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DENVER — Juan Soto might have summed up the situation best Friday when he was asked about the Mets’ underwhelming production with runners in scoring position this season.

“S–t happens,” Soto told The Post.

The latest letdown occurred Thursday when the Mets went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position — and left 13 runners on base — in a 6-5 loss to the Dodgers .

The Mets entered play Friday ranked 27th in MLB, owning a .218 batting average with runners in scoring position. 3

That number is among the reasons the Mets began the day 10th in MLB in scoring at 4.44 runs per game despite ranking

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