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PHILADELPHIA — In a departure from the script of the past few days, the Mets jumped out to a lead that provided legitimate hope they could survive a game, if not quite turn the proverbial corner.

But what started as promise clarified as a tease.

And for the Mets, what started as a downturn sure is looking like a collapse.

Carlos Mendoza’s group blew a four-run lead en route to getting swept out of Citizens Bank Park, saving their most painful loss of the series for last in a 6-4, knife-twisting defeat Thursday. 4

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The Mets (76-71), who were 45-24 and led the NL East by 5 ½ games on June 12,

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