BROOKLYN, NY – Despite possessing a nine game winning streak, the New York Mets still are hoping to improve in the outfield. With Moises Alou probably out for the season and Ryan Church still uncertain, some help is needed - the sooner the better. So it’s welcome news to see Angel Pagan rehabbing his left shoulder in Brooklyn tonight in the Cyclones’ 7-6 win over the State College Spikes. “[The shoulder’s] alright,” said Pagan who went 1-4 and stole a base, which increased his Brooklyn career best franchise total to 33. “I can tell you better when I face a lefty. I am just playing and I have a goal to come back.”

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BROOKLYN, NY - With a 6-7 record through their first 13 games at home in 2008, the Brooklyn Cyclones were in desperate need of some home cooking on Monday at Keyspan Park. With Mets first round pick Reese Havens playing the role as team chef, the Clones got just that, rallying for 14 hits and defeating the State College Spikes 7-6. “We're still putting the pieces together,” Havens, who had a homer and three RBI on the night, said before the game. “But I still feel that we have a lot of things going for us and we're ready to turn the corner.” After starter Jenry Mejia [0-1, 11.25 ERA] hurled a scoreless first, Havens and Zach Lutz connected on solo-homers off State College starter Emilis Guerrero [1-2, 6.38 ERA], giving the Mets Single-A affiliate an early 2-0 lead.

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