PHILADELPHIA — The Mets ‘ season is practically on life support.

It’s tough to tell if their biggest rival is actually the Philadelphia Phillies or themselves.

Wednesday night’s 11-3 loss to the Phillies went like so many of the Mets’ losses have gone since June, when their starting rotation fell apart. Clay Holmes gave up two early runs, the Mets made it close with a run off left-hander Christopher Sanchez in the top of fourth, but Holmes couldn’t keep it close, giving up two more in the bottom of the fifth to end his outing early.

The bats then went quiet.

This has been the pattern since the middle of June. It’s a frustrating one, no doubt, but it’s one the Mets (76-70) haven’t been able to figure out how to halt. They also haven’t been able to figure out how to halt their losing s

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