Marcus Semien Preview, Player Props: Rangers vs. Astros
On Wednesday, Marcus Semien (.268 slugging percentage in past 10 games, with no homers) and the Texas Rangers face the Houston Astros, whose starting pitcher will be Justin Verlander. First pitch is at 8:05 PM ET.
He strung together two hits (going 2-for-4 with an RBI) in his last game against the Astros.
Marcus Semien Game Info & Props vs. the Astros
- Game Day: Wednesday, September 6, 2023
- Game Time: 8:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Globe Life Field
- Astros Starter: Justin Verlander
- TV Channel: BSSW
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -278)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +360)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +170)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: -128)
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Marcus Semien At The Plate
- Semien leads Texas with a slugging percentage of .449, fueled by 57 extra-base hits.
- Among the qualifying hitters in baseball, his batting average ranks 41st, his on-base percentage ranks 36th, and he is 65th in the league in slugging.
- Semien has reached base via a hit in 102 games this year (of 138 played), and had multiple hits in 45 of those games.
- He has hit a long ball in 20 games this year (14.5%), homering in 3.1% of his chances at the plate.
- Semien has had at least one RBI in 40.6% of his games this year (56 of 138), with more than one RBI 17 times (12.3%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team's runs in six contests.
- He has scored in 55.8% of his games this season, with more than one run scored in 12.3%.
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Astros Pitching Rankings
- The 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Astros pitching staff ranks eighth in the league.
- The Astros have the sixth-ranked team ERA among all league pitching staffs (3.94).
- Astros pitchers combine to rank 21st in baseball in home runs surrendered (174 total, 1.2 per game).
- The Astros will send Verlander (10-7) to the mound for his 23rd start of the season. He is 10-7 with a 3.34 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 129 1/3 innings pitched.
- The righty's last appearance was on Saturday against the New York Yankees, when he threw six innings, surrendering six earned runs while allowing eight hits.
- In 22 games this season, the 40-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.34, with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .232 against him.
