If you appreciate the finer absurdities of baseball nomenclature, Miami is the place to be at 6:40 PM EDT. The 66-78 Mets are rolling into loanDepot park to hand the ball to Robert Stock, a man sporting a 5.81 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP that suggests he treats basepaths like a crowded public beach. Not to be outdone, the 72-73 Marlins are countering with Janson Junk, who brings a much more respectable 4.00 ERA but still saddlers broadcasters with the eternal challenge of calling a clean game when the starting pitcher's name is literally synonymous with a discarded toaster. You can watch this battle of the bargain bin unfold on MLB.TV or Marlins.TV.
The Mets enter this regular season clash hitting a modest .237 as a collective unit, which is slightly more depressing than Miami's .247 team batting average. New York's pitching staff is also limping into South Florida with a 4.12 ERA, made no easier by the fact that bullpen arms Devin Williams and Cionel Perez are currently chilling on the 15-day injured list. If Stock cannot find the strike zone, the Mets might have to rely on a heavily taxed relief crew to keep the Marlins' bats quiet. Head over to StreakChat to lock in your prediction and tell us if you are buying Stock or throwing out the Junk tonight.