At 7:10 PM ET on Sunday, April 16, Marcus Semien and the Texas Rangers will take the field against the Houston Astros and starting pitcher Framber Valdez at Minute Maid Park, airing on ESPN.
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Player Prop Odds for Semien
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -149 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -125 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -118 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -135 |
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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros
- The Astros will hand the ball to Valdez (1-0) for his fourth start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Texas Rangers, throwing zero scoreless innings of relief without allowing a hit.
- Among qualified pitchers this season, the 29-year-old’s 2.37 ERA ranks 25th, 1.211 WHIP ranks 36th, and 8.5 K/9 ranks 38th.
- The Astros have a 9.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.80 this year, seventh-best in baseball.
- Astros pitchers have a 1.326 WHIP this season, 10th-best in the majors.
- With just 15 homers allowed, the Astros rank 10th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/15/2023 | Hunter Brown | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/14/2023 | Luis Garcia | 2-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 9/7/2022 | Cristian Javier | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 9/6/2022 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 1 |
| 9/5/2022 | Hunter Brown | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 8/31/2022 | Cristian Javier | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 8/30/2022 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/11/2022 | Framber Valdez | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 8/10/2022 | Justin Verlander | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2022 | Jose Urquidy | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 |
Semien Stats and Trends
- Semien has a hit in 64.3% of his games this year (nine of 14), and he posted multiple base hits in five of them (35.7%).
- He has hit a long ball in one of 14 games, going deep in 1.7% of his plate appearances this season.
- He has touched home plate at least one time in 50.0% of his contests this season (seven of 14), with more than one run scored in three of those contests (21.4%).
- Semien has driven in at least one run in five of 14 games played this season (35.7%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
- In nine of 14 games this season, he has struck out one or more times, and he has one game in which he fanned more than once.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | GP | 5 |
| 5 (55.6%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (80.0%) |
| 3 (33.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 2 (40.0%) |
| 4 (44.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (60.0%) |
| 1 (11.1%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 3 (33.3%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (40.0%) |
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