Carlos Carrasco gave up five runs in his final outing of the season to give the Braves a fairly commanding lead. The Mets made an effort to come back by scoring two runs in both the eighth and ninth innings, but Jonathan Villar grounded out with the bases loaded to end things as the Amazins fell in the penultimate game of the season 6-5.
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The Mets may well be planning on pursuing a big name for their open front office spot this offseason, as Jon Heyman suggested that the team was planning on reaching out to Theo Epstein, Billy Beane, and David Stearns.