ARLINGTON (Interstat) — The New York Mets will visit the Texas Rangers on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. Zac Thornton is the probable pitcher for the Mets. Thornton has a 5-5 season record. The Mets enter at 73-85 and will be the visiting team. Texas is 78-80 and is the home team. Cody Bradford is a player to watch for Texas. Game-time weather is forecast at 97 degrees.

Nolan McLean is a player to watch for the Mets. In his most recent outing, Sept. 23 at Texas, McLean pitched seven innings, allowed three hits and two earned runs with one walk and five strikeouts in a 7-2 Mets win. On Sept. 17 against Philadelphia, he worked six innings, gave up seven hits and one earned run with five strikeouts. On Sept. 11 at the New York Yankees, he allowed five earned runs on 10 hits over five innings with five strikeouts. On Aug. 29 against Houston, he threw seven innings, yielded two hits and no earned runs with four strikeouts.

Cody Bradford is a player to watch for Texas. On Sept. 23 against the Mets, he pitched 4 1/3 innings, allowed four hits and two earned runs with one strikeout. On Sept. 17 against Boston, he worked 4 1/3 innings, gave up three hits and no earned runs with three strikeouts. On Sept. 9 at Seattle, he allowed three earned runs on four hits over four innings with one strikeout. On Sept. 2 against the Athletics, he gave up five earned runs on seven hits over four innings with three strikeouts. On Aug. 28 at Milwaukee, he lasted 5 2/3 innings, allowing nine hits and three earned runs.

The Mets have won the first two games of the series, 6-3 on Tuesday and 7-2 on Wednesday. In Wednesday’s win, McLean pitched seven innings, Brett Baty hit a home run and drove in four runs, and Juan Soto homered with two RBIs. Texas got 1 2/3 scoreless innings from Tyler Alexander and 1 2/3 innings from Jacob Latz, who allowed one earned run. The Mets are scheduled to visit Washington for three games beginning Friday. Texas is set to travel to Minnesota for three games starting Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator projects New York Mets 3, Texas Rangers 7. Interstat’s ELO system gives Texas a 50.7 percent probability to win. Texas has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under for the game is 8.