PHILADELPHIA — Brett Baty tried to prevent the Mets’ tragic number from hitting zero on Friday, but the Phillies wouldn’t hear of it.

The Mets rookie smashed a game-tying home run against Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning before the Phillies took their last crack.

The game went to the 10th inning, and Alec Bohm’s bloop single against Adam Ottavino brought in the automatic runner and gave the Phillies a 5-4 win over the Mets at Citizens Bank Park.

The Mets (71-83) have eight games remaining, but trail the Cubs by nine for the NL’s third wild-card spot.

The knockout came a night after the Mets lost to assure the franchise’s 35th losing record in 62 seasons since their inception in 1962.

The regular season started with World Series aspirations for this team with an MLB record $364 million payroll, but will end with six other clubs from the NL headed to the playoffs.

The Mets had the bases loaded in the top of the 10th, but Seranthony Dominguez struck out Pete Alonso for the final out after walks to Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil.

Tylor Megill’s night was going splendidly as he released pitch No. 96.

But that four-seam fastball in the sixth inning got way too much of the plate and J.T. Realmuto clubbed it over the left-field fence for a three-run home run and a 3-2 Phillies lead.

Megill allowed only that homer to Realmuto over six innings before the Phillies added a run in the seventh on Kyle Schwarber’s RBI single against Phil Bickford.

The Mets got that run back in the eighth on Francisco Lindor’s 27th homer of the season.

Baty’s second homer in three games tied the score in the ninth.

Alonso’s RBI double in the first inning against Taijuan Walker gave the Mets a 1-0 lead.

Nimmo walked leading off the game and Alonso, who had been shifted from first base to DH because he wasn’t feeling well, delivered with two outs for his 115th RBI of the season.

Three straight singles in the fifth extended the Mets’ lead to 2-0. Rafael Ortega, Omar Narvaez and Nimmo singled in succession against Walker to build the rally.

In the sixth, Megill plunked Bryce Harper with a pitch and allowed an infield single to Bohm before he struck out Bryson Stott for the second out.

But Realmuto jumped on the next pitch and tilted the score in the Phillies’ favor.