Grand return: Cespedes hits slam

ATLANTA — Yoenis Cespedes isn’t concerned that he can’t run at 100 percent. He still swings a big bat.

Cespedes made a smashing return Saturday from a six-week stint on the disabled list, hitting a grand slam as the Mets beat the Braves 6-1 in the first game of a doubleheader.

“I wouldn’t go out there to play if I knew that I could injure myself,” he said through a translator. “That’s why I went out there.”

Cespedes, back from a strained left hamstring, didn’t need to run fast after connecting against Luke Jackson in the ninth inning. The home run was the seventh for Cespedes, who went 2-for-5.

“It’s not easy for any ballplayer to miss that much time and still have your timing down,” Cespedes said. “But in my case, I’ve been playing for lots of years. So I just try to stay calm and look for good pitches.”

Mets manager Terry Collins said the team would get Cespedes’ input on how much he will play in the next week.

“Right now he’s going to play a game, he’s going to be off a day, then he’s probably going to play a couple (of games), then get an- other day off,” Collins said. “We’ll wean him back into this thing.”

Robert Gsellman (5-3) won his third straight start. He gave up three hits, walked two and struck out four in 6 ⁄ scoreless innings. Closer Addison Reed got five outs for his 10th save.

Jose Reyes went 0-for-4 as his average dropped four points to .186. Reyes is hitless in his last 26 at-bats.

Braves starter Sean Newcomb lost in his major-league debut despite allowing just one unearned run and four hits in 6 innings. He struck out seven and walked two. The Braves had won three in a row.