Texas answered in the bottom of the third. Ezequiel Duran singled to open the inning and advanced to second on a groundout by Helman. After a walk to Pederson, Alejandro Osuna singled to drive home Duran and push Pederson to third. Pederson then scored on a single by Rowdy Tellez that gave the Rangers a 2-1 advantage.

The vestiges of what we expected this club to be dragged themselves out to the field and produced three runs on eight hits, a ninth inning rally dying with the tying and winning runs in scoring position. Jack Leiter’s positive rookie season finished its home slate with a loss on eight hits and four runs in 5.2 innings.

Tyler Mahle returned to make his first start in over three months as the Texas Rangers host the Miami Marlins. How did Mahle perform?

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Miami Marlins vs. Texas Rangers MLB game to be played on September 21, 2025 on ESPN.

Texas lost its fifth game in a row and is five games behind Houston for the American League's final wild card with eight games left.

The Rangers have reinstated Tyler Mahle from the IL for a must-start win against the Marlins, as they battle to keep playoff hopes alive.

Bochy said that Langford had been battling discomfort but, on Friday, it reached a point where he needed to sit. He is considered day-to-day.

Scott Littlefield, who spent the last 16 seasons of a 34-year career with the Rangers, was found dead in his Houston hotel room Friday.