Texas Rangers (78-70, third in the AL West) vs. New York Mets (76-72, second in the NL East) New York; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Patrick Corbin (7-9, 4

Jacob deGrom received a video tribute from the Mets in his first trip back to Citi Field as a member of the Rangers on Friday night in Flushing.

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.

All of those rookie fill-ins are keeping the injury-plagued Texas Rangers in playoff contention. Michael Helman hit a grand slam while driving in all of their runs against baseball’s best team Monday night in a 5-0 win over Milwaukee.

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy always says that to have a good season, you need your core guys to have their typical seasons, in addition to a few surprises along the way. The first two games against the Brewers this week included a big surprise by Michael Helman.

The couple seemed to know they were on camera. The camera cut away instantly as the A’s broadcast went into an unsurprisingly awkward silence. “You are a handful, Chris,” was said on the broadcast shortly after, likely referring to A’s play-by-play announcer Chris Caray.

Without Semien, the Rangers have used several players at second base, including Ezequiel Duran, Cody Freeman and Dylan Moore. They’ve helped Texas cut Houston’s lead in the American League West to two games going into Friday’s game with the New York Mets.