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Joc Pederson hits 2-run homer in the Rangers' 5-1 victory over the Astros

Joc Pederson broke a tie with a two-run home run in the sixth inning, Wyatt Langford hit a solo shot in a two-run seventh and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 5-1 on Satur...

MAY 18 • Associated Press

Up-and-down season continues Semien went 0-for-3 in Thursday's 1-0 win over Houston.

Impact Semien appeared to be coming out of a season-opening funk when he was dropped mid-April from leadoff to fifth in the order, but any initial success was fleeting. He posted a .271 average and .702 OPS over 14 games immediately after the change but recently is 4-for-33 (.121) with a .407 OPS across the last nine contests.

MAY 16 • ROTOWIRE

Eovaldi limits Detroit to two hits in seven shutout innings as Rangers top Tigers, 6-1

Nathan Eovaldi tossed seven shutout innings, Marcus Semien and Josh Jung hit two-run home runs and the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 6-1

MAY 11 • Associated Press

MLB roundtable: Is the Cubs' hot start too good to be true?

FOX Sports' MLB reporters Rowan Kavner and Deesha Thosar take a look at which teams' hot starts are for real, and which ones are just too go...

MAY 8 • FOX SPORTS

MLB roundtable: Is the Cubs' hot start too good to be true?

Tellez hits an RBI single in the 9th as the Mariners beat the Rangers 2-1 for their 6th straight win

Rowdy Tellez hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 for their sixth consecutive victory

MAY 4 • Associated Press

Getting better Semien went 1-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base in Thursday's 3-0 loss to the Athletics.

Impact Like several Texas hitters, Semien is off to a slow start but is getting better. His single Thursday extended a hit streak to six games, during which he's batting .400 with a .520 on-base percentage. Since being dropped from leadoff to the fifth spot in the batting order, Semien has a .787 OPS over 10 games compared to .401 in 21 games atop the order.

MAY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Mariners bring 4-game win streak into matchup with the Rangers

The Seattle Mariners look to keep a four-game win streak alive when they play the Texas Rangers

MAY 2 • Associated Press

Jeffrey Springs throws 6 scoreless innings to help Athletics beat Rangers 3-0

Jeffrey Springs gave up two hits over six scoreless innings, Jacob Wilson and Miguel Andujar each had two hits and an RBI and the Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 3-0

MAY 1 • Associated Press

Athletics bust out in 9th with 2-run homer by Rooker and grand slam by Butler, beat Rangers 7-1

Brent Rooker hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning and Lawrence Butler followed with his first career grand slam as the Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 7-1

MAY 1 • Associated Press

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APRIL 30 • FOX SPORTS

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Logs three hits in win Semien went 3-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's 15-2 win over the Athletics.

Impact Semien, who hit safely for a fourth straight game, was one of three Texas batters to log three hits, as the team's struggling offense busted out Tuesday. Since dropping to the fifth spot in the batting order, Semien is 8-for-29 (.276) with a home run, seven RBI and three runs scored. That's a positive sign for the second baseman, who has a career-low .493 OPS through 29 games.

APRIL 30 • ROTOWIRE

Everything comes together in one big game for Jacob deGrom and the Texas Rangers offense

Everything came together in the same game for two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom and the Texas Rangers batters

APRIL 30 • Associated Press

Soderstrom hits a 2-run double as the A's knock off the Rangers 2-1

Tyler Soderstrom hit a two-run double to help JP Sears and the Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 2-1

APRIL 29 • Associated Press

Giants win wild walk-off vs. Rangers on Heliot Ramos' Little League homer

Heliot Ramos circled the bases on an infield single and two errors for a Little League homer in the ninth inning as the Giants raced past th...

APRIL 27 • FOX SPORTS

Giants win wild walk-off vs. Rangers on Heliot Ramos' Little League homer

Dropped to fifth in order Semien was dropped from leadoff to fifth in the order for Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports. He went 2-for-3 with a walk, a home run and four...

Impact Texas manager Bruce Bochy enacted lineup and order changes in hopes of shaking the team out of an offensive malaise. That appeared to work for Semien, who entered the night batting .141 with an OPOS+ of 20. Josh Smith took over at leadoff. The changes came against a right-hander, and it's unclear if Bochy will continue this practice against lefties. That will be determined Wednesday, when the Athletics are scheduled to throw left-hander JP Sears.

APRIL 23 • ROTOWIRE

Semien hits 3-run homer, Rangers beat A's 8-5 while Pederson slump reaches 0 for 41

Marcus Semien hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs, leading the Texas Rangers over the Athletics 8-5

APRIL 23 • Associated Press

A's reliever José Leclerc leaves game after 7 pitches with right shoulder soreness

Athletics reliever José Leclerc left a game against the Texas Rangers after seven pitches with right shoulder soreness

APRIL 23 • Associated Press

Seeking offensive boost, Rangers shake up starting lineup WEST SACRAMENTO -- “Leading off for the Texas Rangers, second baseman Marcus Semien.” There have been a few constants during the Bruce Bochy...

APRIL 23 • MLB.COM

Tyler Mahle's strong outing sets tone for Rangers' win over Angels Marcus Semien and Kyle Higashioka had runs batted in to back the shutout pitching of Tyler Mahle and four relievers as the Texas Rangers bla...

APRIL 16 • KANSASCITY.COM

Tyler Mahle strikes out 9 over 6 innings as Rangers beat Angels 4-0 to snap 3-game skid

Tyler Mahle struck out nine over six innings and the Texas Rangers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over the Angels

APRIL 16 • Associated Press

Getting Sunday off Semien is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Impact Semien will get his first day off of the season after starting at second base and leading off in each of Texas' first 15 games. With Semien getting off to a 5-for-38 start to April, he likely stands to benefit from a chance to clear his head and rest up Sunday. Designated hitter Joc Pederson will assume leadoff duties in the series finale, while utility man Josh Smith fills in for Semien at second base.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

Mariners get a pair of 4-run innings and down Rangers 9-2

Luke Raley drove in three runs and the Seattle Mariners scored four times in the third and seventh innings to down the Texas Rangers 9-2

APRIL 13 • Associated Press

MLB roundtable: Will torpedo bats be banned? Can the Braves bounce back?

The FOX Sports MLB staff weighs in on the hottest early-season topics, including which division leaders are here to stay, whether torpedo ba...

APRIL 10 • FOX SPORTS

MLB roundtable: Will torpedo bats be banned? Can the Braves bounce back?

Smacks leadoff homer Semien went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Saturday against the Rays.

Impact Semien had a slow start to the season with zero extra-base hits across his first 32 plate appearances entering Saturday's game. He changed that promptly by popping a leadoff homer against Taj Bradley. However, he also struck out twice and now has a 25 percent strikeout rate for the campaign, well above his 14.6 percent clip for the last two seasons.

APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE