Mets lose the final game of the three game series against the Texas Rangers, 3-1 after winning the first two.
Final: Rangers 3, Mets 1
Player of the Game: Josh Jung
The Texas Rangers defeated the New York Mets, 3-1, at Globe Life Field on Thursday, September 24, 2026. Josh Jung went 3-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI to lead the way. Kumar Rocker (6-11) earned the win; Zac Thornton took the loss; Jordan Montgomery (1) picked up the save.
Brian Joura Mets360: "The Mets scored a run in the top of the first inning and then took the rest of the day off, which resulted in a 3-1 loss to the Rangers Thursday afternoon. They finished the year 23-25 in Interleague play."
SNY.TV: " Rookie Carson Benge kicked off the scoring for the Mets early, cracking a single out to right field and sending Francisco Lindor, who doubled in the Mets' first at-bat of the afternoon, home for his 63rd RBI of the season."
AP News: "Texas, which finishes the regular season with three games in Minnesota, went ahead to stay on Jung’s two-run homer in the first inning off rookie left-hander Zac Thornton (5-6)."
Kiner's Korner: "Zac Thornton pitched his heart out for the Mets in this game and for the entire season. Thornton only allowed two runs on four hits, pitching five total innings, striking out four batters."
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 0 |
New York Mets Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 |
| Juan Soto DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| Bo Bichette 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Carson Benge RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Brett Baty 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Marcus Semien 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .216 |
| A.J. Ewing CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Luis Torrens C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 |
| Nick Morabito LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .195 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
BATTING
2B: Lindor (12, Rocker); Morabito (2, Rocker).
TB: Baty; Benge; Lindor 2; Morabito 2.
RBI: Benge (63).
2-out RBI: Benge.
GIDP: Bichette.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING
CS: Semien (3, 2nd base by Rocker/Díaz, E).
FIELDING
Pickoffs: Torrens (Burger at 2nd base).
DP: (Lindor-Semien-Baty).
Texas Rangers Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Foscue 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Evan Carter CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .193 |
| Corey Seager SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .226 |
| Josh Jung 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .299 |
| Nicky Lopez 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Jake Burger 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Brandon Nimmo RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 |
| Wyatt Langford LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| Ezequiel Duran 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| Elias Díaz C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| Danny Jansen DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 |
| Totals | 28 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
BATTING
2B: Jung, Jo (27, Thornton, Z).
HR: Jung, Jo (12, 1st inning off Thornton, Z, 1 on, 1 out); Seager (19, 6th inning off Yan, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Foscue; Jung, Jo 7; Langford 2; Seager 4.
RBI: Jung, Jo 2 (42); Seager (48).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Duran, E.
GIDP: Burger.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING
CS: Langford (4, 2nd base by Thornton, Z/Torrens); Burger (2, 3rd base by Warren, A/Torrens).
PO: Burger (2nd base by Torrens).
FIELDING
DP: (Foscue-Seager-Burger).
New York Mets Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Thornton (L) | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3.42 |
| Jefry Yan | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.34 |
| Austin Warren | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.01 |
| Jack Weisenburger | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.13 |
Texas Rangers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumar Rocker (W) | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.38 |
| Robert Garcia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Tyler Alexander | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 |
| Chase Silseth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.32 |
| Jordan Montgomery (SV) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.63 |
Strikeouts
| Batter | Pitcher | # | Type | Count | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seager | Thornton | 6 | Swinging Strike | 2-2 | 93.0 mph Four-Seam Fastball |
| Semien | Rocker | 5 | Swinging Strike | 2-2 | 94.9 mph Four-Seam Fastball |
| Torrens | Rocker | 7 | Swinging Strike | 2-2 | 96.0 mph Sinker |
| Duran | Thornton | 5 | Foul Tip | 2-2 | 93.5 mph Curveball |
| Lindor | Rocker | 6 | Swinging Strike | 2-2 | 94.4 mph Four-Seam Fastball |
| Langford | Thornton | 5 | Called Strike | 1-2 | 92.2 mph Curveball |
| Morabito | Rocker | 5 | Called Strike | 2-2 | 94.9 mph Sinker |
| Díaz | Thornton | 12 | Called Strike | 3-2 | 93.1 mph Curveball |
| Nimmo | Yan | 5 | Swinging Strike | 2-2 | 88.1 mph Changeup |
| Duran | Warren | 5 | Swinging Strike | 2-2 | 85.8 mph Sweeper |
| Jansen | Warren | 4 | Swinging Strike | 1-2 | 94.2 mph Sinker |
| Torrens | Silseth | 4 | Swinging Strike | 1-2 | 86.3 mph Sweeper |
| Morabito | Silseth | 5 | Called Strike | 2-2 | 86.4 mph Sweeper |
| Seager | Weisenburger | 9 | Foul Tip | 1-2 | 95.1 mph Four-Seam Fastball |
| Benge | Montgomery | 5 | Swinging Strike | 2-2 | 91.3 mph Sinker |
#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.
Scoring Plays
T1: Carson Benge singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Francisco Lindor scores. (NYM 1, TEX 0)
B1: Josh Jung homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Justin Foscue scores. (NYM 1, TEX 2)
B6: Corey Seager homers (19) on a fly ball to right field. (NYM 1, TEX 3)
Statcast
Top Exit Velocity
| Batter | Result | MPH |
|---|---|---|
| Corey Seager | Home Run | 107.5 |
| Josh Jung | Home Run | 104.3 |
| Elias Díaz | Groundout | 102.7 |
| Francisco Lindor | Flyout | 102.4 |
| Bo Bichette | Grounded Into DP | 102.3 |
Top Distances
| Batter | Result | FT |
|---|---|---|
| A.J. Ewing | Flyout | 387 |
| Corey Seager | Home Run | 374 |
| Carson Benge | Flyout | 374 |
| Josh Jung | Home Run | 369 |
| Nick Morabito | Double | 369 |
Top Pitch Velocity
| Pitcher | Pitch | MPH |
|---|---|---|
| Jefry Yan | Four-Seam Fastball | 98.6 |
| Jefry Yan | Four-Seam Fastball | 98.0 |
| Jefry Yan | Four-Seam Fastball | 97.5 |
| Jefry Yan | Four-Seam Fastball | 97.4 |
| Jefry Yan | Four-Seam Fastball | 97.2 |
Swing & Misses
| Pitcher | # |
|---|---|
| Kumar Rocker | 11 |
| Chase Silseth | 5 |
| Austin Warren | 5 |
| Jefry Yan | 3 |
| Zac Thornton | 3 |
Home Runs — Statcast
| Home Run | Exit Velo | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Jung (off Zac Thornton) | 104.3 mph | 369 ft |
| Corey Seager (off Jefry Yan) | 107.5 mph | 374 ft |
Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against
| Pitcher | Max Velo | Max EV | Whiffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Thornton | 95.4 | 104.3 | 3 |
| Kumar Rocker | 96.0 | 102.3 | 11 |
| Tyler Alexander | 92.7 | 100.7 | 1 |
| Jack Weisenburger | 95.8 | 91.6 | 2 |
| Austin Warren | 94.9 | 93.1 | 5 |
| Jefry Yan | 98.6 | 107.5 | 3 |
| Chase Silseth | 96.6 | 93.5 | 5 |
| Robert Garcia | 95.0 | 102.4 | 1 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 91.4 | 90.1 | 1 |
Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »
Game Info
IBB: Soto, J (by Rocker).
ABS Challenge: Ewing (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Díaz, E 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed); Torrens (Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes: Thornton, Z 83-58; Yan 16-9; Warren, A 20-13; Weisenburger 20-13; Rocker 74-45; Garcia, R 10-6; Alexander, T 20-14; Silseth 14-9; Montgomery, J 8-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Thornton, Z 3-3; Yan 1-0; Warren, A 1-0; Weisenburger 1-0; Rocker 5-2; Garcia, R 0-2; Alexander, T 0-3; Silseth 0-1; Montgomery, J 2-0.
Batters faced: Thornton, Z 19; Yan 5; Warren, A 3; Weisenburger 4; Rocker 18; Garcia, R 3; Alexander, T 4; Silseth 3; Montgomery, J 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Warren, A 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Erich Bacchus. 1B: Chris Segal. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Lance Barrett.
Weather: 74 degrees, Roof Closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
First pitch: 1:38 PM.
T: 2:28.
Att: 25,320.
Venue: Globe Life Field.
September 24, 2026
Game Highlights
Corey Seager's solo home run (19) (00:00:30)
Jordan Montgomery earns save with game-ending K (00:00:21)
Francisco Lindor's inning-ending double play (00:00:11)
Zac Thornton fans four in start (00:01:06)
Kumar Rocker's four-k performance (00:01:01)
Walk overturned to strikeout after ABS (00:00:22)
Kumar Rocker strikes out Marcus Semien swinging (00:00:07)
Zac Thornton strikes out Corey Seager in 1st (00:00:07)
Josh Jung's two-run homer (12) (00:00:31)
Carson Benge's RBI single (00:00:15)
Francisco Lindor's ground-rule double (00:00:16)
Analyzing Josh Jung's home run through bat tracking (00:00:11)
Breaking down Kumar Rocker's pitches (00:00:04)
The distance behind Corey Seager's home run (00:00:12)
Zac Thornton's outing against the Rangers (00:00:25)
Breaking down Zac Thornton's pitches (00:00:04)
Kumar Rocker's outing against the Mets (00:00:22)
Josh Jung: Home Run Statcast Analysis (00:00:11)
Starting lineups for Mets at Rangers - September 24, 2026 (00:00:10)
Bench availability for New York, September 24 vs Rangers (00:00:08)
Bench availability for Texas, September 24 vs Mets (00:00:08)
Fielding alignment for Texas, September 24 vs Mets (00:00:11)
Bullpen availability for New York, September 24 vs Rangers (00:00:09)
Bullpen availability for Texas, September 24 vs Mets (00:00:09)
Probable pitchers for Mets at Rangers - September 24, 2026 (00:00:06)
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