MLB: San Diego 11, New York Mets 5

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NEW YORK, May 24 (UPI) -- Cameron Maybin had three of San Diego's 18 hits Thursday, drove in two runs and scored three more to pace the Padres past the New York Mets 11-5.

San Diego built a 6-1 lead through four innings and easily held on to end a three-game losing streak.

The Padres took the lead with a four-run third, during which Maybin had an RBI single and scored on a two-run double from Jesus Guzman.

Maybin singled in another run in the fourth, scored in a three-run seventh on a single by Chase Headley and crossed the plate in the eighth on a double by Yonder Alonso.

Only one of the 18 San Diego hits was a homer, that contributed by Nick Hundley in the ninth.

Two of New York's runs came on a sixth-inning homer from David Wright.

Eric Stults (1-0) won for the first time in a San Diego uniform after being claimed on waivers from the Chicago White Sox last week. Stults, who had a no-decision in his San Diego debut against Atlanta, limited the Mets to one unearned run on four hits through five innings.

Jeremy Hefner (0-2), given a spot in the New York rotation when Miguel Batista went on the disabled list, was roughed up for six runs on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings to take the loss.