Semien went 4-for-6 with two doubles, a home run, three RBI and three additional runs scored in Saturday's 16-6 win over Seattle.
Semien continued his torrid hitting Saturday, as the leadoff batter extended his hit streak to 22 games. He's batting .330 (32-for-97) with eight doubles, two triples, four homers, 19 RBI and 24 runs scored during that stretch. Semien, who has put himself in the middle of early MVP consideration, is tied for the lead in fWAR (3.0) and tied for second in bWAR (3.3).
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Homers to extend streak
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Semien went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's win over the Pirates.
Semien got the scoring started Wednesday with a solo shot off Johan Oviedo to lead off the first inning. The homer extended Semien's hit streak to 13 games. He's gone 20-for-61 over the course of the streak while slashing .337/.406/.551 with three homers and 17 RBI in 21 games since the start of May. Overall, Semien is batting .299 with eight home runs, 40 RBI, seven stolen bases and an .871 OPS through 229 plate appearances this season.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Extends on-base streak
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Semien went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, three RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 13-3 win over Colorado.
Semien, who currently has an 11-game hit streak, has reached base safely in 19 consecutive games, during which the second baseman is 27-for-79 (.342) with nine extra-base hits, 15 RBI and 19 runs. The Rangers' leadoff hitter ranks second in MLB in runs (43) and sixth in RBI (38) while maintaining career highs in average and OBP.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Logs three hits in loss
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Semien went 3-for-5 in Monday's 12-0 loss to Atlanta.
Semien had three of the Rangers' 10 singles and extended his current hit streak to six games (9-for-25, .360). The second baseman is batting a career-high .297 through 41 games.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Quiet after explosive first inning
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Semien went 1-for-3 with one RBI, one run scored and two steals in Saturday's win over the Athletics.
Semien ran wild in the first frame, leading off with a single to center and eventually swiping both second and third base to bump his season total up to seven steals. He was rewarded for the effort, as a Nathaniel Lowe single brought him around to score and get the Rangers on the board. As the leadoff man for MLB's top scoring offense, Semien remains an elite fantasy option, with the third most runs scored and fifth most RBI in MLB while making significant contributions in home runs and steals.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Homers again
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Semien went 1-for-4 with one homer, one RBI and one run scored in Thursday's 4-0 victory over the Athletics.
Semien launched a sixth-inning slider 421 feet for his seventh homer of the season. The Rangers' second baseman is tied for fifth in MLB with 31 RBI on the season despite hitting in the leadoff spot. Semien is rolling in May with a slash line of .364/.475/.545.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Launches sixth homer
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Semien went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Mariners.
His third-inning solo shot off Luis Castillo got the Rangers on the board, and his sixth-inning RBI single proved to be the game-winning hit. Semien has had a fantastic start to his second campaign with Texas, slashing .290/.377/.476 with six homers, five steals, 30 runs and 30 RBI through 36 games.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Sparks rally
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Semien went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Mariners.
Semien broke up Logan Gilbert's bid for a perfect game with a single to lead off the seventh inning, igniting a two-run rally. It was the sixth consecutive game with a hit for Semien, who is 10-for-25 with three doubles, five RBI and four runs scored during the streak. Texas' leadoff hitter is tied for third in MLB with 29 runs scored.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Steals base in win
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Semien went 0-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 15-2 win over the Yankees.
Semien went hitless in a game which the Rangers piled on 15 runs on 11 hits and four home runs but did notch his fourth steal of the season after walking in the second inning. Semien still leads the team with 30 hits on the year and leads all of baseball with 25 runs scored. He's now slashing .268/.346/.455 with five homers, 23 RBI and a 14:22 BB:K over 127 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Goes yard in loss
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Semien went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Reds.
Semien launched his fifth homer in the fifth inning. He's hit safely in 10 off the last 11 games, carrying a 1.217 OPS with four home runs, 15 RBI and 14 runs during that stretch.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Swipes base in win
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Semien went 1-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base and a run scored in Sunday's 5-2 win over Oakland.
Semien continued a strong run of production atop the Rangers' order. The second baseman has reached base safely in nine straight games, going 14-for-32 (.438) with nine walks, three home runs, 13 RBI, 13 runs and two stolen bases. He leads Texas with 21 runs and is tied with Travis Jankowski for team lead with three steals.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Three hits, two RBI in win
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Semien went 3-for-5 with two RBI, two runs scored and one steal in Wednesday's 12-3 victory over the Royals.
Semien led off the game with a single and came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Adolis Garcia. He added an RBI single in his next at-bat that extended Texas' lead to 3-0 and proceeded to steal second, but he was stranded after Travis Jankowski struck out. Semien's third and final knock was another RBI single, marking his first three-hit game of the season. The second baseman has hit safely in six straight starts and has four multi-hit games, three home runs and 11 RBI during that stretch.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Goes deep again Tuesday
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Semien went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer, two walks and two runs scored in Tuesday's 12-2 win over the Royals.
Semien has now homered in three straight games after he sent a towering three-run blast to left field, No. 4 overall this season. He's been in a nice groove at the plate, slashing .333/.415/.667 with 13 RBI, 12 runs and a 5:4 BB:K over his last nine games. The power wasn't as evident at this time last year as it took him 43 games to hit his first home run, but he's certainly found his power stroke and will look to keep things going.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Hits solo home run in win
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Semien went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Monday's 4-0 win over the Royals.
Semien reached on an error by third baseman Hunter Dozier to start the game and came around to score on a three-run homer by Josh Jung. The second baseman extended the Rangers' lead to 4-0 with a solo shot in the third, marking his third long ball of the season. During Semien's current four-game hitting streak, he has totaled three extra-base knocks, six RBI and six runs.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Belts grand slam
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Semien went 2-for-5 with a grand slam in Sunday's win over Houston.
Semien broke the game open with his grand slam during the Rangers' six-run seventh inning. He snapped a 12-game homerless drought and set a new season high with four RBI. Semien is now slashing .250/.279/.406 with six extra-base hits and 12 RBI through 15 games.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Drives in three runs
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Semien went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Cubs.
Semien knocked a two-run double during the Rangers' four-run second inning and later added an RBI single in the sixth. It was his second straight game with a double after five consecutive outings with no extra-base knocks. Semien is slashing .231/.244/.359 with six RBI and a 1:9 BB:K through 41 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Swats first homer of year
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Semien went 1-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in Saturday's 16-3 win over the Phillies.
The second baseman got the rout started by driving the second pitch he saw from Zack Wheeler over the wall in right-center field in the first inning. Semien's 26 homers in 2022 were a bit of a disappointment after his 45-homer campaign the year before, but he made up for it with a career-high 25 steals. With one home run and one steal through the first two games of 2023, the 32-year-old could be a threat to deliver a 30-30 season.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Hitting well this spring
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Semien went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Friday's spring game against the Athletics.
Semien is batting .320 (8-for-25) with six runs scored over nine Cactus League contests. He fell off in all the major hitting categories in 2022, his first year with the Rangers, and he needs to bounce back in 2023 to justify the seven-year, $175 million investment Texas has in him.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Swipes bag No. 25
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Semien went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Yankees.
After going 0-for-5 in the matinee, Semien got the Rangers on the board in the bottom of the first inning of the nightcap, coming home on an Adolis Garcia single after stealing his 25th base of the year. Semien's prior career high in that category was only 15, but his power numbers took a major step backward from his massive 2021 performance with Toronto. With another six years and $150 million left on his contract with Texas, he'll get plenty of chances to try and put it all together.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Pops pair of homers
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Semien went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in Thursday's 10-9 extra-innings loss to the Mariners.
Semien accounted for two of the Rangers' five homers in the game, and he was one of three players across both teams to leave the yard twice. The infielder hit a two-run blast in the third inning, a solo shot in the seventh and a sacrifice fly in the 11th to account for his four RBI. He's up to 26 homers, 82 RBI, 99 runs scored, 24 stolen bases and a .255/.311/.444 slash line through 154 contests. Semien has hit safely in five straight games, going 7-for-20 with three homers in that span.
