10DMarcus Semien
2B TEX
Sat 8/3/24 9:24 AM

Semien went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Friday's 11-6 loss to the Red Sox.
EDGE Analysis
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.

10DMarcus Semien
2B TEX
Thu 8/1/24 8:43 AM

Semien went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Wednesday's 10-1 loss to St. Louis.
EDGE Analysis
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.

10DMarcus Semien
2B TEX
Tue 7/30/24 7:45 AM

Semien batted third and went 1-for-5 with a run scored in Monday's 6-3 win over the Cardinals.
EDGE Analysis
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.

10DMarcus Semien
2B TEX
Thu 7/25/24 7:51 PM

Semien went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's 2-1 win over the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Semien extended his on-base streak to 16 games, taking Jonathan Cannon yard in the third inning for a solo shot and tying the score at 1-1. The second baseman is up to 15 homers this season -- four of which have come during his on-base streak -- while tallying a .724 OPS and a 13.6 percent strikeout rate.

10DMarcus Semien
2B TEX
Tue 7/23/24 9:30 AM

Semien went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
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.

10DMarcus Semien
2B TEX
Sat 7/13/24 9:25 AM

Semien went 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Astros.
EDGE Analysis
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.

10DMarcus Semien
2B TEX
Sun 7/7/24 9:01 AM

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.
EDGE Analysis
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.

10DMarcus Semien
2B TEX
Thu 7/4/24 11:53 AM

Semien is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
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.

10DMarcus Semien
2B TEX
Sat 6/22/24 9:23 AM

Semien went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI in Friday's 6-2 win over the Royals.
EDGE Analysis
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.

10DMarcus Semien
2B TEX
Sun 6/16/24 12:33 AM

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.
EDGE Analysis
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.