MIAMI – Kris Benson looked like a money pitcher yesterday, helping the Mets put an end to three streaks.

Rejuvenated after skipping one turn in the rotation, Benson gained some leverage in ongoing contract talks by pitching a shutout into the seventh inning, and the struggling Mets cooled off the Marlins, 4-0.

New York snapped an 11-game losing streak while stopping the Marlins’ franchise record-tying nine-game winning streak. New York also ended a run of 10 consecutive losses to Florida.

Benson (11-11) had been idle since August 29 while nursing a sore shoulder. He limited Florida to five hits and a walk in six-plus innings. He improved to 3-3 since joining New York, with an ERA of 6.43.

The Marlins’ recent surge has put them in the thick of the race for the NL wild-card berth. They had three extra base hits and put their leadoff batter on base four times but stranded four runners in scoring position.

Bartolome Fortunato pitched two innings, escaping a jam in the seventh, and Braden Looper threw a perfect ninth to complete the Mets’ first shutout since May 25.

New York took a lead for the first time in 60 innings when Mike Cameron doubled in the second and scored on a single by Jason Phillips.

The Mets totaled 11 hits even with Mike Piazza and Cliff Floyd taking the day off. Eric Valent, who started for a slumping Floyd, hit his 11th home run in the fifth to make it 2-0 against Ismael Valdez (12-8).

Wilson Delgado doubled home a run in the seventh. David Weathers, signed Wednesday by Florida, gave up a run in the eighth when David Wright tripled and Richard Hidalgo singled him home.

Trailing 2-0, Florida had runners at the corners with one out in the sixth. After Paul Lo Duca tapped out, Miguel Cabrera’s sharp grounder deflected off Benson’s glove to shortstop Delgado, whose wide throw to first was snagged by a diving Todd Zeile for the out to end the threat.