Tucker went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and two walks in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Tigers.
Tucker took Tigers starter Jack Flaherty deep for a two-run homer in the top of the sixth inning, giving Houston a 2-0 lead. The outfielder has now gone deep 13 times this season and five times in his last six contests. Over those six games, he's gone 5-for-20 with five home runs, seven RBI, six runs scored and a stolen base.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Getting Saturday off
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Tucker is not in the Astros' starting lineup for Satuday's game against the Tigers, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.
Tucker has gone deep in four of his last five games, and his 12 home runs on the season are tied with Atlanta's Marcell Ozuna for most in the majors. Joey Loperfido will start in right field Saturday and bat ninth against Detroit southpaw Tarik Skubal.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Homers in third straight
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Tucker went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Yankees.
Tucker tallied a homer in his third straight game by taking Carlos Rodon yard in the opening frame. He's also mashed six of his 11 homers this season in his last ten contests, though he has only three additional hits in that span. Overall, it's been an excellent start to the campaign for Tucker, as he has also chipped in five stolen bases, 25 runs and 25 RBI across 36 contests.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Slugs homer No. 10
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Tucker went 1-for-2 with a walk and a solo home run in Tuesday's 10-3 loss to the Yankees.
He took Luis Gil deep in the first inning, but things quickly went off the rails for the Astros after that. Tucker has gone yard in back-to-back games and has five long balls in his last nine contests, a surge that has him tied for second in the majors with 10 HR, one behind Shohei Ohtani. Tucker is slashing .279/.396/.566 through 35 games with five steals, 24 runs and 24 RBI.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Goes yard again
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Tucker went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run during Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Mariners.
Tucker swatted his fourth home run in his last eight games, tagging Bryce Miller for a two-run homer in the sixth frame. The left-handed-hitter is tied with Tyler O'Neill for the fifth-most home runs in baseball. During his last eight outings, Tucker has amassed six RBI and eight runs scored while going 7-for-28 (.250) at the plate.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Homers in second straight
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Tucker went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Sunday against the Rockies.
Tucker took advantage of the offensive environment in Mexico City, homering in each of Houston's two contests there. He now has seven home runs on the season and has at least one hit in each of his last five starts. It comes as no surprise that Tucker has remained an excellent five-category contributor, highlighted by 39 combined RBI and runs scored as well as five stolen bases across 28 contests.
Tucker went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, two runs scored and two stolen bases in Friday's 4-2 win over the Nationals.
The Astros went 5-for-5 on steal attempts during the contest, with Tucker leading the track meet. The 27-year-old outfielder has reached base safely in seven straight games, slashing .364/.563/.955 over that stretch with three homers, three stolen bases, eight runs, eight RBI and a stunning 10:3 BB:K. After missing his first career 30-30 campaign by a single homer last season, Tucker seems focused on reaching the milestone in 2024.
Tucker went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Tuesday's 6-2 loss to Atlanta.
After going hitless in his first two at-bats, Tucker was well on his way to a third straight game without a hit. However, the outfielder managed to tag Aaron Bummer for a solo home run to kick off the bottom of the ninth. Through 19 games, Tucker is slashing .260/.372/.521 with five long balls while striking out at a 15.0 percent clip.
Tucker went 2-for-3 with two walks, two doubles, a run scored and three RBI in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Rangers.
On the heels of a two-homer performance Friday, Tucker banged out a couple more extra-base hits while producing his fourth multi-RBI game of the season. The 27-year-old outfielder has quickly slipped into gear to begin the campaign, and through 16 contests he's slashing .277/.365/.523 with four homers, one steal, nine runs and 13 RBI.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Rips two homers
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Tucker went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and a walk in Friday's loss to Texas.
Tucker launched a solo shot in the first inning and later belted a two-run homer in the seventh. The star outfielder was stuck in a nine-game homeless drought since another multi-homer game April 1 against Toronto. Tucker is slashing .258/.333/.484 with six extra-base hits and 10 RBI through 69 plate appearances.
Tucker went 2-for-5 with a double Saturday against the Rangers.
Tucker entered Saturday's game hitless in his last three starts, though he snapped that streak with a single in his first plate appearance and also added a double two frames later. While the Astros are slumping to begin the season, Tucker has managed five multi-hit performances, helping him maintain a .306 average across 41 plate appearances.
Astros' Kyle Tucker: Gets on board with multi-homer game
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Tucker went 2-for-3 with two two-run home runs during Monday's win over the Blue Jays.
Tucker delivered his first two long balls of the campaign -- one off righty Bowden Francis and one off lefty Genesis Cabrera. The outfielder has now logged multiple hits in three of his five 2024 appearances and has scored four times with five total RBI. His only deficit comes via the strikeout, being punched out in seven of his 20 at-bats.
