Andy Green was given the full-time position Tuesday.<\/a><\/p>\nThe 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. They own the head-to-head tiebreaker over Texas if the teams finish with the same record.<\/p>\n
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. Semien\u2019s first homer since Aug. 7 snapped an 0-for-13 slump.<\/p>\n
Latz entered with two on and one out in the seventh, the first time he\u2019s appeared before the eighth inning since April 12.<\/p>\n
The Mets took a 2-0 lead in the third when Juan Soto followed Francisco Lindor\u2019s two-out single with his 27th home run off starter Cody Bradford. It was Soto\u2019s sixth homer this year against left-handed pitching.<\/p>\n
After that, Soto was intentionally walked three times \u2014 twice with runners on first and second and a left-hander on the mound.<\/p>\n
Texas tied the score at 2 in the fifth after McLean retired the Rangers\u2019 first 12 batters. Nimmo, who spent 10 seasons with the Mets, led off with a sharp single to right field. He advanced to second on Ezequiel Duran\u2019s groundout and scored on Jake Burger\u2019s single. Evan Carter drove in the tying run when he beat out a potential double-play grounder.<\/p>\n
New York left the bases loaded in the fifth and seventh after Soto was intentionally walked. 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.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Rookie LHP Zac Thornton (5-5, 3.40 ERA) starts the series finale Thursday afternoon as the Mets look for a three-game sweep. Texas hadn’t announced a scheduled starter.<\/p>\n
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