Giants bullied by Cespedes, Mets

Cespedes hit two mighty home runs to sink the Giants in a 9-5 loss to the Mets - an estimated 457 feet to left-center off Matt Moore and an estimated 418 feet to left off Jake Peavy.

Yes, they’ve been a World Series team while lacking power, but a three-run homer here and there goes a long way toward avoiding a losing streak, which plagued the Giants following the break.

Denard Span homered into McCovey Cove in the third inning, the 71st time a Giants hitter reached the water on a fly, but it was a rare mistake by Mets starter Bartolo Colon -- like Cespedes a former A’s All-Star -- who yielded two runs in 6 1/3 innings.

Moore, who threw 92 pitches and just 54 strikes, hasn’t won a game in four starts since he was acquired in the trade that sent Matt Duffy to Tampa Bay, though the Giants won his first start in extra innings.

Moore exited after five innings with the Giants still in the game, trailing 3-2, and manager Bruce Bochy summoned Peavy, who lost his job in the rotation once Moore arrived and has been trying to find his niche in the bullpen.

Peavy has given up one run in seven relief outings before Saturday, then gave up five runs in two innings to knock the Giants behind 8-2.

Angel Pagan extended his hit streak to 18 games with a first-inning bunt but exited after two at-bats with right groin tightness.