Rangers' Marcus Semien: Stays hot with ninth long ball
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Semien went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 6-0 victory over the Orioles.
Semien cracked his ninth round tripper of the campaign and also tallied his most RBI since May 30. The veteran middle infielder was batting a mere .173 while slugging just .224 through May 28, but he's bounced back in a big way from that dreadful start. Across his last 131 plate appearances, Semien is slashing .348/.412/.600 with 16 extra-base hits, 22 RBI, 25 runs scored and four stolen bases.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Perfect at plate Monday
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Semien went 3-for-3 with a two-run home run, two walks and two total runs scored in Monday's 10-6 extra-innings loss to the Orioles.
Semien got the Rangers on the board with his sixth-inning blast off Trevor Rogers. During his six-game hitting streak, Semien has gone 11-for-29 (.379) with three extra-base hits and five RBI. The second baseman is up to eight homers, 37 RBI, 34 runs scored, six stolen bases and a .237/.313/.355 slash line on the year, though he has consistently trended upward by hitting .324 with 14 extra-base hits over 26 contests in June.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Delivers key blow in win
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Semien went 2-for-5 with an RBI in Saturday's 3-2 extra-inning win over Seattle.
Semien's bases-loaded single in the 10th inning gave the Rangers a walk-off win. It was the third consecutive game with an RBI for Semien, who is slashing .312/.365/.527 with 14 RBI during 24 games in June.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Logs three hits in win
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Semien went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 7-0 win over Baltimore.
Semien doubled and scored the Rangers' first run in the second inning and singled home a run in the fifth. He continued a remarkable turnaround at the plate; Semien sports a .352/.410/.602 line with four home runs, eight doubles, one triple, 15 RBI and 18 runs scored over the last 24 games. He spent 59 games with an average below .200 and is now up to .229, its highest point since Opening Day, when he went 2-for-4.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Continues turnaround at dish
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Semien went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Twins on Wednesday.
Semien's lone hit was a productive one, as he belted a solo homer to left field in the second inning. The veteran second baseman continues to turn things around after a horrible start to the season that resulted in a .172 batting average through 56 games. Since May 30, Semien is batting a robust .459 (17-for-37) with three home runs, 10 RBI, 13 runs and three stolen bases over 11 contests.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Stays hot in win
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Semien went 2-for-3 with a double, three RBI and one run scored in Saturday's 5-0 victory over the Nationals.
After going 0-for-4 in the series opener against the Nationals, Semien bounced back Saturday to stay hot at the plate. He struggled mightily in May, slashing just .207/.302/.272 with two extra-base hits and eight RBI, but the second baseman is off to a scorching start to June with a .421/.522/.895 line, five extra-base hits and five RBI through six games. For a Rangers team that has underwhelmed in 2025, a resurgence from the 34-year-old could be a key factor in helping them work their way back into contention.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Two homers in loss
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Semien went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Rays.
Semien went deep in the fifth and seventh innings to give the Rangers a 3-1 lead. Things unraveled in the ninth for Texas, but Semien continued a productive stretch that has seen him homer three times over the last six games for half of his output on the year. The second baseman is at a .210/.298/.308 slash line, 23 RBI, 21 runs scored and five stolen bases over 62 contests. Considering he has just nine extra-base hits on the year after posting 52 of them in 2024, he is due for a bit more power.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Moves up order
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Semien batted sixth and went 0-for-2 with a walk in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to Tampa Bay.
Semien spent nine games batting eighth or ninth, before he was moved up a few spots Tuesday. He earned the better slot by slashing .346/.419/.500 with four walks, a home run, four RBI, three steals and nine runs scored while banished to the lowest spots in the order.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Continues revival
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Semien went 2-for-2 with two walks, a double, a stolen base and three runs scored in Sunday's 8-1 win over the Cardinals.
Semien has caught fire with a three-game hit streak, during which he's gone 7-for-8 with three walks, two extra-base hits, two steals, three RBI and six runs scored. His .201 average is the highest its been since Opening Day.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Breaks out with four-hit effort
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Semien went 4-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored in Friday's 11-1 win over St. Louis.
It was much-needed breakout game for Semien, who's been mired in a season-long slump that's seen him get dropped to the lower part of Texas' lineup. His four hits established a season high, and the long ball was his first since May 11. The veteran second baseman likely still has work to do before the Rangers consider elevating him to a higher lineup position -- Semien is still batting just .200 with eight RBI in 90 at-bats in May -- but Friday was certainly a step in the right direction.
Rangers' Marcus Semien: Dropped to ninth in batting order
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Semien will start at second base and bat ninth in Friday's game versus the White Sox.
Semien was demoted from leadoff to the fifth spot in the lineup in late April, and he's now been dropped all the way to the bottom of the batting order. The veteran infielder has just a .512 OPS in May after posting a .504 OPS in April.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Up-and-down season continues
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Semien went 0-for-3 in Thursday's 1-0 win over Houston.
Semien appeared to be coming out of a season-opening funk when he was dropped mid-April from leadoff to fifth in the order, but any initial success was fleeting. He posted a .271 average and .702 OPS over 14 games immediately after the change but recently is 4-for-33 (.121) with a .407 OPS across the last nine contests.
Semien went 1-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base in Thursday's 3-0 loss to the Athletics.
Like several Texas hitters Semien is off to a slow start, but he's coming around. Thursday's single extended his hit streak to six games, during which he's batting .400 with a .520 on-base percentage. Since being dropped from leadoff to the fifth spot in the batting order, Semien has a .787 OPS over 10 games compared to .401 in 21 games atop the order.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Logs three hits in win
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Semien went 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 15-2 win over the Athletics.
Semien, who hit safely for a fourth straight game, was one of three Texas batters to log three hits, as the team's struggling offense busted out Tuesday. Since dropping to the fifth spot in the batting order, Semien is 8-for-29 (.276) with a home run, seven RBI and three runs scored. That's a positive sign for the second baseman, who has a career-low .493 OPS through 29 games.
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Rangers' Marcus Semien: Dropped to fifth in order
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Semien was dropped from leadoff to fifth in the order for Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports. He went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and four RBI in an 8-5 win.
Texas manager Bruce Bochy enacted lineup and order changes in hopes of shaking the team out of an offensive malaise. That appeared to work for Semien, who entered the night batting .141. Josh Smith took over at leadoff against a right-hander, though it's unclear if Bochy will continue this practice against lefties.
