Jacob deGrom received a six-run lead before throwing a pitch in his return to Citi Field, and the Texas Rangers beat the Mets 8-3 on Friday night to give New York its third seven-game losing streak this year.

Texas Rangers lineup for September 12, 2025 against the New York Mets: starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom for the Rangers and Jonah Tong for the Mets. Thus begins the road trip.

The Texas Rangers trail Seattle and Houston by two games in the AL West as they fight for playoff contention. Here's what the playoff picture looks like.

The Rangers jumped on rookie Jonah Tong for six first-inning runs to hand the Mets their third seven-game skid of the season.

Adolis García is not yet ready to return from the injured list, Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Friday. Garcia has been out since Sept. 2 with a strained right quadriceps muscle. He took live batting practice in Arlington on Tuesday and the Rangers want him to have at least one more session.

Yet some bad luck and a man named Michael Helman kept Milwaukee from inching closer to a clinch. Despite a three-run rally in the fifth to take a short-lived lead, the Brewers were on the short end of a 5-4 loss to the Rangers that kept any flutes of champagne on ice and jazzed-up fetes in the back pocket for later.

The Rangers' wildcard hopes are alive and well. Here is the Texas player that must step up to overtake the AL Wild Card from the Mariners.