Marcus Semien's homer lifts Rangers past Reds

Deadspin— Marcus Semien hit a go-ahead solo home run in the bottom of the eighth to lead the Texas Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Arlington, Tex. Semien, who flew out to the wall in dead-center in his previous at-bat, smashed a 1-1 fastball from Cincinnati reliever Lucas Sims (1-1) 392 feet down the left field line and off the front of the second deck for his fifth home run of the season. Evan Carter also homered and had two hits...

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