NEW YORK -- The Mets started a big stretch Friday with 13 games in a row against the Dodgers and Giants. In the opener against the Dodgers on a hot night at Citi Field, the Mets’ bats rallied in the seventh, but it wasn’t enough as New York fell to Los Angeles, 6-5, in 10 innings.

Even though they lost, the Mets remained a half-game out of first place in the National League East, behind both the Phillies and the Braves.

Jeurys Familia, pitching in his third straight game, allowed a go-ahead two-run homer to Will Smith leading off the 10th inning. The home run to left by Smith spoiled a great comeback by the Mets in the seventh inning.

Mets manager Luis Rojas didn’t have any excuses for Familia. The skipper said Familia wasn’t tired. The right-hander just threw a bad pitch to Smith.

“It was a sinker that stayed up into Will Smith’s bat path. He barreled it. The guy is a good hitter and he hit it over the fence,” Rojas said. “… Familia has pitched three days in a row in his career several times. His sinker can get even better on the third day. That’s why he was able to go today. He came in to play catch and he said he felt good to go.”

New York was down, 4-0, and rallied to tie the score against the Dodgers’ bullpen with two outs. There were 38,395 fans at the game, but it felt like a full house during the comeback.

With left-hander Justin Bruihl on the mound, Dominic Smith drove in the first run for New York with a single to center field, scoring Michael Conforto.

After Brandon Nimmo walked to put runners on first and second, Pete Alonso came to the plate and Bruihl threw a wild pitch to put runners on second and third. Alonso was then walked intentionally to load the bases. Jeff McNeil came to the plate and blooped a single to center field, scoring Smith and Nimmo.

“I didn’t hit it very well, but those are the ones that drop sometimes,” McNeil said. “I got a good pitch to hit. … I got jammed a little bit. I was lucky enough to fall in there.”

Reliever Blake Treinen entered the game to face J.D. Davis and threw a pitch that went by Will Smith for a passed ball, allowing Alonso to score the tying run.

Rojas was proud that his team didn’t quit after being down by four runs.

“I’m always proud of the guys -- every single one of them,” Rojas said. “Almost the entire team was used today. Falling down, 4-0, against this unbelievable Dodgers team, [we were resilient]. It was nice to do it with the fans that we had here tonight. It felt great. I thought the guys were energized … with the fans involved in the inning.”

However, after a pitch to Max Muncy in the ninth inning, a fan flashed a green laser in his face. The game was delayed for a few minutes, but the laser was never flashed again.

“We don’t want that happening in a baseball game,” Rojas said. “Everyone’s safety is always a priority. The players bring a show for the fans. That might have been the best crowd of the season, so for that to happen, it’s something you don’t want to see.”

Even though the Mets didn’t score again, they didn’t lose any ground in the NL East either.

“There were a lot of positives in that game,” McNeil said. “Being down, 4-0, and coming back and fighting back, we were right there. We had the winning run at the plate in the last inning. We played well. Hopefully, we’ll play well tomorrow and get a win.”