MIAMI — Luis Severino needs to get disappointed more often.
Last month, after learning he wouldn’t get to face the Yankees in the Subway Series, the Mets right-hander had one of his sharpest performances of the season, against the Cubs.
And Saturday, after he was again denied the wish of facing his former team — the Mets plan to start lefties Jose Quintana and Sean Manaea against the Yankees this week instead — Severino was again super.
The Mets needed every bit of it on a day their lineup was virtually silenced in a 1-0 victory over the Marlins at loanDepot park.
Severino, with his four-seam fastball humming — it averaged 96.9 mph (up nearly a full mph from his average this season) — allowed only two hits over six shutout innings with seven strikeouts and three walks with a hit batter.
The outing was his best since his gem against the Cubs on June 23 in which he struck out 10 and didn’t walk a batter over six shutout innings.
Behind Severino, the Mets (50-47) received a scoreless inning apiece from Jose Butto, Dedniel Nunez and Edwin Diaz.
Diaz, returning to the scene of his biggest meltdown this season, retired all three batters he faced for the save.
In a game here on May 18, the right-hander squandered a four-run lead in the ninth and the Mets lost in the 10th inning.
Afterward, the struggling Diaz was removed from the closer’s role as he looked to regain his confidence.
Marlins starter Rodney Munoz frustrated the Mets over five innings, allowing three hits and three walks with a hit batter.
Munoz allowed the game’s only run.
Pete Alonso’s double leading off the fourth helped the Mets score that run.
After Alonso doubled to left, Mark Vientos got plunked and DJ Stewart walked to load the bases.
Francisco Alvarez hit a grounder that Xavier Edwards gloved and flipped to second base for the second out, with Alonso scoring.
