Marcus Semien: MLB Player Prop Bets for Rangers vs Astros – ALCS Game 1

Written By PlayPicks Staff on October 14, 2023

Marcus Semien returns to the lineup when the Texas Rangers square off against the Houston Astros and starter Justin Verlander at on Sunday, October 15. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:15 PM ET.

Looking to put down a bet on Semien ahead of his matchup on Sunday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Semien

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +100
Runs 0.5 -125
RBI 0.5 -114
Strikeouts 0.5 -131

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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros

  • The Astros’ Verlander (13-8) will make his 28th start of the season.
  • The right-hander did not allow a run in six innings pitched on Saturday, Oct. 7 in his last outing, a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.
  • Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 40-year-old ranks ninth in ERA (3.22), 14th in WHIP (1.133), and 34th in K/9 (8).
  • The Astros average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the league.
  • The Astros have pitched to a 3.95 this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
  • The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.281 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
  • With 201 homers allowed, the Astros rank 22nd in the league at preventing long balls.

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Marcus Semien Stats vs. the Astros

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
9/6/2023 Justin Verlander 4-for-4 2 2 3 2 0/0 1
9/5/2023 Framber Valdez 2-for-4 0 0 1 0 1/1 0
9/4/2023 J.P. France 0-for-4 0 0 0 1 1/1 0
7/26/2023 Framber Valdez 3-for-3 1 1 2 3 0/0 0
7/25/2023 J.P. France 2-for-4 0 0 0 1 0/0 0
7/24/2023 Brandon Bielak 2-for-5 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
7/3/2023 Cristian Javier 0-for-5 0 0 0 0 1/0 1
7/2/2023 Shawn Dubin 1-for-3 1 0 0 0 0/1 0
7/1/2023 Hunter Brown 3-for-4 0 0 1 0 0/1 1
6/30/2023 Ronel Blanco 0-for-3 0 0 0 1 0/1 0

Semien Stats and Trends

  • Semien has a hit in 73.1% of his games this season (122 of 167), and he posted multiple base hits in 54 of those contests (32.3%).
  • In 26 of 167 games this season, he has hit a long ball (15.6%). He’s left the yard in 3.9% of his trips to the plate.
  • He has scored at least a run in 56.3% of his contests this season (94 of 167), with more than one run scored in 23 of them (13.8%).
  • In 41.3% of his 167 games this season, Semien has plated a run (69 times). Also, he’s notched 22 games with multiple RBI in 2023 (13.2%) and plated three or more of his team’s runs in eight contests.
  • He has fanned 88 times this season in 167 tries (52.7%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 15% of games (25 times).
Home Away
82 GP 85
58 (70.7%) Games w/1+ Hit 64 (75.3%)
29 (35.4%) Games w/2+ Hits 25 (29.4%)
49 (59.8%) Games w/1+ Run 45 (52.9%)
15 (18.3%) Games w/1+ HR 11 (12.9%)
34 (41.5%) Games w/1+ RBI 35 (41.2%)

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