Just like the saying goes: All good things come to a crashing, wholly unsatisfying end. And such was the case of the Mets’ eight-game winning streak on Friday, when a flimsy performance by Aaron Heilman led the club into a 6-3 loss to the visiting O’s.

But the sun still shone on Metsdom regardless, with Julio Lugo (two HRs) handling the paddle in a 10-4 spanking of the Phillies that lowered the Mets’ magic number to…

87.