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PHILADELPHIA — On a night the Mets lost 11-3 , with bats that were silent against an opposing starting pitcher for a fourth straight game, manager Carlos Mendoza determined the starting pitching has been the biggest problem of late.

A wild Clay Holmes allowed two strange runs in the first inning — after Sean Manaea surrendered four runs in the first two innings Tuesday — which set the tone of an eventual thrashing at Citizens Bank Park, where the Mets dropped a fifth straight.

“I think some guys from the rotation have had a tough stretch here,” Mendoza said of the through line of the losses. “When

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