By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-Suffering through a seven-game losing streak, the San Francisco Giants needed a shot in the arm.

Matt Cain made his 2015 home debut, and prior to the game, Hunter Pence was activated from the disabled list and both were big contributors.

Cain went six innings, allowing just two hits, while walking two and striking out seven, as the Giants defeated the New York Mets 3-0 before a crowd of 42,164, the 370th consecutive sellout at AT&T Park.

As for Pence, it was another day at the office for the right fielder, as he went 1-for-4 with two runs batted in and made one of the best plays of the season on a sliding catch off of a Ruben Tejada hit ball in the top of the sixth inning.

After Pence made the feet first sliding catch in foul territory got up, and threw to Andrew Susac to get the speedy Curtis Granderson at home plate to complete the double play. Granderson led off the inning with a triple off of Cain.

With the activation of Pence, rookie outfielder Ryan Lollis was optioned back to Sacramento.

Pence got the Giants on the board in the bottom of the third inning as he grounded into a Fielders’ Choice to score Gregor Blanco from third base. Brandon Crawford drove in the second run of the inning, as he hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Joe Panik from third base; however the inning ended, as Pence was thrown out at second base while trying to advance an additional 90 feet.

Panik scored the Giants third run of the evening, as he scored on a Pence single in the bottom of the fifth inning.

It was also a big night for Blanco, as he went 3-for-4 against Mets pitching.