Mets take two of three from Dodgers in NL showdown

Darin Ruf lofted the tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the sixth inning for the host New York Mets, who beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 Thursday afternoon in the rubber game of a three-game series between the top two teams in the National League.

The Mets, who scored twice apiece in the sixth and seventh, won the season series four games to three. New York entered Thursday with a three-game lead over the Atlanta Braves in th