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Zack Wheeler does best Harvey impersonation as Mets fall again

Zack Wheeler and Michael Conforto didn’t finish Friday night looking much better than Matt Harvey.

Wheeler buried his teammates before their first at-bat, allowing five runs in the first inning, while Michael Conforto struck out four times — including the game’s final at-bat, with the game-tying and game-winning runs in scoring position — to give the Mets their fourth-straight loss, 8-7, to the Rockies Friday night at Citi Field.

The Mets (17-12) have lost 12 of their past 18 games.

Wheeler allowed hits to six of the first seven batters he faced — including the Rockies’ first three hitters — and earned the wrath of the crowd before the Mets stepped to the plate.