The New York Mets face the Texas Rangers on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 (9/12/25) in a regular season MLB game at Citi Field in Queens, N.Y.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Texas Rangers vs. New York Mets MLB game to be played on September 13, 2025 on ESPN.

The New York Mets just can't catch a break, absorbing their seventh straight defeat Friday night in an 8-3 loss to the Texas Rangers at Citi Field. The defeat has shed light on a troubling trend that has characterized the team’s September collapse, an imploding pitching staff that cannot keep opponents off the board.

No voices were raised. No curse words were hurled. The Rangers met with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Friday before the game against the Mets and it apparently was a completely cordial meeting. That hasn’t always been the case in Manfred’s informal meetings with teams over the course of this season,

Preview the Sept. 12 matchup between the New York Mets and Texas Rangers with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

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