Texas Rangers vs New York Mets Picks and Prediction for Sunday, September 14, 2025
The Texas Rangers (78-70, 66-80-2 O/U) will be taking on the New York Mets (76-72, 70-68-10 O/U) on Sunday afternoon in the final game of a three-game interleague series for our Rangers vs. Mets prediction. This article is being written ahead of Saturday’s game. Left-hander Jacob Latz (2-0, 2.91 ERA) is going to be pitching in this game for the Rangers, while the Mets are sending rookie righty Nolan McLean (4-1, 1.42 ERA) to the hill. Dial in your read with MLB picks for the Texas Rangers vs the New York Mets before first pitch.
Shaping Up Pretty Well
The Texas Rangers are doing a solid job as they are third in the AL West with a 78-70 record up to this point. The Rangers are hitting at a lesser level as they are 24th in the bigs with a .693 team OPS while averaging 4.31 runs per game.
The Texas Rangers are coming off an 8-3 road win on Friday over the New York Mets, and it helped scoring six runs before throwing a single pitch. Jacob deGrom won his return to Citi Field as he pitched seven innings and allowed three runs.
Left fielder Wyatt Langford (21 HR, 18 SB) has been clicking at the plate and continues to be a threat on the bases as well. Right-hander Jacob Latz (2-0, 2.91 ERA) will be taking the mound and is coming off a win over the Milwaukee Brewers, where he pitched 5.2 shutout innings and allowed three hits with one walk and four strikeouts.
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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Pulling Things Together
The New York Mets are looking to wake up as they are struggling, as the Mets are second in the NL East with a 76-72 record up to this point. The offense is clicking as they are seventh in baseball with a .249/.327/.426 team slash line while averaging 4.71 runs per game.
The New York Mets are coming off an 8-3 home loss on Friday to the Texas Rangers and Francisco Alvarez hit a home run. Jonah Tong struggled as he only recorded two outs and gave up six runs.
Right fielder Juan Soto (39 HR, 118 BB) has been clicking at the plate and is looking like a legitimate NL MVP candidate after a miserable start to the season. Rookie right-hander Nolan McLean (4-1, 1.42 ERA) is going to be on the mound and is coming off a loss against the Philadelphia Phillies, where he pitched 5.1 innings and allowed one run on seven hits with three walks and five 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 Scott: 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)
Both starting pitchers have pitched twice in September and show a gap as Jacob Latz is 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA and a .211 batting average against in 11.0 innings, while Nolan McLean is 1-1 with a 2.38 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP in 11.1 innings. There is a massive difference in the pitching as a whole since the All-Star break, as the Rangers are sixth in baseball with a 3.71 team ERA over 51 games, while the Mets are down at 24th with a 4.99 team ERA in their 51 games. The Rangers have won four of the last seven games against the Mets, so take the Texas Rangers to secure another victory here.
Over/Under Pick for Texas Rangers vs. New York Mets
- Under ( units)
The road/home split for these young pitchers this season shows a difference as Jacob Latz is 0-0 with a 3.43 ERA and a .228 batting average in 39.1 innings (17 games, three starts) on the road while Nolan McLean is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 0.75 WHIP in 13.1 innings (two starts) at home so far. In the last week, these teams have not been hitting at an incredible level as Texas is 13th with a .717 team OPS, while New York is down at 28th with just a .523 team OPS in that stretch. All in all, go with the under as the better bet to make.
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