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September 23, 2026 · AL West

New York Mets at Texas Rangers

September 23, 20268:05 PM ETGlobe Life Field
AWAY
New York Mets
50-66
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HOME
Texas Rangers
57-58

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · NYM Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Bo Bichette 3B · R .257 .301 .370 .671 11 56 93 .742
2 Carson Benge RF · L .267 .327 .410 .737 13 44 101 .746
3 Marcus Semien 2B · R .214 .274 .359 .633 13 37 83 .709
4 Brett Baty 3B · L .219 .290 .330 .620 7 34 99 .725
5 A.J. Ewing CF · L .262 .328 .399 .727 7 28 78 .755
6 Francisco Alvarez C · R .251 .338 .431 .769 12 28 79 .746
7 Francisco Lindor SS · S .230 .311 .422 .733 10 28 51 .749
8 Luis Torrens C · R .234 .300 .359 .659 4 27 42 .708
9 Jared Young 1B · L .253 .336 .430 .766 7 22 41 .716
HOME · TEX Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Brandon Nimmo RF · L .274 .342 .445 .787 12 43 99 .727
2 Jake Burger 1B · R .238 .297 .421 .718 19 66 119 .727
3 Ezequiel Duran SS · R .276 .328 .459 .787 13 63 93 .715
4 Joc Pederson DH · L .252 .340 .500 .840 20 42 80 .720
5 Evan Carter CF · L .199 .313 .335 .648 8 30 75 .747
6 Wyatt Langford LF · R .265 .316 .490 .806 13 31 63 .752
7 Corey Seager SS · L .201 .310 .382 .692 10 25 64 .763
8 Alejandro Osuna LF · L .255 .347 .297 .644 1 24 32 .739
9 Nicky Lopez 2B · L .282 .323 .316 .639 1 19 31 .698

Manager comparison

AWAY · NYM
Andy Green
Lineup 4.3 R Bunts 1.9 R IBBs 1.6 R
HOME · TEX
Skip Schumaker
Lineup 2.7 R Bunts 2.1 R IBBs 3.4 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · NYM
  • Available 5
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · TEX
  • Available 9
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · NYM
5-4 W3 +5 run diff
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HOME · TEX
4-6 W2 -8 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Mets and Rangers staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.