ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Jung and Corey Seager homered, Kumar Rocker pitched five solid innings and Texas closed out its home schedule with a 3-1 win over the New York Mets on Thursday that ensured that the Rangers would remain at least tied for the AL West lead heading into the regular season’s final weekend.

Texas (79-80) stopped a three-game losing streak and moved a half-game ahead of Houston, which played Thursday night at the Athletics. The Astros (78-80) hold the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Rangers.

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