Rangers' Semien takes pitch to helmet, stays in

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers 2nd baseman Marcus Semien stayed successful the crippled and scored connected a go-ahead azygous aft a 94.6 mph fastball deed the receptor flap of his helmet portion helium was batting successful the 3rd inning Saturday nighttime against the Atlanta Braves.

Semien turned his caput down and avoided a nonstop changeable to the look erstwhile helium was incapable to get retired of the mode of Grant Holmes' pitch. Semien past twisted his assemblage portion grabbing astatine the near broadside of his look arsenic helium stumbled backmost and past laid level connected his back.

Third-base manager Tony Beasley instantly ran toward Semien portion diversion trainer Matt Lucero and manager Bruce Bochy came retired of the Rangers' dugout.

After staying down momentarily portion talking to Lucero, Semien sat up and past yet walked dilatory to archetypal base. After an extended speech determination with the trainer and his manager, Semien stayed successful the crippled adjacent arsenic helium rubbed his near cheek.

Holmes appeared distraught portion Semien was down and got a sojourn from pitching manager Rick Kranitz arsenic the Rangers were tending to their 2nd baseman.

When play resumed, Holmes went to a 3-0 number connected Adolis Garcia, the adjacent batter, including a chaotic transportation that allowed Corey Seager and Semien to beforehand a base. Both scored connected García's azygous to close for a 4-2 lead.

Semien took the tract erstwhile the Rangers went backmost connected defence successful the 4th and batted again successful the bottommost of the inning. That at-bat ended with him slamming his helmet aft his hard changeable up the mediate deflected disconnected Holmes and to 2nd baseman Ozzie Albies for what turned into an inning-ending retired with the bases loaded.