Miami, FL—The Mets woke up in second place in the division for the first time since April and decided to make it the Marlins’ problem.
The Miami Marlins have traditionally played spoiler to the Mets in September, perhaps most notably when they eliminated the Metropolitans from playoff contention in their last game at Shea Stadium in 2007.
Saturday was simply not one of those games. The Marlins looked every bit of the bottom-tier team that they are, while the Mets looked like they were simply practicing for their October run.
Most of the damage came in the fourth inning.