Kyle Tucker
RF/DH FA
Thu 5/13/21 1:29 AM

Tucker went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in the Astros' 9-1 win Wednesday over the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
Tucker took Andrew Heaney deep in the first inning on Wednesday. The outfielder has three home runs, a triple and a double in his last four games. On the season, he leads the Astros with eight home runs, and has 23 RBI and 22 runs. However, he is slashing just .213/.285/.457 in 144 plate appearances.

Kyle Tucker
RF/DH FA
Wed 5/12/21 1:15 AM

Tucker went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in the Astros' 5-1 win over the Angels on Tuesday.
EDGE Analysis
Tucker hit a solo shot off Shohei Ohtani in the fifth inning for his seventh home run of the year. The outfielder has been on a power surge, with four extra-base hits in his last three games. He had his fifth multi-hit game of the season Tuesday as well. The 24-year-old is slashing .203/.279/.431 with 21 RBI, 20 runs and a pair of steals in 140 plate appearances.

Kyle Tucker
RF/DH FA
Sun 5/9/21 7:02 PM

Tucker went 2-for-3 with a triple, a home run, a walk, four RBI and three runs scored in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Blue Jays.
EDGE Analysis
Tucker came home on a bases-loaded walk in the second inning and followed that up with an RBI triple and a run scored in the third. He capped off his big day at the plate with a three-run blast to put the Astros ahead 7-0 in the fourth. The 24-year-old owns a .651 OPS with 11 extra-base hits through 132 plate appearances.

Kyle Tucker
RF/DH FA
Wed 5/5/21 4:26 PM

Tucker isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Mark Berman of Fox 26 reports.
EDGE Analysis
Tucker had gone just 2-for-12 with a run, four walks and four strikeouts in the last four games. Aledmys Diaz will start in right field and bat seventh.

Kyle Tucker
RF/DH FA
Thu 4/29/21 12:24 PM

Tucker isn't starting Thursday's game against Seattle, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Tucker will get what appears to be a routine day off after he went 2-for-6 with a walk, a steal, an RBI and two runs in the last two games. Chas McCormick will start in right field and bat seventh.

Kyle Tucker
RF/DH FA
Thu 4/29/21 7:14 AM

Tucker went 1-for-3 with a walk, a steal and two runs scored in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Mariners.
EDGE Analysis
Tucker opened the bottom half of the second with a walk and quickly notched his second steal of the season before eventually coming around to score, giving the Astros an early lead. He added a base hit in the eighth to spark a miraculous four-run rally. Despite this busy day, Tucker is only slashing .187/.222/.385 with five home runs, 15 RBI, 12 runs scored and a 4:18 BB:K.

Kyle Tucker
RF/DH FA
Wed 4/28/21 5:16 AM

Tucker went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Mariners.
EDGE Analysis
Tucker's fourth-inning grounder got through the infield and plated Alex Bregman with the second run of the frame. His .182 batting average isn't much to look at -- it's even lower with runners in scoring position (.133) -- but Tucker has managed to knock in 15 runs, second on the team behind Yuli Gurriel.

Kyle Tucker
RF/DH FA
Sun 4/25/21 3:09 AM

Tucker went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 16-2 rout of the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
His eighth-inning blast came off Angels catcher Anthony Bemboom, who took the mound to save further wear and tear on the bullpen, but it counts all the same. Tucker has had trouble stringing hits together to begin the season, but his luck may be turning. On the season, the 24-year-old is slashing just .177/.202/.405 through 20 games, albeit with a solid five homers, one steal, 10 runs and 13 RBI.

Kyle Tucker
RF/DH FA
Fri 4/23/21 6:34 AM

Tucker went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in Thursday's 8-2 win over the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
It was a good all around for the Astros, who won for the just the second time 11 games. Tucker's fourth-inning single snapped an 0-for-15 bout of frustration while the stolen base was the first this season. The next stretch of futility for Tucker to conquer is for RBI. After driving in 11 runs over the first nine games, the outfielder has zero RBI over the next nine.

Kyle Tucker
RF/DH FA
Mon 4/19/21 7:14 AM

Tucker batted leadoff for a second straight game and went 0-for-3 in Sunday's 7-2 loss to the Mariners.
EDGE Analysis
Houston manager Dusty Baker is front-loading his impact hitters in the top half of the lineup while the team is without Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman and Yordan Alvarez due to health and safety protocols. That means a more prominent role for Tucker, who was 1-for-7 over the weekend as the leadoff batter. It may not be the best time to experiment with Tucker, but Baker has limited options right now. Tucker, who is batting .226 with a .682 OPS, bemoaned his pull-happy approach last week, per Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle, and is cognizant that he needs to swing through the ball.