Mets reign after pair of delays.(Sports)

Byline: Associated Press

Mets 7

Cubs 4

CHICAGO - Doug Mientkiewicz hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning off recently demoted LaTroy Hawkins, leading the New York Mets to a 7-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night in a game that was delayed twice by rain.

Mientkiewicz's one-out homer made a winner of Mike DeJean (2-1) and gave the Mets their fifth win in six games. He added an RBI single in the ninth off Ryan Dempster, who replaced Hawkins as the Cubs' closer.

Hawkins (1-4) lost for the third time in his last three appearances. After Hawkins suffered back-to-back losses on Thursday and Friday, manager Dusty Baker …