Semien went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Mariners.
Semien's home run gave the Rangers a brief lead in the fifth inning. It was his 22nd of the season and fourth in the last six games. While Semien has been fantasy friendly in terms of home runs and runs scored (93), it's been a down season overall for the second baseman. Throwing out the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, the 33-year-old Semien's .704 OPS this season is the lowest its been since 2014.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Goes deep in win
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Semien went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 5-4 win over Seattle.
Semien belted his 21st home run as part of the Rangers' three-run eighth inning that wiped out the Mariners' lead. It was the second home run in as many days, and third in the last four contests, for Semien, who has hit safely in seven of the last eight games while going 11-for-34 (.324).
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Reaches 20 homers
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Semien went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 14-4 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Semien put the Rangers on the board in the third inning with a solo home run, his second long ball in the last three games and 20th of the season. He's hit safely in six of the last seven contests, going 9-for-30 (.300) and scored seven runs. Semien is 10 runs shy of posting a fourth consecutive season with at least 100 runs scored.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Homer, steal in win
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Semien went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Angels.
Semien ended a 19-game homer drought when he led off the bottom of the first inning with a long ball. In that span, he batted a poor .205 (16-for-78) with three doubles, five RBI, 10 runs scored and two steals. He's started to turn things around with at least one hit in five straight games. The second baseman now has a .238/.308/.387 slash line, 19 homers, 67 RBI, 88 runs scored and six steals over 141 contests this season. He hasn't missed the 20-homer mark in a full-length campaign since 2018, and he has three weeks left to reach that milestone in 2024.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Receiving Wednesday off
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Semien is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.
It's a rare day on the bench for Semien, who started Texas' previous 52 games and is sitting for just the third time all season. It's a good time for a day off, though, as the second baseman is in the midst of a 2-for-30 slump over the past seven games. Ezequiel Duran is manning the keystone while Josh Smith receives a look atop the lineup.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Drives in two
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Semien went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 13-5 loss to the Guardians.
Semien led off the game with a single and scored to give Texas a brief lead early. He later drove in a run in the seventh and ninth innings. Semien is up to 63 RBI over 128 games and would need a very productive final month to match the 100 RBI he had in 2023.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Runs hit streak to eight games
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Semien went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Monday's 4-3 win over the Pirates.
Semien extended a hit streak to eight games with a third-inning single, and he eventually came around to score on Corey Seager's three-run home run. During the hit streak, Semien is 12-for-38 (.316) with four doubles, a home run, four RBI and six runs scored.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Three hits in extra-inning win
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Semien went 3-for-5 with a double, one RBI and one run scored in Sunday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Twins.
Semien has gone 10-for-34 (.294) during a seven-game hitting streak since he returned to the leadoff spot. This was his second multi-hit effort in that span, and he's added four RBI and five runs scored. The second baseman has had a bit of a challenging year, posting a .245/.314/.406 slash line with 18 home runs, 61 RBI, 78 runs scored and three stolen bases over 123 contests, but he's never looked at risk of losing his starting job.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Moved back to leadoff
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Semien batted leadoff and went 1-for-4 in Saturday's 5-2 loss to Minnesota.
Semien, who had been batting third in the order against all pitchers, was at leadoff for the sixth consecutive game Saturday, all against right-handers. He's hit safely in all six, going 7-for-29 with a home run, two doubles, three RBI and four runs scored.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Bats third against lefty
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Semien batted third and went 0-for-2 with two walks in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to Houston.
Semien was shifted from leadoff to third in the order July 29 and has stayed there since, though Tuesday marked the first time the Rangers faced a left-hander in that span. It looks like the lineup tweak will stick against pitchers of both handedness. The second baseman is 6-for-29 with four walks, two doubles, one home run, three RBI and two runs scored over eight games as the No. 3 batter.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Homers in loss
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Semien went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 11-6 loss to the Red Sox.
Semien swatted a two-run home run in the sixth inning, his 16th homer of the season. He's hit safely in 11 of the last 12 contests, going 14-for-49 (.286) with two doubles, one triple, three homers, five RBI and 10 runs scored over that span.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Logs two hits, RBI in loss
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Semien went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Wednesday's 10-1 loss to St. Louis.
Semien drove in the Rangers' lone run with a sixth-inning single. He finished off his best month of the season, batting .287/.374/.479 over 24 games during July. After serving as the team's leadoff hitter all season, Semien batted third in the order for the third consecutive game Wednesday -- all coming against right-handers. It's unclear if he'll remain the club's leadoff bat against lefties. Texas kicks off a homestand Friday against the Red Sox, who have three right-handers scheduled.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Moves to third in order
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Semien batted third and went 1-for-5 with a run scored in Monday's 6-3 win over the Cardinals.
Texas manager Bruce Bochy tweaked the batting order, having Semien hit third for the first time this season. Josh Smith, who had been batting third, took over as the leadoff hitter. Bochy told Kennedi Landry of MLB.com that the change was part of integrating Josh Jung into the lineup. "We're just tweaking it a little bit here," the manager said. "With Jung coming back, you're gonna see a little different lineup. So we wanted to take a look at it here in this series and maybe farther." It's unclear if the switch was for only right-handers or all pitchers. Jung, who was activated off the 60-day injured list Monday, did not play in that night's game, so more changes could be coming once Jung returns to the field.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Lifts 15th home run
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Semien went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's 2-1 win over the White Sox.
Semien extended his on-base streak to 16 games, taking Jonathan Cannon yard in the third inning for a solo shot to tie the score at 1-1. The second baseman is up to 15 homers -- four of which have come during his on-base streak -- while tallying a .724 OPS and a 13.6 percent strikeout rate for the season.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Bops homer in win
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Semien went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the White Sox.
Semien went deep in the third inning, his 14th home run of the season. The hit extended his on-base streak to 13 games, during which he's slashing .313/.431/.542 with three home runs, two doubles, seven RBI, 10 runs and 10 walks.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Three knocks in loss
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Semien went 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Astros.
Semien endured a miserable 4-for-47 (.085) stretch before getting the bat going over the last four games. He hit safely in all four, going 8-for-15 (.533) with a double, three RBI and three runs scored. Semien, who leads the Rangers with 60 runs, has crossed home plate more than 100 times in four straight 162-game seasons.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Belts game-winning homer
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Semien went 1-for-3 with a walk, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rays.
With the Rangers down 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Semien got hold of a Kevin Kelly two-seamer on the inner half of the plate and drove it over the left-field wall for the game-winning hit. The second baseman snapped a 22-game homer drought with the blast, a stretch in which he'd stumbled to a .143/.196/.176 slash line. Semien's current .679 OPS on the season would be his lowest mark since the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign, but he's still on pace for his fourth straight campaign with at least 20 home runs and 80 RBI, and the 33-year-old has plenty of time to kick his offense into a higher gear.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Rare day off amidst slump
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Semien is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres.
It's just the second day off of the season for Semien, who has managed just two hits over his last 36 at-bats. Jonathan Ornelas will handle second base for the Rangers on Thursday while Semien receives some much-needed rest.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Snaps hitless run in big way
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Semien went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Friday's 6-2 win over the Royals.
Semien provided the big hit of the game with a bases-clearing double in the sixth inning to give Texas a lead it would not relinquish. The double snapped a hitless run of 17 at-bats. Semien, the Rangers' leadoff hitter, leads the team with 43 RBI through 74 games.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Drives in three in loss
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Semien went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, three RBI and one stolen base in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Mariners.
Semien got the Rangers on the board with an RBI double in the fifth inning and added a two-out, two-run single in the ninth, but the comeback fell short. This was his third multi-hit effort in June, though it was his first since June 3. The second baseman is slashing .265/.330/.438 with 11 home runs, 40 RBI, 50 runs scored and three stolen bases over 69 contests this season. It's not a surprise that his speed has declined in his age-33 campaign, but the good news is the rest of his game appears to be in line with his career norms.
