MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Interstat) — In a season finale defined by a dominant fourth-inning outburst and a parade of effective pitching, the Miami Marlins shut out the New York Mets 4-0 on Sunday evening at loanDepot park, splitting the four-game series and concluding the 2025 campaign for both clubs.

A crowd of 34,660 watched as the Marlins, playing the role of spoiler, used a four-run, five-hit fourth inning against Mets relievers to secure the victory. The loss ensured the Mets would finish the season with a losing record at 83-79, while the Marlins ended their year at 79-83.

The game was a swift, 2-hour, 49-minute affair that began in the afternoon and concluded under the lights, a fittingly efficient end for two teams whose postseason aspirations had long since faded.

The story of the game was the collective effort of the pitching staffs, particularly Miami’s starter Edward Cabrera. Cabrera earned the win, improving to 8-7, after stifling the Mets’ lineup over five scoreless innings. He allowed just two hits and struck out seven, effectively working around four walks to keep New York off the board.

His counterpart, Mets opener Brooks Raley, was charged with the loss, falling to 3-1. Raley pitched a scoreless first inning but ran into immediate trouble in the second, setting the stage for the decisive fourth. After recording the first out in the fourth, Raley allowed a single to Connor Norby and a run-scoring double to Eric Wagaman, breaking the scoreless tie. He was relieved by Gregory Soto, who failed to stem the tide.

Soto surrendered an RBI double to Brian Navarreto, a run-scoring triple to Javier Sanoja, and an RBI single to Xavier Edwards before finally recording the third out. The sequence transformed a tight pitchers’ duel into a comfortable 4-0 Marlins lead.

From that point forward, the Marlins’ bullpen took over, combining with Cabrera to limit the Mets to just five hits total. Ronny Henriquez, Tyler Phillips, and Calvin Faucher provided 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, with Faucher striking out two in a perfect ninth inning to seal the victory.

The Mets’ offense, which had been shut out 5-0 by the Marlins just one day prior, continued to sputter in key situations. They loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth inning against Cabrera, but Pete Alonso lined out sharply to left field to end the threat. In the seventh, Francisco Lindor hit a two-out double but was stranded, and in the eighth, the Mets put two runners on with one out only to see Jeff McNeil and Francisco Alvarez strike out consecutively.

Despite the loss, the Mets received several strong relief performances after the damaging fourth inning. Sean Manaea was particularly sharp, striking out three over 1 2/3 perfect innings. Edwin Díaz followed with two hitless frames, and Ryan Helsley and Huascar Brazobán each contributed a scoreless inning of work.

For the Marlins, the offensive production was concentrated entirely in the fourth inning. Wagaman, Navarreto, Sanoja, and Edwards each drove in a run during the outburst, accounting for all of Miami’s scoring.

The result concluded a seesaw series between the National League East rivals, with the Mets winning 5-0 on Saturday after the Marlins took the opener 6-2 on Friday. The game also defied pregame projections, as the Mets entered as favorites but managed a total of only four runs, far below the over/under line of 8.

With the final out recorded, both teams concluded their 2025 schedules. The Mets, after a late-season slide, finished four games above .500 but well out of the playoff picture. The Marlins, despite the victory, ended the year four games below the break-even mark, looking ahead to the offseason.