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Mets say goodbye to Buck Showalter with lopsided loss to Phillies

NEW YORK -- Alec Bohm hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, sending the playoff-bound Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-1 victory Sunday in Buck Showalter's final game as New York Mets manager.

Bryce Harper and the Phillies will head home to face the Miami Marlins in a best-of-three National League wild-card series starting Tuesday.

Showalter ended his pregame news conference by saying the Mets -- who plan to announce the hiring of David Stearns as president of baseball operations on Monday -- told him they were "going to go in a different direction with the manager next year.