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Carlos Mendoza never seriously considered going to Edwin Díaz for a second inning Saturday, despite his low pitch count.

The Mets closer threw just seven pitches in a scoreless 10th, but he wasn’t going to get a chance at the 11th anyway.

Instead, Tyler Rogers came in and was tagged for a two-run, inside-the-park Daylen Lile home run in the Mets’ 5-3 loss to the last-place Nationals at Citi Field.

“He pitched two nights ago, got hot yesterday,” Mendoza said. “We’re only [using him] for one inning today.”

Rogers had pitched well, allowing just one earned run over his past 7 ²/₃ innings.

But after

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