After getting hit with a pitch, Semien stole a base, scored a run then hit a home run all in the first two innings.
San Francisco Giants shortstop Brett Wisely catches the throw as Texas Rangers' Marcus Semien, bottom, steals second in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Arlington, Texas.The affront: Giants starter Keaton Winn hit the lid of Semien’s helmet with a first pitch fastball in Sunday’s game. Semien stumbled backwards and paced a lap around the batter’s box before strolling to first base.
Sunday’s breakout took two things; one aspect of their offense that they’d been missing, and one aspect which they may need to lean further into should struggles persist.Bochy conceded on Saturday night that the Rangers’ lineup might’ve been pressing for hits. He stressed that the remedy was a timely knock that could shake things loose. Langford’s bases-loaded single — in which turned on an insider sinker from Winn for a 102.9 mph drive up the middle to plate Semien and Smith — did the trick.
Consider Langford’s success one half of a tale of two hamstrings. The Rangers sat shortstop Corey Seager — who exited Wednesday’s contest vs. the Detroit Tigers with left hamstring tightness — for a third-straight game on Sunday. Bochy categorized the nature ofThe 22-year-old didn’t play in Saturday’s 3-1 loss to the Giants and started at designated hitter on Sunday.
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