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NEW YORK — Alec Bohm hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, sending the playoff-bound Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-1 victory 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." Showalter's exit after two seasons, the shortest of his five big league stints, clears the way for Stearns to pick the next manager.
