Going into the season, the Mets and the Marlins were on two different trajectories.

The Mets were looking to compete again after a lost year, while the Marlins sold off all their pieces and practically punted the season while they began a rebuild.

Well, on June 26, the Mets are just a half game up on the Marlins for last place in the National League East after enduring their second seven game losing streak of the month, but have less wins than Miami.

“This has been probably the best learning experience for our team than any other stretch we’re probably going to have,” manager Mickey Callaway said, with his team now owning the fewest wins in the NL. “We’re going to learn about each other and be a better team because we went through this stretch. We’ve definitely learned a ton.”

On Sunday, the Dodgers teed off on New York to the tune of seven solo home runs. On Monday, the Pirates came into Citi Field on a five-game losing streak of their own.

Seth Lugo didn’t have his best stuff, but wasn’t helped by his defense who committed three errors.

Wilmer Flores got the team within one run in the seventh inning with a three-run pinch hit homer, but it wasn’t enough to give New York a spark to take the lead and win a game.

After an 11-1 start, New York has now dropped 44-of-64, are 14 games under .500 and have lost the last 14-of-15 games at home. Whatever the learning experience Callaway is talking about, it hasn’t translated on the field into wins or more productivity.

Lugo, who will likely return to the bullpen when Noah Syndergaard returns from the disabled list (whenever that may be), said this about his team:

“We’re fighting until the end and that’s all we can do,” Lugo said.

The team has been in close games recently, no doubt, but can’t seem to get everything working at the same time. When the offense went through its anemic stretch several weeks ago, the team’s pitching was terrific. Now that they’ve hit again, their pitching has been spotty.

Monday was just the microcosm of the season, one that started with so much promise, but now just tortures fans day in and day out.

Last week, general manager Sandy Alderson said the team was “in the middle” of being buyers or sellers. With the least amount of wins in the National League, one has to wonder if he ever believed that.

All that’s remaining for New York to do now is to sell off some of their veterans, promote the young guys and gear up for the future. Just like last year.