PHILADELPHIA -- Even after the Mets thumped the Phillies on Friday night at Citizens Bank Park, 11-3, the Phils still carried a commanding seven-game lead in the NL East with 15 games to play.

It would take a miracle for the Mets to pull a 2007 Phillies.

Philadelphia is almost certainly going to win its first division title since 2011. The Mets, meanwhile, are trying to clinch an NL Wild Card spot. They were 27-36 following a Saturday night loss to the Phillies in London in early June, but they have one of the best records in baseball since.

This weekend’s series is unlikely to determine anything in the NL East. But wouldn’t it be something if it’s a preview of a postseason series next month?

The Phillies and Mets have never played each other in the postseason. It could happen as early as the NL Wild Card Series, if the Phils fall to the No. 3 seed behind the Dodgers and Brewers, and the Mets win the No. 6 seed.

It could happen in the NL Division Series, if the Phillies win the No. 1 seed and the Mets advance as the No. 4 or 5, or if Philadelphia wins the No. 2 seed and the Mets advance as the No. 6.

Imagine what a Mets-Phillies postseason series would be like.

The Phils hope it will be much better than what happened Friday. Right-hander Aaron Nola allowed six runs in just 4 1/3 innings, allowing three-run home runs to Francisco Alvarez and Brandon Nimmo in the fifth.

It was the first time Nola allowed two three-run homers in a start in his career.

It was the first time a Phillies pitcher had allowed two three-run homers in an inning since Connor Brogdon against the Giants on April 20, 2021.

Nola had not allowed a hit through four innings, striking out six. He hung a breaking ball to Alvarez, who homered off the left-field foul pole. He hung another one to Nimmo, who hit the ball to right. It was only the second time in Nola’s career that he had allowed two homers in a game against his curveball.