NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto joined some rarefied air Saturday by becoming the third player in major league history with 40 homers, 30 steals and 100 walks in a season.

Then the New York Mets moved closer to a far more dubious feat.

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 reeling Mets for a 3-2 win.

The loss was the eighth straight for the Mets — their longest skid since 2018. It continued a precipitous fall for New York (76-73), which was a big league-best 45-24 through June 12 but entered Saturday only a half-game ahead of San Francisco in the race for the final National League playoff berth.

“We’re here to achieve our ultimate goal,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “If the season’s ov

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