- The Los Angeles Dodgers had to work overtime to earn a sweep of the New York Mets on Sunday, exploding in emphatic style after a mammoth contest to outlast the Mets 8-3 in 12 innings. The Dodgers unleashed a five-run 12th to break out of a 3-3 tie and completed their dominant three-game series with a victory that took nearly five hours to complete. Juan Rivera homered in the fourth inning and visiting Los Angeles took a 3-1 lead in the sixth, but the Mets (47-48) battled back with a Daniel Murphy RBI in the seventh and a game-tying score in the ninth against reliever Javy Guerra. ...