Matt Moore remains winless for Giants in 9-5 loss

SAN FRANCISCO - Matt Moore is eager to prove himself to a San Francisco Giants team that acquired him at the trading deadline.

But a shaky start set the tone for a bad day, and after four starts the left-hander is still searching for his first win.

Yoenis Cespedes hit two long home runs and had an RBI double in his second game back from the disabled list, boosting Bartolo Colon and the New York Mets against the Giants 9-5 Saturday.

The Giants began the day with the NL West lead after two consecutive wins.

“I really just wanted to keep the ball rolling from the last two games,” Moore said.

Instead, Cespedes' double in the first inning got the slumping Mets rolling.

The Giants dropped to 11-22 since the All-Star break.

Moore, traded over from Tampa Bay to bolster the back end of the Giants' rotation, is 0-3 with a 4.70 ERA in four starts with his new team.

Moore gave up three earned runs and five hits in five innings. It was the first time in 13 outings he pitched less than six innings going back to June 2.

Cespedes, who'd been out since Aug. 4 with a strained right quadriceps, drove in three runs. He has 24 homers this season.

The slugger's shot off Moore (7-10) in the third inning went 457 feet, according to Statcast.com.

“It was supposed to be a fastball in but I left it at his arm side at the plate and that's not a good place to leave a pitch to that caliber of player,” Moore said. “He got that one right there.”

Cespedes added a 418-footer off reliever Jake Peavy in the seventh.

“It doesn't help when you have that kind of first inning,” Moore said.

Denard Span hit a splash home run off Colon into the bay in the third. The home run was Span's seventh and his second splash hit this season.

“He's doing a great job as a lead-off hitter. Swinging the bat well, getting on base, so it's good to see him swinging the way he is,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.

Colon (11-7) allowed two runs, scattering nine hits and a walk in 6? innings. He has three quality starts in four outings this month and a 2.25 ERA in August.

PAGAN HURT

Angel Pagan extended his hitting streak to 18 games with a bunt single in the first. The Giants outfielder exited after three innings with tightness in his right groin. Bochy said Pagan won't be in the lineup today but is expected to OK.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Giants: Pairing up Posey with Moore for the first time factored in Bochy's decision to start the All-Star catcher in a day game after a night game. Bochy sat Posey for two games earlier in the week because of lower back tightness.

Left handed pitcher Josh Osich, who's been on the disabled list with a left forearm strain since July 28, could be activated soon. Bochy said the 27-year-old is developing a changeup in a rehab assignment.