Carlos Delgado is so far down in the order tonight that he’s practically platooning as the Mets try to extend their winning streak by taking on the Dodgers at Shea Stadium. Benched by Willie Randolph against two left-handers earlier this week in the Marlins series, Delgado will start tonight against LA lefty Clayton Kershaw but is all the way down in the No. 7 spot — behind Fernando Tatis and Ramon Castro and ahead of only rookie Nick Evans and pitcher John Maine. Boy, talk about telling …

Here is the lineup for the 26-26 Mets:

Jose Reyes SS

Luis Castillo 2B

David Wright 3B

Carlos Beltran CF

Fernando Tatis RF

Ramon Castro C

Carlos Delgado 1B

Nick Evans LF

John Maine RHP (5-4, 3.41)

Here are Maine’s numbers against the Dodger hitters.

Joe Torre is going with this look for his 26-27 Dodgers:

Juan Pierre LF

Matt Kemp CF

Jeff Kent 2B

James Loney 1B

Russell Martin C

Andre Ethier RF

Blake DeWitt 3B

Luis Maza SS

Clayton Kershaw LHP (0-0, 3.00)

The Mets have never faced Kershaw, a 20-year-old rookie who is making just his second major-league start.