I realize the Mets will skip the wild card and play the west winner

But this still stumps me: both Cardinals and Mets are 3-1 to win the pennant. However, in the World Series the Mets are 7-1 while the Cardinals are 8-1. I can only imagine that Mets pitching Is the difference

Lately however Mets pitching hasn't been good. Looks like de Grom and Syndergaard are tired. Not a good sign. Harvey skipped a turn because he's reaching his pitch limit