be pulled from Wednesday's game in the fourth inning due to a tight right hamstring.

Bay grounded out in his lone plate appearance, though it's not clear if he suffered the injury while batting or in the field, nor is it clear how severe it might be. We'll update his status when more is known. Willie Harris replaced Bay in left field.