Far too often throughout Jacob deGrom ’s decorated nine-year tenure, the Mets struggled to give him run support.

It’s the main reason why deGrom totaled only 20 wins during his back-to-back Cy Young seasons in 2018-19.

But run support was no problem on Friday night for deGrom, now of the Texas Rangers, in his long-awaited return to Citi Field.

Texas tagged rookie starter Jonah Tong for six runs in the first inning, then let deGrom do the rest to deal the Mets an 8-3 loss.

The Mets (76-72) have now lost seven games in a row, tying a dubious season high, as they cling to the third and final National League wild card spot.

DeGrom allowed three runs over seven innings and recorded two strikeouts against the Mets, with whom he made his MLB debut in 2014.

Friday night’s game marked deG

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