QUEENS — When Mets pitcher Carlos Carrasco begins hiding from Buck Showalter in the fifth or sixth innings of his starts, it’s usually a good sign.
On Wednesday night at Citi Field following a sixth inning in which he worked his way around a first-and-second jam to preserve the Mets’ 3-1 lead, Carrasco sought refuge in the bathroom — prompting his manager to find him.
“I waited til he came out,” Showalter quipped, as he made told the 36-year-old right-hander that his night was done after allowing just one run on six hits with four strikeouts and just a single walk.
“I really did,” the pitcher confirmed. “I went down to
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