Though the Mets’ hopes for a playoff berth were officially squashed when the Brewers defeated the Reds on Wednesday night, Jacob deGrom’s push for his second Cy Young Award in as many years is alive and well.

After throwing seven innings of shutout baseball in the Mets’ 10-3 victory over the Marlins at Citi Field, the 31-year-old ace finished the season with a streak of 23 scoreless innings.

DeGrom, who struck out seven with one walk and two hits, lowered his ERA to 2.43, second to only Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Dodgers (2.41).

“I’ve looked at the numbers, I don’t see how it can go any other way,” manager Mickey Callaway said of deGrom’s chances at this year’s Cy Young. “Man, was he good again. It’s unbelievable.”

It was deGrom’s last start of the season with just four games left on the schedule. He finished with 255 strikeouts and just 55 earned runs in 212 innings pitched, tying Zack Wheeler for the Mets lead with 11 wins and posting a team-best ERA.

But deGrom said he’d be lying if he said earning back-to-back Cy Young honors wasn’t a thought.

“It was kind of in the back of my mind tonight, but the most important thing was trying to go out there and win,” deGrom said following the loss. “I think everybody was kind of seeing what was going on in that Milwaukee game, but the main goal was to continue to try and win baseball games.

“Like I said last year, kind of try to block that out and just go out there and put up zeroes and give these guys a chance. That’s what I was focused on tonight.”

DeGrom joins Dwight Gooden, Greg Maddux and Clayton Kershaw as the only pitchers able to hold a sub-2.10 ERA over a two-season span (minimum 60 starts). And he’s the only pitcher in the National League to reach the 200-inning mark in each of his past three seasons.

In an attempt to take the spotlight off himself, deGrom mentioned how well Wilson Ramos played behind the plate and gave kudos to the Marlins’ lineup, which kept things interesting by working high pitch counts toward the end of his outing.

But Wednesday’s win was bittersweet for deGrom, considering the Mets’ miraculous turnaround in the second half of the season fell short of a wild-card spot.

“It’s kind of a weird night,” deGrom said. “I’m happy with how I ended my season but not happy where we’re at. The goal is to win a World Series and we fell short of that goal. It’s a tough night, a tough pill to swallow.

“But I think we proved that we can win baseball games, we just have to put it together for a full season.”