New York Mets 7, Texas Rangers 2 — Box Score & Recap (9/23/2026)

The Mets win their second straight against the Texas Rangers, 7-2.

Final: Mets 7, Rangers 2

Player of the Game: Brett Baty

The New York Mets defeated the Texas Rangers, 7-2, at Globe Life Field on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. Brett Baty went 1-for-1 with a Grand Slam home run and 4 RBI to lead the way. Nolan McLean (12-10) earned the win; Jacob Latz took the loss.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYM	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	8	0
TEX	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	1

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Francisco Lindor SS	5	1	1	0	0	0	.224
Juan Soto DH	2	2	1	2	3	0	.276
Bo Bichette 3B	4	1	0	0	1	0	.261
Mark Vientos 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.213
Brett Baty 1B	1	1	1	4	0	0	.238
Carson Benge RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	.275
Marcus Semien 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.217
Francisco Alvarez C	4	0	2	0	0	1	.237
A.J. Ewing CF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.258
Nick Morabito LF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.184
Totals	36	7	8	7	5	7

BATTING
HR: Soto, J (27, 3rd inning off Bradford, 1 on, 2 out); Semien (15, 8th inning off Latz, 0 on, 2 out); Baty (11, 9th inning off Williams, 3 on, 2 out).
TB: Alvarez, F 2; Baty 4; Ewing; Lindor; Morabito; Semien 4; Soto, J 4.
RBI: Baty 4 (56); Semien (49); Soto, J 2 (68).
2-out RBI: Baty 4; Soto, J 2; Semien.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bichette 4.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

Texas Rangers Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Wyatt Langford LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.237
Corey Seager SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	.226
Josh Jung DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	.294
Brandon Nimmo RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.261
Ezequiel Duran 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.261
Jake Burger 1B	3	1	1	1	0	0	.231
Nicky Lopez 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.270
Danny Jansen C	2	0	0	0	1	0	.197
Evan Carter CF	3	0	0	1	0	0	.193
Totals	31	2	4	2	1	6

BATTING
TB: Burger; Jung, Jo; Lopez, N; Nimmo.
RBI: Burger (89); Carter (39).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Langford 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: Carter (17, 2nd base off McLean/Alvarez, F).

FIELDING
E: Burger (5, fielding).

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Nolan McLean (W)	7.0	3	2	2	1	5	3.16
Devin Williams	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	4.54
Cionel Pérez	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	4.78

Texas Rangers Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Cody Bradford	4.1	4	2	2	0	1	4.19
Tyler Alexander	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	3.60
Chase Silseth	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	3.38
Jacob Latz (L)	1.2	1	1	1	1	2	2.15
Jordan Montgomery	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	4.84
Trevor Williams	0.1	1	2	2	1	1	3.38

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Langford	McLean	6	Called Strike	3-2	92.5 mph Cutter
Seager	McLean	5	Called Strike	1-2	95.3 mph Sinker
Nimmo	McLean	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	92.6 mph Cutter
Seager	McLean	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	80.9 mph Curveball
Morabito	Bradford	7	Swinging Strike	3-2	88.1 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Benge	Alexander	5	Called Strike	2-2	92.2 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Morabito	Silseth	3	Foul Bunt	0-2	87.4 mph Splitter
Lopez	McLean	5	Swinging Strike	0-2	81.5 mph Curveball
Vientos	Latz	5	Swinging Strike	1-2	87.8 mph Changeup
Alvarez	Latz	5	Foul Tip	2-2	94.4 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Langford	Williams, D	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	82.2 mph Changeup
Ewing	Montgomery	5	Called Strike	2-2	90.2 mph Sinker
Benge	Williams, T	6	Called Strike	3-2	90.2 mph Four-Seam Fastball

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

T3: Juan Soto homers (27) on a fly ball to right center field. Francisco Lindor scores. (NYM 2, TEX 0)

B5: Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to left fielder Nick Morabito. Brandon Nimmo scores. (NYM 2, TEX 1)

B5: Evan Carter grounds into a force out, second baseman Marcus Semien to shortstop Francisco Lindor. Jake Burger scores. Nicky Lopez to 3rd. Danny Jansen out at 2nd. Evan Carter to 1st. (NYM 2, TEX 2)

T8: Marcus Semien homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. (NYM 3, TEX 2)

T9: Brett Baty hits a grand slam (11) to right center field. Nick Morabito scores. Juan Soto scores. Bo Bichette scores. (NYM 7, TEX 2)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Francisco Alvarez	Single	113.7
Francisco Lindor	Lineout	111.5
Brett Baty	Home Run	110.2
Juan Soto	Home Run	106.2
Francisco Alvarez	Single	105.4

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Brett Baty	Home Run	455
Juan Soto	Home Run	429
Marcus Semien	Home Run	388
Francisco Alvarez	Flyout	365
Ezequiel Duran	Flyout	364

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Cionel Pérez	Sinker	97.0
Chase Silseth	Four-Seam Fastball	96.9
Chase Silseth	Four-Seam Fastball	96.8
Chase Silseth	Sinker	96.6
Cionel Pérez	Four-Seam Fastball	96.5

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Cody Bradford	8
Nolan McLean	7
Devin Williams	3
Trevor Williams	2
Jacob Latz	2

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
Juan Soto (off Cody Bradford)	106.2 mph	429 ft
Marcus Semien (off Jacob Latz)	100.9 mph	388 ft
Brett Baty (off Trevor Williams)	110.2 mph	455 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Nolan McLean	96.3	100.8	7
Cody Bradford	90.4	111.5	8
Cionel Pérez	97.0	104.4	0
Jacob Latz	95.7	100.9	2
Trevor Williams	91.1	110.2	2
Devin Williams	93.5	103.1	3
Tyler Alexander	92.5	102.4	0
Jordan Montgomery	90.2	102.1	2
Chase Silseth	96.9	113.7	0

Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »

Game Info

IBB: Soto, J 3 (by Alexander, T, by Latz, by Montgomery, J).
ABS Challenge: Alvarez, F 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: McLean 82-52; Williams, D 13-8; Pérez, C 21-13; Bradford 68-50; Alexander, T 12-10; Silseth 10-6; Latz 20-14; Montgomery, J 11-8; Williams 16-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: McLean 8-6; Williams, D 1-0; Pérez, C 3-0; Bradford 6-5; Alexander, T 2-1; Silseth 0-0; Latz 0-3; Montgomery, J 1-0; Williams 0-0.
Batters faced: McLean 25; Williams, D 3; Pérez, C 4; Bradford 18; Alexander, T 6; Silseth 3; Latz 7; Montgomery, J 4; Williams 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Alexander, T 2-0; Latz 2-0; Williams 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Lance Barrett. 1B: Erich Bacchus. 2B: Chris Segal. 3B: Laz Diaz.
Weather: 74 degrees, Roof Closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
First pitch: 7:08 PM.
T: 2:29.
Att: 30,188.
Venue: Globe Life Field.
September 23, 2026