Marcus Semien will be eyeing his 30th home run of the year against starter Framber Valdez when the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros go head to head on Monday, October 16 at 4:37 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Semien
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +104 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -124 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -121 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -131 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will send Valdez (12-11) to the mound for his 32nd start this season.
- The left-hander’s last start was on Monday, Oct. 9, when he tossed 4 1/3 innings while giving up five earned runs on seven hits in a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.
- Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 29-year-old ranks 15th in ERA (3.45), 13th in WHIP (1.126), and 22nd in K/9 (9.1).
- The Astros average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the league.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.95 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
- The Astros rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.281 WHIP this season.
- The Astros have given up 201 home runs so far this season (the 22nd-ranked total in MLB play).
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Marcus Semien Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/15/2023 | Justin Verlander | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Semien Stats and Trends
- In 122 of 168 games this season (72.6%), Semien has recorded a hit, and he collected two or more knocks in 54 of those contests (32.1%).
- In 15.5% of his games this season, he has hit a long ball (26 of 168). He’s left the yard in 3.9% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least one run 94 times this year in 168 games played (56.0%), including 23 times when he tallied multiple runs (13.7%).
- Semien has tallied at least one RBI 69 times this year in 168 games played (41.1%), including 22 times plating multiple runs (13.1%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in eight contests.
- He has been set down on strikes at least once in 88 out of 168 games this season (52.4%), while fanning multiple times in 25 of them (14.9%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | GP | 86 |
| 58 (70.7%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 64 (74.4%) |
| 29 (35.4%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 25 (29.1%) |
| 49 (59.8%) | Games w/1+ Run | 45 (52.3%) |
| 15 (18.3%) | Games w/1+ HR | 11 (12.8%) |
| 34 (41.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 35 (40.7%) |
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