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NEW YORK -- The injury-riddled New York Mets got the first of their many missing pieces back Saturday, when infielder?Jose Reyes was activated from the disabled list after missing the minimum 15 days because of a left oblique strain.Reyes played shortstop and hit in the leadoff spot in Mets 3-2, 11th-inning win over the San Diego Padres.Reyes provided an immediate spark for the slumping Mets. He drew a leadoff walk, dashed to second on a wild pitch and continued to third when catcher Christian Bethancourt threw high into center field for an error. Reyes scored on Walkers single.Manager Terry Collins said before the game that two other missing starters will begin rehab assignments and will likely return to the club in the coming week.Slugger Yoenis Cespedes (quad) will play in rehab games beginning Monday, meet the team on the West Coast on Thursday and play Friday in San Francisco. Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera (knee tendon) will begin rehab games Tuesday and is targeted to return during the series against the Giants.Those guys cannot get back at a better time, Collins said. We need them. We need their leadership, besides their playing ability.Reyes has been keeping up with the team as it has stumbled through a four-game losing streak and fallen below .500 for the first time since April 17. He heard about Collins challenging the teams effort and passion in a closed-door meeting Thursday.We need to win some ballgames. We need to find a way to win some games, hopefully starting tonight, Reyes said. We need to put it together. Like Terry said, it doesnt matter whos here. You know, I remember 2006. I mean, we had maybe 10 guys injured in 2006, and we still made it to the playoffs, so its no excuse. Whoever is here has to contribute. We have to turn it around, for sure, sooner than later.Reyes will be the starting shortstop until Cabrera comes back. Then he is expected to move to third base or maybe outfield.We need that energy, Collins said of Reyes. Hes trying to revitalize his career, and hes in the right place for that. If anybody loves to play in New York and come through, its Jose Reyes.Reyes began the season with the Rockies and served a 51-game suspension under MLBs domestic abuse policy. When the suspension ended, Colorado released him, and he signed with the Mets. In 16 games with New York, he has a .770 OPS with nine extra-base hits and three steals in four attempts.?To win games, you have to score runs. We need to find a way to score more than three or four runs, Reyes said. You cannot always rely on your pitching. I mean, you have to make something happen on the field ... start running, and make life easy for the pitcher. Whoever scores runs in this game is going to win a lot of ballgames.In other news,?Jonathon Niese?will step into the starting rotation Wednesday in the spot vacated by Logan Verrett, who?allowed eight runs in 2 2/3 innings Thursday. Niese is managing a cartilage issue in his left knee that needed to be drained when he was with the Pirates earlier this season.Ive been working at it, getting it stronger, and it feels good now, Niese said. Sticking with getting back into a routine now, and hopefully that will work.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.Wholesale Custom Jerseys . After slipping from the summit during the week, the Gunners overcame struggling Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday thanks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains second-half brace. Custom Basketball Jerseys China . Newcastle dominated in the early stages but City weathered the storm and then raised its game in extra time. 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And its not poor play from quarterback Blake Bortles.The Jaguars (2-11) have had at least one major meltdown on special teams in each of those losses, the kind of gaffes that significantly reduce the teams already-ultra-thin margin for error.Muffed punts, poor coverage and silly penalties are just a few of the problems coach Gus Bradley has seen from his not-so-special units over the last two months. The Jaguars, who play at Houston next, seemingly reached a low point in a 25-16 loss to Minnesota on Sunday.Jacksonville allowed a 53-yard kickoff return, had a punt blocked, was flagged for roughing the kicker, missed one field goal and had a 61-yarder blocked. And maybe the strangest moment of the afternoon: Place-kicker Jason Myers was penalized for delay of game after the Jaguars decided to switch from a deep kick to a squib kick. Those blunders essentially cost the Jaguars at least six points in a close game.It wasnt up to our par, Bradley said Monday. When you take a look at it, there were mistakes by units throughout the whole day.Most of the season, too.Heres a look at the mounting miscues on special teams:-Week 13 against Denver: Alex Ellis was flagged for unnecessary roughness on a punt return in the final minute of the first half. His 15-yard penalty set up a field goal that put the Broncos ahead 10-3.-Week 12 at Buffalo: Rashad Greene muffed two punts, but recovered both. Jacksonville also gave up a 43-yard punt that the Bills turned into a touchdown. Buffalo missed the extra point.-Week 11 at Detroit: Andre Roberts returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown against the Jaguars. Greene also muffed a punt, but Jacksonville recovered.-Week 10 against Houston: The Jaguars gave up a 57-yard punt returrn to the 7-yard line.dddddddddddd The Texans scored a touchdown on the next play.-Week 9 at Kansas City: Bryan Walters fumbled a punt and the Chiefs recovered at the Jaguars 23. Two plays later, they scored a touchdown.-Week 8 at Tennessee: Marqise Lee muffed a punt, the Titans recovered in Jacksonville territory and kicked a field goal.-Week 7 against Oakland: Greene muffed a punt, the Raiders recovered in the red zone and settled for short field goal.Thats 42 points that Jacksonvilles special teams have either directly or indirectly allowed over the last eight games. Its more than half the combined point differential (71) in those losses.You look in the past, a couple of years ago, we were very good in our coverage units, very good, Bradley said. You always have to try and stay ahead of the game. You look at areas like that. We have some new players in there and trying to position where they are best.In previous years, the Jaguars made room for special teams aces on the roster, and players like Montell Owens and Kassim Osgood made the Pro Bowl as niche performers. But Bradley and general manager Dave Caldwell choose to try to develop somebody into that role, Bradley said.It didnt pan out. The bottom half of the roster has yet to produce any big-time special-teams players. And guys drafted in middle rounds to fill those roles -- Ace Sanders, Denard Robinson, Greene and others -- have come up short.And, now, its showing on the field.I just thought in the second half, especially, the errors that we made were uncharacteristic of us, Bradley said. We just cant have them, cant have them in this game.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '