Game 162 -- September 28th 2014 -- Mets 8, Astros 3

Sunday at Citi Field it was game 162 of the 2014 season, and Lucas Duda clubbed a 2 run double in the bottom of the 5^th inning to snap a 2-all tie, and then hit his 30^th homer in the bottom of the 8th. The Mets finish the season with a 8-3 win over the Astros.  Bartolo Colon started and got the win for the Mets going 6 innings allowing 8 hits 3 runs (all earned) he walked 2 and struck out 4.  The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a sac-fly by Daniel Murphy.  Houston tied it in the 2^nd on a ground rule double by Max Stassi.  Matt de Dekker who added 2 hits on the day made it 2-1 Mets in the 3^rd with an RBI double. The Astros tied the game at 2 on an RBI infield hit by Jose Altuve.  The Stros scored their final run in the 6^th on a RBI single by Stassi.  Ruben Tejada closed the scoring with a 2 run homer (5) on the heels of Duda’s blast in the 8^th to end the Mets scoring for the season. Colon improves to 15-12. Carlos Torres pitched a scoreless 7^th, Jeurys Familia struck out the side in the 8^th and Jenrry Mejia pitched the 9^th for his 29^th save on the season.  NY native Nick Tropeano took the loss.  Duda finishes with 30 homer and 92 RBI with the homer, double and 4 RBI on Sunday.  Duda becomes the first Met to hit his 30^th homer on the last day of the season. Bobby Abreu hit a line single to left in the 5^th.  It was his 2,470^th ML hit. He was taken out of the game for a pinch runner, thus ending his career to a nice ovation.  The Mets finish 2014 79-83, 5 games better than 2013. They finish 40-41 at home.  Next up for the Mets they take on the Nationals on Monday April 6^th 2015. Probable pitchers?  Matt Harvey (0-0 0.00), Stephen Strasburg (0-0 0.00)………….Perhaps. Till next year everyone!