Semien went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Angels.
Semien has turned up the power in the final week of the season, clubbing four homers over his last four games. He's up to 29 long balls on the year, one shy of reaching the 30-homer mark for the third time in his career. The second baseman has added a .278/.350/.482 slash line with 99 RBI, 121 runs scored and 14 stolen bases through 158 contests as the Rangers' main leadoff hitter.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Belts another long ball
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Semien went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Monday in a 5-1 win against the Angels.
A day after hitting two homers versus Seattle, Semien went deep again Monday, swatting a solo shot to left field in the seventh inning. The blast put him at 28 homers and 98 RBI on the campaign, and he's within reach of his second career season with at least 100 runs batted in. Eight of Semien's homers have come in September, and he's added 17 RBI, 19 runs and a .287 average through 23 contests this month.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Homers twice in win
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Semien went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Sunday's win over the Mariners.
Semien led things off with a solo home run and then had his second of the day in the fourth, which had the benefit of bouncing off Julio Rodriguez's glove and over the fence. Sunday was his third game with multiple homers this month and gives him a legit shot to surpass 30 home runs and 100 RBI for the second time in the last three seasons. The 32-year-old has put together another impactful campaign, slashing .277/.350/.475 with 27 long balls, 97 RBI, 117 runs and a 69:103 BB:K in 721 plate appearances.
Semien went 2-for-3 with two walks, three RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 15-5 win over the Red Sox.
Semien finished up a strong three-game set against Boston, during which he went 5-for-11 with two walks, a double, a home run, six RBI and three runs scored. For the month, he's slashing .312/.398/.584 with five homers and 14 RBI over 16 games.
Semien went 4-for-5 with two solo home runs, a double and a third run scored in Sunday's 9-4 win over the Athletics.
This was the second time in his last four games that Semien has hit a pair of homers, though he has no other long balls over his last 15 contests. The second baseman was once again stellar from the top of the order with three extra-base hits. He's batting .368 (14-for-38) in September and .281 on the year with an .826 OPS, 24 homers, 87 RBI, 109 runs scored, 14 stolen bases and 35 doubles through 142 games.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Fills box score
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Semien went 4-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and a stolen base in Wednesday's 12-3 loss to the Astros.
Semien was the only Ranger to get comfortable in this contest versus Justin Verlander and the Astros. Semien hit solo shots in the first and eighth innings and added an RBI single in the fifth to account for all of Texas' runs. The second baseman had gone 11 games without a homer and 13 without a steal prior to Wednesday. For the season, he's at a strong .277/.350/.463 slash line with 22 long balls, 14 thefts, 85 RBI and 104 runs scored through 139 contests.
Semien went 2-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, a stolen base and a walk in Monday's victory against the Angels.
Semien posted a terrific line, including a three-run shot in the seventh inning. The veteran infielder is heating up again; he's gone 26-for-75 (.347) with eight extra-base hits and an 11:10 BB:K over his last 19 games. For the season, Semien is now slashing .283/.354/.470 with 11 steals, 19 home runs and 77 RBI through 119 games.
