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The Florida Marlins knocked out Mike Pelfrey after he pitched four innings, and went on to win, ending the Mets’ weeklong stay atop the National League East.

The Mets don’t want to put Mike Pelfrey at a potential risk for injury by increasing his workload too much, despite his recent pitching successes.

The Mets have won 14 of their past 17 games, including three straight, to vault into first in the division, and their lead grew to two games over the Phillies and the Marlins,

The shutout was the Mets’ fourth in six games, and the bullpen’s scoreless-innings streak reached 19 1/3.

The Mets are on fire and Mike Pelfrey on the mound is making a big difference.

An explosive offensive performance overshadowed an excellent start by Mike Pelfrey and kept the Mets within four and a half games of the Phillies heading into their four-game series.

Jose Reyes’ bases-clearing triple keyed a six-run third inning as the Mets pounded rookie Mitchell Boggs, rebounding from a one-run loss to earn a split in the four-game series.

Normally, a 13-inning victory that ends a five-game losing streak would be a cause of celebration. But for the Mets, it was more like a consolation prize Wednesday night.

Mike Pelfrey ran up an arduous pitch count of 112 on Thursday night, accepting Manager Willie Randolph’s challenge to grind through adversity.

The Mets spoiled Mike Pelfrey’s stellar performance by managing only five hits in their 1-0 loss to the Washington Nationals on Thursday.