Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker struck the blow in Houston’s 7-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday, connecting on a three-point run, his eighth of the season.
During the 3 weeks or so, Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker has had a lot of problems at the plate.
In his last 15 games, Tucker has cut 0. 226/0. 339/0. 509 and in his last seven games, the left-handed hitter has reached Array174 with an OPS below Array550.
While it’s a recent bout for him, Tucker turned things in a positive direction Tuesday night, scoring his eighth home run of the season in a 7-3 win for the Astros over the Cleveland Guardians.
Surprisingly, as Tuesday’s game approached, Tucker had yet to hit a home run and, in his career, 21 of the 51 home runs were at Minute Maid Park.
Fortunately, he used the merit of the locality to his advantage, connecting on a 410-foot shot with an exit velocity of 104. 5 mph, the third most hit ball in play in the game.
Tucker had two of the hardest 3 balls of the night, hitting a 106. 1 mph lineup in the eighth inning.
The 410-foot explosion is his fourth run of 410 feet or more this season, which is a good sign.
As for the Astros, not only were they helped through Tucker’s home run, but they also had a pitching role from starter Framber Valdez to get them back.
Valdez pitched seven innings of three-run, seven-hit baseball, retiring four Cleveland batters.
The win took the Astros to 28-16 during the year and since the start of the 2021 season, Houston now has a 7-3 record against Cleveland.
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