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PHILADELPHIA — Sean Manaea’s troubles surfaced at a different pocket of the game this time around.

But the end result was the same: a middling effort that a suddenly punchless Mets lineup and a bullpen that added some embarrassment could not overcome.

A subpar start, subpar bats and the dregs of the Mets relief corps conspired to drop a fourth straight game, 9-3 to the Phillies, as the division race has unofficially ended and the wild-card race is unwittingly heating up.

The Mets (76-69) entered play three games ahead of the Giants, whose game had not yet finished.

Manaea was knocked around in the

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