NEW YORK — 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 on Friday night to give New York its third seven-game losing streak this year.

DeGrom (12-7), a two-time Cy Young Award winner while pitching for the Mets from 2014-22, allowed three runs and four hits in seven innings, retiring his last 15 batters.

Texas has won 15 of 19 and five straight, despite missing Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, Evan Carter, and Adolis García because of injuries. The Rangers began the night two games back of Houston and Seattle in the AL West and two games behind the Astros and Seattle for the last AL wild card.

New York, starting its final homestand, has lost seven straight games three times in a season for the first time si

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