Currently sitting at 29 homers, Marcus Semien will be looking to club his 30th bomb of the year against starter Justin Verlander on Friday, October 20, when the Texas Rangers square off against the Houston Astros at Globe Life Field. First pitch is scheduled for 5:07 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Semien
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | -106 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -135 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -132 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -142 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- Verlander (13-8) will take the mound for the Astros, his 28th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Monday, when he threw 6 2/3 innings against the Texas Rangers, giving up two earned runs while allowing six hits.
- Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 40-year-old’s 3.22 ERA ranks ninth, 1.133 WHIP ranks 14th, and 8 K/9 ranks 34th.
- The Astros strike out 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-best in MLB.
- 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 allowed 201 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 22nd in MLB.
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Marcus Semien Stats vs. the Astros
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19/2023 | Jose Urquidy | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/18/2023 | Cristian Javier | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 10/16/2023 | Framber Valdez | 2-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 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 |
Semien Stats and Trends
- Semien has picked up a hit in 124 of 171 games this season, with multiple hits in 55 of them.
- In 26 of 171 games this season, he has hit a home run (15.2%). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 3.9% of his trips to the dish.
- He has touched home plate at least one time 96 times this season in 171 games played (56.1%), including 23 games with more than one run (13.5%).
- Semien has notched at least one RBI 69 times this season in 171 games played (40.4%), including 22 times driving in multiple runs (12.9%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in eight contests.
- He has fanned 89 times this season in 171 tries (52.0%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 15.2% of games (26 times).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | GP | 87 |
| 59 (70.2%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 65 (74.7%) |
| 29 (34.5%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 26 (29.9%) |
| 50 (59.5%) | Games w/1+ Run | 46 (52.9%) |
| 15 (17.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 11 (12.6%) |
| 34 (40.5%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 35 (40.2%) |
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