NEW YORK — Wyatt Langford hit a tiebreaking single off All-Star closer Edwin Díaz with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Texas Rangers rallied past the plummeting New York Mets 3-2 on Saturday.

Juan Soto launched his 40th home run but the Mets lost their eighth straight — their longest skid since 2018. New York began the day a half-game ahead of San Francisco in the race for the last National League wild card.

The Rangers, who equaled a season high with their sixth straight win, entered two games out of a playoff spot in the American League. They trailed 2-0 in 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 inning began when, with a 1-2 count, Josh Smith reached on catc

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