Forget about the wild-card standings and those pesky Reds for now.

The NL East race ain’t over. And the Mets aren’t done with the Phillies just yet.

Maybe that seven-game deficit felt insurmountable when the enigmatic Kodai Senga squared off against Cristopher Sanchez, Philly’s de facto ace, for Monday night’s series opener at Citi Field. On paper, it didn’t look good for Carlos Mendoza & Co.

But it now seems relevant to bring up that other seven-game deficit, back in 2007, when the Mets had the exact same lead on the Phillies, with only 17 games remaining on the schedule. We all remember how that turned out.

Why can’t these Mets flip that script and get some measure of revenge all these years later? There’s still 31 games left, and after watching them rally back from an early 3-0 defi

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