At this point, the clutch punches and situational magic from the Mets’ first two rounds of the playoffs had all but faded.

When Jesse Winker came to the plate as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning on Thursday, giving the Mets their third — and final — chance to keep the bases from being loaded, a strength had turned into a glaring weakness.

And his harmless fly out marked another missed opportunity for the Mets, with runners in scoring position in their 10-2 loss to the Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS.

In those four games, they have won 4 of 27 with runners in scoring position.

The Mets lined up baserunners against Los Angeles ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

They, in turn, had a chance to change the course of the game – and perhaps even the series – with the only momentum that had changed games and series during their unexpected postseason run.

Instead, the Mets’ sputtering at critical points has jeopardized their season.

The Mets brought traffic against Yamamoto in the third inning.

Francisco Alvarez, who entered the night with a brutal .143 postseason average, led off with a single, eventually allowing the Mets to load the bases with one out.

But Brandon Nimmo scored on a fielder’s choice and barely managed to stop the throw to prevent an inning-ending double play.

Starling Marte also couldn’t get a second run as the next hitter.

Then the problems with the runners on base resurfaced three frames later.

A single, an infield hit and a walk loaded the bases with no outs.

After Jose Iglesias left, coach Carlos Mendoza utilized the two left-handed options on his bench.

Dave Roberts also made his bullpen move.

But Jeff McNeil flew to center – not low enough for Nimmo to hit him and score – and Winker lifted his ball into right field, well ahead of the mighty shot he fired for a few extra in Game 3 of the NLDS Seconds admired.

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At this point in the postseason — and indeed until the Dodgers shut them out in Game 1 on Sunday — the Mets’ ability to score timely hits remained a part of their postseason identity.

They didn’t hit a home run in the NL Wild Card Series until Pete Alonso saved their season in Game 3.

But they went 5 of 7 with runners in scoring position to secure a Game 1 victory and lay the foundation for Alonso’s heroics two nights later.

However, all but three of the Mets’ runs in the NLCS came via home run.

Three of their four games against each other ended without a hit while a runner was in scoring position.

And they may only have nine innings of at-bats left to find a solution.