Notes from yesterday: NEW YORK: Mets pitcher Kris Benson and his wife, Anna, presented a $50,000 check before the game to Tuesday's Children. The money will benefit children who lost a parent in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. ... C-OF Mike Jacobs was selected MVP of the Eastern League. He hit .321 with 25 homers and 93 RBIs for Double-A Binghamton before he was brought up Aug. 17. ... August completed four straight months of .500 or better for the Mets for the first time since May-August 2000. ... 1B Doug Mientkiewicz, on the DL since Aug. 9 with a bruised lower back, is to rejoin the Mets on Friday at Florida.