Lucroy recorded his second three-hit game of the season and smacked a two-run homer in Tuesday's 8-7 loss to the Astros.

EDGE Analysis

Lucroy was a major disappointment over the first month of the season and had been starting to lose some at-bats to backup Robinson Chirinos, but perhaps Tuesday's performance will mark the beginning of a turnaround. If there's something positive to take away from Lucroy's sluggish start to the campaign, it's that he's sitting on a career-best 6.8 percent strikeout rate, suggesting that his contact-hitting skills remain intact. Once his .226 BABIP falls more in line with his .309 career mark, Lucroy's batting average could rise quickly.