Texas Rangers vs New York Mets Picks and Prediction for Friday, September 12, 2025
The Texas Rangers (77-70, 65-80-2 O/U) will be taking on the New York Mets (76-70, 68-68-10 O/U) on Friday evening in the opening game of a three-game interleague series for our Rangers vs. Mets prediction. This article was written ahead of the Mets game on Thursday while the Rangers were off. Veteran right-hander Jacob deGrom (11-7, 2.78 ERA) is going to be pitching in this game for the Rangers, while the Mets are sending rookie righty Jonah Tong (1-1, 4.09 ERA) to the hill. From splits to bullpens, MLB predictions for the Texas Rangers vs the New York Mets highlight the edge.
Rangers Looking for deGrom Magic
The Texas Rangers are doing a good job as they are third in the AL West with a 77-70 record up to this point. The Rangers are hitting at a brutal level as they are tied with the St. Louis Cardinals for 25th in the bigs with a .692 team OPS while averaging 4.29 runs per game.
The Texas Rangers are coming off a 6-3 home win on Wednesday to the Milwaukee Brewers and it helps having Jake Burger hit a pair of home runs. Merrill Kelly pitched well in the win as he pitched 5.2 innings and allowed three runs.
Left fielder Wyatt Langford (.777 OPS, 21 HR) has been swinging the bat well and could continue to improve as the season wraps up. Veteran right-hander Jacob deGrom (11-7, 2.78 ERA) will be taking the mound and lost last time out against the Houston Astros as he allowed three runs on five hits with a pair of walks and eight strikeouts over 5.1 innings.
Injury Report for Texas
- Right fielder Adolis Garcia: Quad (OUT)
- Pitcher Jon Gray: Shoulder (OUT)
- Pitcher Danny Coulombe: Shoulder (OUT)
- Shortstop Corey Seager: Appendectomy (OUT)
- Center fielder Evan Carter: Wrist (OUT)
- Pitcher Nathan Eovaldi: Rotator Cuff (OUT)
- Second baseman Marcus Semien: Foot (OUT)
- Center fielder Sam Haggerty: Oblique (OUT)
- Pitcher Tyler Mahle: Shoulder (OUT)
- Pitcher Cody Bradford: Elbow (OUT)
- Pitcher Josh Sborz: Shoulder (OUT)
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Meet the Mets
The New York Mets are looking to hold onto their playoff spot as they are second in the NL East with a 76-70 record up to this point. The offense is on fire as they are sixthin baseball with a .250/.328/.427 team slash line while averaging 4.72 runs per game.
The New York Mets are coming off an 11-3 road loss on Wednesday to the Philadelphia Phillies and it helps having Juan Soto do a bit of everything at the plate. Clay Holmes struggled in the loss as he allowed four runs in four innings.
Right fielder Juan Soto (39 HR, 32 SB) has been living towards the top of the leaderboards in a bunch of categories this year. Rookie right-hander Jonah Tong (1-1, 4.09 ERA) is going to be on the mound and is coming off a loss against the Cincinnati Reds, where he allowed four runs on three hits with four walks and six strikeouts.
Injury Report for New York
- Left fielder Jesse Winker: Back (OUT)
- Catcher Luis Torrens: Forearm (OUT)
- Center fielder Tyrone Taylor: Hamstring (OUT)
- Pitcher Frankie Montas: Elbow (OUT)
- Pitcher Max Kranick: Elbow (OUT)
- Pitcher Dedniel Nunez: Elbow (OUT)
- Pitcher Tylor Megill: Elbow (OUT)
- Pitcher Griffin Canning: Achilles (OUT)
- Pitcher Danny Young: Elbow (OUT)
- Pitcher AJ Minter: Lat (OUT)
- Pitcher Christian Scot: Elbow (OUT)
- Third baseman Nick Madrigal: Shoulder (OUT)
- Pitcher Drew Smith: Elbow (OUT)
Texas Rangers vs. New York Mets Pick
Spread Pick for Texas Rangers vs. New York Mets
- Texas Rangers ML (4 units)
This is going to be an intriguing game as Jacob deGrom returns to where it all began for him against a rookie hoping to have a sliver of that same success. It is difficult to see how we can back Jonah Tong as this is just his third career start, so there is not enough tape. When diving into the bullpens, Texas ranks seventh in the sport with a 3.66 reliever ERA while New York is 18th with a 4.13 bullpen ERA this year. All in all, go with the Texas Rangers to secure a win.
Over/Under Pick for Texas Rangers vs. New York Mets
- Over (4 units)
When looking at the previous 30 days, these are two of the best offensive teams in baseball as Texas is tied with the Athletics for fifth with a .770 team OPS while New York is best in the sport with a .853 team OPS right now. Jonah Tong has allowed four runs in each of his first two starts, while Jacob deGrom is pitching to a 4.34 ERA over his previous seven starts. Go with the over as the better bet here.
