ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Nolan McLean pitched seven strong innings and Brett Baty hit a grand slam as the New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at Globe Life Park. McLean allowed two earned runs on three hits with one walk and five strikeouts to earn the win and improve to 12-9. Cody Bradford started for Texas and yielded two earned runs on four hits over 4 1/3 innings. Juan Soto homered and drove in two runs for New York, while Baty finished with four RBIs. Marcus Semien also homered for the Mets. Jacob Latz took the loss for the Rangers, falling to 4-4. Devin Williams and Cionel Pérez each worked scoreless relief for New York. Tyler Alexander and Chase Silseth combined for scoreless relief for Texas. The Mets outhit the Rangers 8-4. Texas dropped to 78-80, while New York improved to 73-85. Attendance at Globe Life Park was 30,188, and the game lasted 2 hours, 29 minutes.