Francisco Alvarez, Tyler Rogers and Edwin Diaz combined to fumble the lead as the Rangers tied it in the eighth, then took the lead in the ninth.

Jacob deGrom received a six-run lead before throwing a pitch in his return to Citi Field, and the Texas Rangers beat the Mets 8-3 to give New York its third seven-game losing streak this year.

McLean’s 1.19 ERA is the lowest for a Mets pitcher in his first six major league starts. The previous record was Terry Leach’s 1.73 ERA. McLean is also the first pitcher in franchise history not to allow an earned run in his first three starts at home.

Player of the Game: Joc Pederson’s two-out, two-run RBI single to tie the game in the seventh was the only hit with RISP for either team until Pete Alonzo’s 10th inning home run with New York’s zombie runner in scoring position.

The Rangers equaled a season high with their sixth straight win. They trailed 2-0 entering the eighth before Joc Pederson hit a sacrifice fly and pinch-hitter Rowdy Tellez laced an RBI double off Díaz (6-3), handed his third blown save of the year.

The Texas Rangers knew they were taking a risk when they signed Jacob deGrom to a five-year, $185 million deal ahead of the 2023 season. He was struggling to st

Pete Alonso, who homered in the first inning to open the scoring, drew a walk to put two on, and the Padres went to the bullpen to replace right-hander Randy Vasquez (5-7). Left-hander Wandy Peralta relieved Rodriguez to counter the left-handed Nimmo.

Mets star outfielder Juan Soto has now hit 40 home runs in a season for the second year in a row, but the team suffers another brutal loss