Giants complete sweep of plummeting Mets
Darin Ruf's pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth inning Thursday snapped a tie and lifted the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 win over the New York Mets and a sweep of the three-game series. The Giants, who own baseball's best record at 83-44 and entered the day with a 2 1/2-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West, are 18-5 this month. The Mets, who began August with a four-game lead in th