Capping off his breakout season, Lucas Duda provided the offense with a four-RBI afternoon as the Mets ended 2014 on a high note Sunday, routing the Astros by a final score of 8-3.
Duda reached a pair of individual milestones in the game, most notably his 30th home run, which came in his final at-bat of the year. Duda also reached 92 runs batted in, both figures the most for a given Mets player since 2012 when Ike Davis had 32 home runs and David Wright had 93 RBIs.
Bartolo Colon went six innings allowing three runs on eight hits while walking two and striking out four, earning his 15th win of the season. It is the eighth time in Colon’s career that he has reached 15 wins or more and the 204th victory of his career.
Bobby Abreu, who announced his retirement Friday, had a base hit in the fifth inning and was replaced with Eric Young Jr. on the basepaths, walking off to a standing ovation from the 34,897 fans in attendance. Abreu retired with 2,470 career hits, 1,475 walks and 574 doubles in 18 seasons for the Mets, Astros, Phillies, Yankees, Angels, and Dodgers.
The Mets end their season 79-83, their highest win total since 2010 but their sixth straight losing season.
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