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Semien hits tiebreaking HR against old team and Baty adds pinch-hit slam as Mets beat Rangers 7-2

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Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking home run against his former team, the Texas Rangers, in the eighth inning to help the New York Mets secure a 7-2 victory on Wednesday night. Brett Baty added a pinch-hit grand slam in the ninth inning to seal the win for the Mets. The Mets’ Nolan McLean pitched seven innings, allowing two runs and three hits, improving their record to 73-85 despite being last place in their division.

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On Wednesday night, the New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 in Arlington, Texas. Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking homer against his former team, the Rangers, who he was traded to the Mets last November for Brandon Nimmo. In the ninth inning, Brett Baty added a pinch-hit grand slam. The Mets' rookie right-hander Nolan McLean, with a record of 12-10, allowed two runs and three hits over seven innings. After winning both games in Texas since ex-interim manager Andy Green was given the full-time position on Tuesday, the Mets improved their record to 73-85. The Rangers, now at 78-80, have lost three straight games and are half a game behind first-place Houston in the AL West standings.

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ARLINGTON Mets New York Rangers Texas

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Mets ORG · 5× Texas GPE · 5× Rangers ORG · 3× Soto PERSON · 3× New York GPE · 2× Semien PERSON · 2× ARLINGTON GPE · 1× Brett Baty PERSON · 1× Marcus Semien PERSON · 1× the New York Mets ORG · 1×

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Rookie right-hander Nolan McLean (12-10) allowed two runs and three hits over seven innings for the last-place Mets (73-85), who have won both games in Texas since ex-interim manager Andy Green was given the full-time position Tuesday.

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🔮 He was given another free pass with first base open and two outs in the ninth, but Bo Bichette then walked against Trevor Williams to load the bases before Baty went deep.

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Semien hits tiebreaking HR against old team and Baty adds pinch-hit slam as Mets beat Rangers 7-2 · assertive framing

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning against his former team and Brett Baty added a pinch-hit grand slam in the ninth as the New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 on Wednesday night. asserted

Mets → hit → night

Green → allow → position

The Rangers (78-80) have lost three consecutive games and trail first-place Houston by a half-game in the AL West, with the Astros playing later in Seattle. asserted

Astros → lose → Seattle

They own the head-to-head tiebreaker over Texas if the teams finish with the same record. asserted

teams → own → record

Semien, traded by the Rangers to the Mets last November for Brandon Nimmo, launched his 15th homer this season off All-Star closer Jacob Latz (3-4) to give New York a 3-2 lead. asserted

Semien → trade → lead

Semien’s first homer since Aug. 7 snapped an 0-for-13 slump. asserted

homer → snap → slump

Latz entered with two on and one out in the seventh, the first time he’s appeared before the eighth inning since April 12. asserted

he → enter → April

The Mets took a 2-0 lead in the third when Juan Soto followed Francisco Lindor’s two-out single with his 27th home run off starter Cody Bradford. asserted

Soto → take → Bradford

After that, Soto was intentionally walked three times — twice with runners on first and second and a left-hander on the mound. asserted

Soto → walk → mound

Texas tied the score at 2 in the fifth after McLean retired the Rangers’ first 12 batters. asserted

McLean → tie → batters

Nimmo, who spent 10 seasons with the Mets, led off with a sharp single to right field. asserted

who → spend → field

He advanced to second on Ezequiel Duran’s groundout and scored on Jake Burger’s single. asserted

He → advance → single

Evan Carter drove in the tying run when he beat out a potential double-play grounder. asserted

he → drive → grounder

New York left the bases loaded in the fifth and seventh after Soto was intentionally walked. asserted

Soto → leave → fifth

He was given another free pass with first base open and two outs in the ninth, but Bo Bichette then walked against Trevor Williams to load the bases before Baty went deep. asserted

Baty → give → bases

Up next Rookie LHP Zac Thornton (5-5, 3.40 ERA) starts the series finale Thursday afternoon as the Mets look for a three-game sweep. asserted

Mets → start → sweep

Texas hadn’t announced a scheduled starter. asserted

Texas → announce → starter