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FinalFinal lineupsNL East / AL West

New York Mets 7, Texas Rangers 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:05 PM ET · Globe Life FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 25, 2:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score44
New York Mets
74–88 · 5th NL East · T-Score 44
7
7–2
FINAL · 9 innings
Texas Rangers
80–82 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 44
2
T-Score44
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Nolan McLeanNYM
StarterWin
7.0321582
Cody BradfordTEX
Starter
4.1420168
Jacob LatzTEX
ReliefLoss
1.2111220
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
NYMNew York Mets002000014780
TEXTexas Rangers000020000241
Top hitters
Brett Baty1-for-1 · 1 HR · 4 RBI
Juan Soto1-for-2 · 1 HR · 2 RBI · 3 BB
Marcus Semien1-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Jake Burger1-for-3 · 1 RBI · 1 R
Evan Carter0-for-3 · 1 RBI

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherMetsMcLean owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handRangersTexas owns a .692 OPS vs RHP, 28th in MLB; New ranks 23th vs LHP.
LineupEvenBoth confirmed lineups are close to their normal everyday configuration.
BullpenRangersTexas owns a 4.13 bullpen ERA this season, compared with New's 5.21.
Recent formRangersTexas has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

NYM
Nolan McLean RHP
Nolan McLean
New York Mets
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.18
33rd
WHIP
1.19
60th
K/9
9.85
40th
BB/9
3.60
141st
P-Score65i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.89
38th
OPS/R
–
IP
172.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.40
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TEX
Cody Bradford LHP
Cody Bradford
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.19
122nd
WHIP
1.50
184th
K/9
4.66
225th
BB/9
2.33
22nd
P-Score42i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.93
123rd
OPS/R
–
IP
38.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.01
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·McLean strikes out 5.2 more batters per nine innings.
·McLean allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.19 WHIP compared with 1.50.
·McLean enters with a 3.18 ERA compared with Bradford's 4.19.
·McLean has produced a quality start in 80% of outings versus 0%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

McLean arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker34%95.1
Four-seam20%96.0
Curveball14%82.0
Sweeper11%84.9
Cutter10%92.1
Changeup6%88.2
Slider4%86.0
Slow Curve0%74.8
Bradford arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam52%88.5
Changeup31%81.0
Slider11%80.6
Curveball4%74.6
Sinker2%88.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Mets vs LHP (Cody Bradford)
23rd
in MLB
0.687OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rangers vs RHP (Nolan McLean)
28th
in MLB
0.692OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 23, 5:06 PM ET
NYMNYM
.721
−1 ptsOPS edge
TEXTEX
.722

Even matchup

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
New York MetsOfficial lineupvs LHP Cody Bradford
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Bradford (BvP)
1Francisco LindorSSS69.73221.623No MLB historyNo history
2Juan SotoLLF87.90827.7600-for-1Very small sample
3Bo BichetteR3B61.70218.7731-for-1Very small sample
4Mark VientosR1B51.65213.894No MLB historyNo history
5Carson BengeLRF67.77620.724No MLB historyNo history
6Marcus SemienR2B46.62015.661No MLB historyNo history
7Francisco AlvarezRC62.71016.606No MLB historyNo history
8A.J. EwingLCF59.70011.716No MLB historyNo history
9Nick MorabitoRLF—.5270.273No MLB historyNo history
1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225 / .732 · 21 HRvs hand .623 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score2Juan Soto LF · L.275 / .908 · 27 HRvs hand .760 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample87H-Score3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260 / .702 · 18 HRvs hand .773 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample61H-Score4Mark Vientos 1B · R.212 / .652 · 13 HRvs hand .894 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score5Carson Benge RF · L.282 / .776 · 20 HRvs hand .724 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score6Marcus Semien 2B · R.215 / .620 · 15 HRvs hand .661 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score7Francisco Alvarez C · R.233 / .710 · 16 HRvs hand .606 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score8A.J. Ewing CF · L.252 / .700 · 11 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score9Nick Morabito LF · R.195 / .527 · 0 HRvs hand .273 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Texas RangersOfficial lineupvs RHP Nolan McLean
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs McLean (BvP)
1Wyatt LangfordRLF65.75417.7880-for-3Very small sample
2Corey SeagerLSS70.73620.711No MLB historyNo history
3Josh JungR3B76.82712.7690-for-3Very small sample
4Brandon NimmoLRF69.72914.676No MLB historyNo history
5Ezequiel DuranRSS63.73917.707No MLB historyNo history
6Jake BurgerR1B68.72328.659No MLB historyNo history
7Nicky LopezL2B33.6341.682No MLB historyNo history
8Danny JansenRC42.6778.710No MLB historyNo history
9Evan CarterLCF43.6039.658No MLB historyNo history
1Wyatt Langford LF · R.238 / .754 · 17 HRvs hand .788 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample65H-Score2Corey Seager SS · L.227 / .736 · 20 HRvs hand .711 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score3Josh Jung 3B · R.299 / .827 · 12 HRvs hand .769 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample76H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .729 · 14 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .707 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Jake Burger 1B · R.228 / .723 · 28 HRvs hand .659 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score7Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270 / .634 · 1 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score8Danny Jansen C · R.203 / .677 · 8 HRvs hand .710 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score9Evan Carter CF · L.194 / .603 · 9 HRvs hand .658 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseNYMNYM·TEXTEX
AVG.239 24th.242 18th
OPS.706 24th.713 20th
Home runs204 9th183 14th
Runs699 21st673 25th
OBP.310 26th.317 15th
SLG.396 23rd.396 21st
PitchingNYMNYM·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.15vs4.32
NYMTEX
WHIP1.29vs1.30
NYMTEX
K/99.1vs8.5
NYMTEX
HR Allowed184vs190
NYMTEX
BullpenNYMNYM·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA5.21vs4.13
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.44vs1.30
no league rank
Saves31vs43
NYMTEX
ResultsNYMNYM·TEXTEX
+25420th
Run differential
+21125th
74–88 Record80–82
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
New York Mets (4–6)
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
W
Texas Rangers (6–4)
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Mets?+
Nolan McLean (3.18 ERA, 11–10) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rangers?+
Cody Bradford (4.19 ERA, 0–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:05 PM ET at Globe Life Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Mets and Rangers performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rangers 2–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Nolan McLean is at 65; Cody Bradford is at 42. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.