KYLE TUCKER NEWS

Drives in three Tucker went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBI on Wednesday against the Rangers.

Impact Tucker was a late addition to Wednesday's lineup after originally getting a scheduled day off. However, he delivered a bases-clearing double in the fifth frame to account for all of his RBI and to put the Astros up 4-2. After a slow start to the season, Tucker has collected five hits in his last 12 at-bats while driving in seven and scoring once.

APRIL 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Tucker's 3-run double helps Javier, Astros beat Rangers 4-3

Kyle Tucker hit a three-run double in the fifth inning and Cristian Javier won his first start of the season as the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 4-3

APRIL 28, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Added to Wednesday's lineup Tucker is starting Wednesday's game against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

Impact Tucker was initially slated to get a day off Wednesday, but he'll now start in right field and bat fifth while Jose Siri retreats to the bench. Manager Dusty Baker said Tucker will likely be out of the lineup Thursday.

APRIL 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Gets rest day Tucker is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.

Impact With seven hits, a home run and a stolen base over his past four games, Tucker is finally beginning to warm up at the plate, but he was due for a day off after starting in each of the Astros' first 17 contests of 2022. Chas McCormick will pick up a start in right field while Tucker gets a rare breather.

APRIL 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Bowden: What to believe — and not believe — in the first month of the MLB season How many people predicted that J.P. Crawford would be hitting .356 or Kyle Tucker a measly .175?

APRIL 27, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Goes deep in victory Tucker went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBI in Tuesday's win over the Rangers.

Impact The outfielder took Taylor Hearn deep in the top of the fourth inning, driving in Yuli Gurriel before later driving in another run on a fielder's choice in the sixth. The homer was his third of the season, but it was his first since he hit two against the Angels on April 8. After going 1-for-35 over his prior 10 games, Tucker has now secured seven hits in his last four contests.

APRIL 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Tucker homers, Odorizzi pitches Astros past Rangers 5-1

Jake Odorizzi allowed one hit over six innings to end a long winless drought, and a rejuvenated Kyle Tucker homered and drove in three runs to power the Houston Astros past the Tex...

APRIL 27, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Starting to heat up Tucker went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base Monday against the Rangers.

Impact Tucker got off to a very slow start to the season, collecting only four hits across his first 52 plate appearances. However, he has now turned in three-hit performances in two of his last three starts. All six of those knocks have been singles, and Tucker's lack of power early -- he has only two extra-base hits on the campaign, both of which were homers -- remains a concern.

APRIL 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Tucker, Giancarlo Stanton Among Buy-Low Candidates After Slow Starts And if you’ve got any of these five early disappointments, don’t give up on them just yet.

APRIL 26, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Peña's 2-run homer in 10th leads Astros over Blue Jays 8-7

Rookie Jeremy Peña hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Houston Astros to an 8-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays and avoid a sweep

APRIL 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Springer greets Houston fans with leadoff HR, Blue Jays win

George Springer hit a leadoff homer in the first game against his former team, and Santiago Espinal homered for the second straight game to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win...

APRIL 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ohtani overpowers in 2-way performance, Angels blank Astros

Two-way star Shohei Ohtani pitched perfect ball into the sixth inning, tied a career-best with 12 strikeouts and also had two hits and two RBIs to lead the Los Angeles Angels over...

APRIL 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Suzuki, Marsh help Angels to 7-2 win over Houston Astros

Jo Adell tied a career-high with three hits and Kurt Suzuki and Brandon Marsh drove in two runs each as the Los Angeles Angels used a big fifth inning to break open the game and cr...

APRIL 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Off to slow start Tucker went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Friday's loss to the Mariners.

Impact Tucker struck out swinging twice and once looking -- the first time he's gone down on strikes on multiple occasions in a game this season. He's now hitless across his last 17 plate appearances, though that is largely due a .050 BABIP. Positively, of Tucker's three hits this season, two have gone for home runs.

APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

MLB Top 10: Astros, Rays, Blue Jays the best of the best after opening weekend

Ben Verlander names his top 10 MLB teams after opening weekend, starting with the Astros' impressive pitching and deep offense.

APRIL 11, 2022

Stuck in sixth spot Tucker will bat sixth for the third straight game Saturday against the Angels.

Impact It looked as though Tucker could move up in the order this season after Carlos Correa left in free agency, but manager Dusty Baker seems very committed to keeping him in the sixth spot. Leaving him there Saturday seems particularly unusual, as regulars Alex Bregman and Yuli Gurriel are getting the night off. Rather than having Tucker move up into one of their spots, the Astros will instead bat Niko Goodrum third and Aledmys Diaz fifth. Tucker has already homered twice this season and can still provide plenty of value from the sixth spot, but Saturday's lineup suggests it will be harder than expected for him move into a prime position.

APRIL 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Slugs two home runs Tucker went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in Friday's 13-6 win against the Angels.

Impact Tucker started slow out of the gate but was responsible for Houston's final four runs with a three-run shot in the seventh inning and a solo blast in the ninth. The 25-year-old outfielder looks to build on an exceptional 2021 campaign as maybe the best hitter on a Houston team with high aspirations.

APRIL 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Peña homers with parents watching, Astros thump Angels 13-6

Jeremy Peña hit his first major league home run while his parents were being interviewed on the broadcast, Kyle Tucker went deep twice and the Houston Astros pounded the Los Angele...

APRIL 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MLB odds: Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto and Aaron Judge lead MVP futures, best bets

MLB is back! With the first pitch of Opening Day on the horizon, here is a look at the MVP futures for both the NL and AL.

APRIL 6, 2022

Alex Bregman's importance, another gear for Kyle Tucker and other thoughts on the Astros as a new season begins Especially in a Carlos Correa-less lineup, the Astros need Bregman to produce closer to the 2018-19 version of himself than 2020-21.

APRIL 5, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Verlander won't start opener, Astros plan for early off-days

Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander won't pitch on opening day as the team plans around the early-season schedule

MARCH 29, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Arizona-Florida baseball rivalry goes well beyond spring training

What gives Florida the edge over Arizona? It's not spring training so much as a history of producing MLBers, Pedro Moura writes.

MARCH 2, 2022

MLB 2022 awards watch: Brennan Davis a ROY long shot, Kyle Tucker gaining steam for AL MVP and more Who are the MLB awards favorites? Who are worthy long shots? Michael Salfino and Brad Feinberg survey the current odds and make predictions.

FEBRUARY 28, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM