BREAKING: In one night, New York didn’t just lose a game — they carved a new chapter in franchise futility, leaving fans wondering how much lower the floor can go.

In what might be the New York Mets’ ugliest loss of the year, the team managed to pair heartbreak with unwanted franchise history.

After storming to a 6-0 lead over the Atlanta Braves — three runs in the first, three in the second — things unraveled in the fourth. Starter David Peterson issued four walks, surrendered two hits, and allowed a two-run double to Jurickson Profar that cut the lead to 6-4 and chased him from the game. For the second straight night, a Mets starter failed to escape the fourth inning.

Reliever Reed Garrett turned the inning into a full-blown collapse. An RBI single from Marcell Ozuna made it a one-run game, a walk to Sean Murphy reloaded the bases, and then Michael Harris II delivered the gut punch — a grand slam that capped off a nine-run Atlanta rally. New York eventually fell 11-6, marking their fourth straight blown lead of four runs or more, a new low in franchise history.

It was the first time since April 16, 2019 that the Mets allowed nine or more runs in a single inning, and it came against a Braves team missing stars Ronald Acuña Jr. and Austin Riley, with former Met Carlos Carrasco lasting just two innings.

Manager Carlos Mendoza admitted the rotation’s struggles have been crippling. Since June, a once 5.5-game lead over the Phillies has flipped into a five-game deficit, with the Mets barely clinging to a wild-card spot. The numbers back it up: New York’s starters have pitched just 594.1 innings since June 13 (27th in MLB) and only 227 innings over the past two months — the fewest in baseball.

The Mets now pin their hopes on Kodai Senga, who will try to halt the skid in tonight’s series finale against Atlanta after four rocky starts since returning from the injured list.