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Walk-off home run Marcus Semien! Number twenty-six on the year! And on the first pitch from All-Star closer Matt Barnes! What! I am absolutely certain that in all my enthusiasm for Vladito and Bo Bichette I do not write often enough or effusively enough on the subject of Marcus Semien; I am also certain that this is a failing that is not mine alone. I would guess that many baseball enthusiasts familiar with the metrics broadly speaking would be unaware that Semien is, according to bWAR, having an even better season than the fWAR-leading (if one excludes Ohtani's pitching, though of course why would one do that) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. You just don't see that much about him! I will note though that in addition to his many attainments, Marcus Semien's batting stance is absolutely ideal for illustrating to the U11 all-girls baseball team in one's charge the idea of keeping your back elbow up nice and high (for leg-kick talk, Bo Bichette is nice [see there I am with Bo Bichette again {why not Marcus Semien's leg-kick}]). They mentioned on the broadcast that this was the first walk-off of Marcus Semien's whole career. It must have been quite a thrill for him.
A true pitcher's duel, this one, with only two hits on the board for either side through the seven innings that comprise the first half of the Saturday double-header (gonna miss these seven-inning double-headers when they go; it's a good amount). Robbie Ray was dealing! And Jordon Romano continues to be A Most Welcome Guy to see in the late innings. The series split has been assured, and all that remains is to now totally win it.
KS
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