The upcoming matchup between Marcus Semien’s Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics (with Sean Newcomb drawing the start) is scheduled for Saturday, September 9 at 7:05 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Semien
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +108 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -126 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -120 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -132 |
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Stats and Trends for the Oakland Athletics
- The Athletics will send out Newcomb for his first start of the season.
- The 30-year-old lefty will start for the first time this campaign after coming out of the bullpen five times.
- He has pitched in five games this season with an ERA of 1.13, a 2.5 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of .750.
- The Athletics average the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the league this season.
- Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.59 this year, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.534 as a pitching staff, which is second-worst in baseball this season.
- The Athletics have allowed the fifth-most home runs this season with 188, or 1.3 per game.
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Marcus Semien Stats vs. the Athletics
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/8/2023 | Paul Blackburn | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2023 | Austin Pruitt | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | JP Sears | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/7/2023 | Ken Waldichuk | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Zach Neal | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Sam Moll | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Austin Pruitt | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Garrett Acton | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | Sam Long | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2023 | JP Sears | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1/0 | 0 |
Semien Stats and Trends
- Semien has picked up a hit in 104 of 140 games this season, with multiple hits in 47 of them.
- He has homered in 15.0% of his games in 2023 (21 of 140), which amounts to 3.4% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least one run in 79 out of 140 games this year (56.4%), which includes more than one run scored in 19 of those contests (13.6%).
- In 40.7% of his contests this year (57 of 140), Semien has notched at least one RBI. In 18 of those games (12.9%) he recorded more than one RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in seven games.
- In 50.7% of his contests this season (71 of 140), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In 20 of those games (14.3%), he registered two or more strikeouts.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | GP | 67 |
| 52 (71.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 52 (77.6%) |
| 25 (34.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 22 (32.8%) |
| 43 (58.9%) | Games w/1+ Run | 36 (53.7%) |
| 12 (16.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 9 (13.4%) |
| 29 (39.7%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 28 (41.8%) |
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