Jason Vargas never gave the Mets a chance

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Jason Vargas allowed seven runs in the Mets' 10-8 loss Tuesday night.DENVER — The very hittable Jason Vargas pitching at Coors Field had a combustibility factor Tuesday that might have rivaled the Hindenburg’s.

Vargas had previously given the Mets three acceptable starts largely by walking a tightrope, but the combination of thin air and fat pitches can have a devastating effect on a team’s chances to win.

And so the Mets snapped a three-game winning streak with a 10-8 loss to the Rockies.

Mets starting pitchers had a major-league best 2.77 ERA over their past 28 games entering play, but Vargas was in trouble almost from the start and got clobbered over 2 ¹/\u2083 innings in which…