Mets Survive 15-14 Slugfest in Miami as DarkHorse Pick Crumbles

So much for that starting pitcher differential. The Mets torched Miami 15-14 in a game that made a mockery of every pitching metric we cited, and DarkHorse's Marlins -125 pick never stood a chance.

Janson Junk's supposed four-run ERA advantage? Irrelevant. Robert Stock's ugly 5.81 ERA? Didn't matter when New York's bats went nuclear. This wasn't a pitcher's duel—it was a home run derby masquerading as a baseball game, with 29 combined runs turning our "meaningful starting pitcher value" into confetti.

The Mets rode that three-game win streak right into Miami and extended it to four, proving their offensive surge was the real story all along. Miami's home field advantage at loanDepot Park meant nothing when both bullpens got shelled into oblivion. We leaned on Stock's peripherals sinking the Mets; instead, New York's lineup treated both rotations like batting practice.

Final damage: Mets 15, Marlins 14, and a missed pick that highlights why you can't bank everything on ERA splits when lineups are this hot. New York moves to 7-4 in the season series while we're left wondering if either bullpen will recover before next week.