| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 26-25 | 13-11 | 13-14 |
| Game 2 | 20-31 | 9-17 | 11-14 |
| Game 3 | 24-26 | 10-9 | 14-17 |
| Game 4 | 3-3 | 2-1 | 1-2 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 28-23 | 15-10 | 13-13 |
| Game 2 | 24-27 | 11-17 | 13-10 |
| Game 3 | 22-28 | 10-14 | 12-14 |
| Game 4 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 3-2 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
|
3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NY Mets Pitcher
Z. Thornton
(L)
Texas Pitcher
K. Rocker
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+110 | 8.5o | +1.5 |
|
|
-132 | 8.5u (4.5) | -1.5 (0.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Lindor | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .225 |
| J. Soto | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| B. Bichette | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .259 |
| C. Benge | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| B. Baty | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| M. Semien | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .216 |
| A. Ewing | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| L. Torrens | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .238 |
| N. Morabito | LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .195 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Foscue | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| E. Carter | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .193 |
| C. Seager | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .226 |
| J. Jung | 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| N. Lopez | PR -2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| J. Burger | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .230 |
| B. Nimmo | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .260 |
| W. Langford | LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .241 |
| E. Duran | CF -3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .259 |
| E. Diaz | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| D. Jansen | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .194 |
| Totals | 28 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Thornton (L 5-6) | 5 .0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.42 |
| J. Yan | 0 .2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.34 |
| A. Warren | 1 .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.01 |
| J. Weisenburger | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.13 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Rocker (W 6-11) | 5 .0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.38 |
| R. Garcia (H 5) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| T. Alexander (H 14) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 |
| C. Silseth (H 9) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 |
| J. Montgomery (S 1) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.63 |
Location Globe Life Field
Temperature 91° Temperature
Attendance 25,320 attendance
Home Erich Bacchus
1st Chris Segal
2nd Laz Diaz
3rd Lance Barrett
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | NYM Starter (IP) | TEX Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, '26 | TEX |
|
NYM -111 | o8.0 | N. McLean (7.0) | C. Bradford (4.1) |
| Sep 22, '26 | TEX |
|
NYM +105 | o8.5 | S. Manaea (6.0) | M. Gore (5.0) |
| Sep 14, '25 | NYM |
|
NYM -164 | u8.0 | N. McLean (6.0) | J. Latz (4.2) |
| Sep 13, '25 | NYM |
|
TEX +144 | u9.0 | - | P. Corbin (4.1) |
| Sep 12, '25 | NYM |
|
TEX +100 | o7.5 | J. Tong (0.2) | J. deGrom (7.0) |
| Jun 19, '24 | TEX |
|
TEX +104 | u8.5 | S. Manaea (5.2) | A. Heaney (6.0) |
| Jun 18, '24 | TEX |
|
NYM -124 | o8.5 | L. Severino (6.1) | M. Lorenzen (6.0) |
| Jun 17, '24 | TEX |
|
NYM +123 | o8.5 | D. Peterson (6.0) | J. Gray (3.0) |
| Aug 30, '23 | NYM |
|
NYM +150 | o9.0 | D. Reyes (5.1) | D. Dunning (4.0) |
| Aug 29, '23 | NYM |
|
TEX -136 | u8.5 | J. Quintana (6.0) | A. Heaney (5.1) |
Last Meeting ( Sep 23, 2026 ) NY Mets 7, Texas 2
The Houston Astros keep leaving the door open for the Texas Rangers to win the American League West.
The Rangers keep refusing to walk through.
The Rangers will look to avoid a costly sweep on Thursday afternoon when they face the New York Mets in the finale of a three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas.
Right-hander Kumar Rocker (5-11, 4.47 ERA) will start for the Rangers against Mets left-hander Zac Thornton (5-5, 3.40).
The Mets dealt another blow to the Rangers' playoff hopes Wednesday night, when former Texas second baseman Marcus Semien hit the tie-breaking homer in the eighth inning of New York's 7-2 victory.
Despite the defeat, the Rangers (78-80) remain tied for first place with the Astros atop the AL West thanks to Houston's 6-5, 10-inning loss to the Seattle Mariners later Wednesday night.
The Rangers also are still in the race for the final AL wild-card berth, trailing the Chicago White Sox by three games.
Thus, the most realistic path to the postseason for the Rangers remains winning the AL West. But Houston won the season series over the Rangers 9-4, which means Texas would need to take the division outright.
The Astros are just 8-12 since Sept. 1 -- a span in which the Rangers have gone 10-10. With a chance to establish themselves as the division favorite over the past two games, Texas has been outscored 13-5 by the Mets (73-85), who have been under .500 since April 11.
"We have to play perfectly the rest of the way," Rangers first baseman Jake Burger said. "Obviously, we don't want to be in this situation where we're at now. But we have to go out there and try and get four wins."
The role of spoiler has become familiar for the Mets, who are 26-19 since trading eight veterans before the Aug. 3 trade deadline. New York has won series in that span over the Rangers as well as the AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays along with the Cleveland Guardians, San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies, all of whom are on the verge of locking up playoff spots.
"That's all we can do right now -- we're not in it, so we want to definitely play our best baseball," said Semien, who played for the Rangers from 2022 through 2025 and helped them win the World Series in 2023. "I told the guys we look like we're playing free, and I think that's to our advantage right now."
Rocker didn't factor into the decision in his most recent start last Friday, when he gave up one run over 4 1/3 innings in the Rangers' 7-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Thornton earned the victory last Friday after allowing two runs over six innings as the Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3.
Rocker has never opposed the Mets, who selected him in the first round of the 2021 draft but did not sign him due to concerns about his shoulder and elbow. He underwent shoulder surgery in September 2021 and was drafted by the Rangers in the first round in 2022 before undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2023.
Thornton has never faced the Rangers.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Pintaro | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Illness( Sep 26, '26) | Sep 26, '26 | |
| The New York Mets placed SP Jonathan Pintaro on the 15-day injured list. | ||||
| C. Scott | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Knee( Sep 21, '26) | Sep 21, '26 | |
| The New York Mets placed SP Christian Scott on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation. | ||||
| J. Young | 1B | Seven Day IL - Head( Sep 17, '26) | Sep 17, '26 | |
| The New York Mets placed Jared Young (1B) on the 7-day injured list due to concussion. | ||||
| R. Stock | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Fingers( Sep 15, '26) | Sep 15, '26 | |
| The New York Mets placed RP Robert Stock on the 15-day injured list due to numbness in his fingers. | ||||
| D. Duarte | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Hamstring( Sep 15, '26) | Sep 15, '26 | |
| The New York Mets placed Daniel Duarte (RP) on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. | ||||
| J. Polanco | DH | Sixty Day IL - Ankle( Aug 18, '26) | Aug 18, '26 | |
| The New York Mets transferred DH Jorge Polanco to the 60-day injured list with left ankle bursitis. | ||||
| T. Megill | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 11, '26) | Feb 11, '26 | |
| The New York Mets placed RHP Tylor Megill on the 60-day injured list due to an elbow injury. | ||||
| R. Garrett | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The New York Mets placed RHP Reed Garrett on the 60-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Jung | 3B | Ten Day IL - Hand( Sep 25, '26) | Sep 25, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed Josh Jung (3B) on the 10-day injured list. | ||||
| C. Quantrill | RP | Sixty Day IL - Lat( Sep 21, '26) | Sep 21, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed RP Cal Quantrill on the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| J. Pederson | DH | Ten Day IL - Hand( Sep 21, '26) | Sep 21, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed DH Joc Pederson on the 10-day injured list. | ||||
| M. Otanez | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Illness( Sep 18, '26) | Sep 18, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed Michel Otañez (RP) on the 15-day injured list due to viral illness. | ||||
| C. Winn | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Aug 30, '26) | Aug 30, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed RP Cole Winn on the 60-day injured list due to right rotator cuff strain. | ||||
| J. Leiter | SP | Sixty Day IL - Ankle( Aug 08, '26) | Aug 08, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers transferred RHP Jack Leiter from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to ankle injury. | ||||
| K. Higashioka | C | Ten Day IL - Flexor Tendon( Jul 20, '26) | Jul 20, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers placed C Kyle Higashioka on the 10-day injured list due to right flexor strain. | ||||
| J. Corniell | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Jul 20, '26) | Jul 20, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers transferred RHP Jose Corniell from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| J. Beeks | RP | Sixty Day IL - Back( Jul 20, '26) | Jul 20, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers transferred LHP Jalen Beeks to the 60-day injured list with a low back spasm. | ||||
| C. Baumler | RP | Sixty Day IL - Ribs( May 22, '26) | May 22, '26 | |
| The Texas Rangers transferred RHP Carter Baumler to the 60-day injured list with right intercostal strain. | ||||
2026
Jersey Number 0
Games Officiated 30
Home Team W/L 14-16
Home Avg. Margin -0.57
Home Money Total -398
| Umpire | G | W-L | AVG | PIT | STR | B | STR% | STR | BB | K/BB | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erich Bacchus | 30 | 14-16 | 9.70 | 306.03 | 196.43 | 109.60 | 64.2 | 16.6 | 6.7 | 2.48 | 2.27 | 20-9 |
Game Stats | |
|---|---|
| Average | 9.70 |
| Starters Runs | 5.07 |
| BullPens Runs | 4.63 |
| Pitches | 306.0 |
| Strikes | 196.4 |
| Balls | 109.6 |
| Strike% | 64.19 % |
| SO | 16.6 |
| Walks | 6.7 |
| SO/Walks | 2.48 |
| HR | 2.3 |
Home Favourite |
Home Underdog |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| -101 to -120 | 2 - 4 | 100 to 110 | 4 - 0 |
| -121 to -140 | 2 - 3 | 111 to 130 | 2 - 0 |
| -141 to -160 | 2 - 4 | 131 to 150 | 0 - 1 |
| -161 to -180 | 0 - 2 | 151 to 170 | 0 - 0 |
| -181 + | 2 - 2 | 171 + | 0 - 0 |
Total |
Over | Under |
|---|---|---|
| 7 or less | 4 | 2 |
| 7.5 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13+ | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | LAA 6 - MIN 5 | W -126 | O 7.0 | Joe Ryan (R) | Reid Detmers (L) |
| Sep 15, 2026 | AZ 2 - MIA 4 | L -155 | U 8.5 | Janson Junk (R) | Michael Soroka (R) |
| Sep 3, 2026 | CLE 3 - TOR 6 | L -110 | O 8.0 | Jose Soriano (R) | Tanner Bibee (R) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | WAS 2 - MIA 6 | L -126 | U 9.5 | Janson Junk (R) | Andrew Alvarez (L) |
| Aug 26, 2026 | ATL 6 - LAD 5 | W +111 | O 8.5 | Roki Sasaki (R) | AJ Smith-Shawver (R) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | PHI 7 - STL 6 | W -250 | O 8.0 | Hunter Dobbins (R) | Jesus Luzardo (L) |
| Aug 16, 2026 | TB 2 - BAL 10 | L -136 | O 7.5 | Trevor Rogers (L) | Freddy Peralta (R) |
| Aug 8, 2026 | WAS 8 - CIN 2 | W +122 | O 8.5 | Chase Burns (R) | Andrew Alvarez (L) |
| Aug 5, 2026 | CHC 7 - LAD 6 | W -116 | O 10.0 | Eric Lauer (L) | Shota Imanaga (L) |
| Jul 25, 2026 | DET 2 - KC 3 | L -162 | U 8.0 | Michael Wacha (R) | Casey Mize (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | NYM 1 - AZ 7 | L -188 | O 6.5 | Eduardo Rodriguez (L) | Nolan McLean (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2026 | CLE 3 - TEX 6 | L -156 | O 7.5 | Tyler Alexander (L) | Parker Messick (L) |
| Jun 10, 2026 | KC 4 - TEX 6 | L -104 | O 7.5 | MacKenzie Gore (L) | Seth Lugo (R) |
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
| Date | Score | Line | O/U | Road Starter | Home Starter |
|---|
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 18, '26
NYM 6 - PHI 3
|
W -127 | o8.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 14.5 | 0.8 |
|
Sep 12, '26
NYY 2 - NYM 12
|
W +141 | o8.0 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 11.6 | 0.6 |
|
Sep 05, '26
NYM 5 - SF 9
|
L -171 | o7.5 | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 82 | 16.4 | 1.5 |
|
Aug 30, '26
NYM 3 - HOU 6
|
L -120 | p9.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 19.4 | 0.8 |
|
Aug 25, '26
NYM 3 - MIL 2
|
W +146 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 14.8 | 4.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.2 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 87.2 | 15.3 | 1.5 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Thornton has not played against TEX Rangers. | ||||||||||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 18, '26
TEX 7 - TOR 1
|
W +118 | o7.5 | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 17.5 | 4.0 |
|
Sep 12, '26
AZ 2 - TEX 6
|
W +113 | u8.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 16.3 | 1.0 |
|
Aug 30, '26
MIL 4 - TEX 7
|
W +147 | o8.5 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 28.7 | 1.0 |
|
Aug 24, '26
CHW 2 - TEX 11
|
W +116 | o8.0 | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 93 | 16.4 | 2.5 |
|
Aug 19, '26
TEX 0 - WAS 6
|
L -120 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 18.4 | 1.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.1 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 82.4 | 19.5 | 1.9 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Rocker has not played against NYM Mets. | ||||||||||||