Mets Torch Miami 9-4, DarkHorse Whiffs on Pérez Edge

The Mets rolled into Miami and torched the Marlins 9-4, leaving DarkHorse's Marlins -120 pick in a smoldering heap at loanDepot park. So much for that "meaningful edge" from Eury Pérez — New York's bats treated him like batting practice, lighting up the right-hander en route to a comfortable five-run cushion. Meanwhile, Jonah Tong, the guy with the "elevated WHIP and low strikeout rate," did just enough to keep Miami at arm's length while his offense piled on. The Mets' recent hot streak (6.2 runs per game over their last five) wasn't some fluke — it was a warning sign we underweighted. Miami's 6-4 season series edge? Cute stat, but it didn't show up when it mattered. The Marlins managed four runs, well short of the firepower needed to justify laying juice on a team that's been inconsistent at home all year. Pérez's 3.72 ERA looked great on paper until New York's lineup reminded everyone that numbers don't hit fastballs. Sometimes the hot hand trumps the spreadsheet, and tonight the Mets proved it. Chalk this one up as a lesson: recent form beats historical matchups when the bats are this locked in.