The Mets lost the first and third games by scores of 6-5 and won the middle game by a score of 7-2...so they scored more runs in the series than the Padres but only won one game out of three. Gore voters would understand that that is deeply unfair (since they are stil mad that he won fewer electoral votes despite having a popular vote plurality).
Not to mention the Skanks in the 1960 WS. They outscored the Pirates something like 55-27, 10 home runs to four, batting was like 0.366 to something around 0.250. Still lost the Series. Games count, not total runs. You have to win states, not necessarily total PV. Scoring runs certainly helps win the games, but better to portion them and win a lot of close games versus winning a few blowouts. The Founders understand the value of that for political cohesion of a diverse and geographically dispersed federal Republic.