Tucker is getting the day off Sunday against the Royals, Julia Morales of AT&T SportsNet Southwest reports.
Michael Brantley, Jake Meyers and Chas McCormick will start across the outfield as the Astros try to avoid being swept in Kansas City. Tucker went 1-for-8 with a walk and two strikeouts over the first two games of the three-game weekend series.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Snaps homer drought
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Tucker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 6-2 victory against Oakland on Wednesday.
Tucker produced Houston's final run of the contest with his solo shot to right-center field in the seventh inning. The long ball was his first since Aug. 27, a span of 14 games. Tucker is still tied for the team lead with 27 homers on the campaign, and he's also pacing Houston in RBI (105) and stolen bases (28). He needs three more home runs and two more thefts for his first career 30-30 season.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Flashes speed in win
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Tucker went 2-for-3 with two triples, two RBI, two runs scored, two stolen bases and a walk in Sunday's win over San Diego.
Tucker walked and swiped two bags in the fourth inning before knocking two RBI triples during the Astros' eight-run sixth. Those were his first two triples of the year, and he's now up to 60 extra-base hits and 28 steals through 140 games. He's currently stuck in a 12-game homerless drought but still owns a terrific .290/.375/.513 slash line this season.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Opens scoring with home run
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Tucker went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, a walk and three runs scored in Sunday's 17-4 win over the Tigers.
Tucker got the Astros on the board first with a two-run blast to right during the third inning for his eighth home run this month. The 26-year-old is enjoying a tremendous season and is on pace to set career-best totals in nearly every offensive category. Tucker is now slashing .292/.373/.522 with 26 home runs, 97 RBI, 77 runs, 25 steals and a 63:72 BB:K in 542 plate appearances. His 97 RBI leads the American League and is second in all of baseball.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Tallies homer No. 25
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Tucker went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 7-3 win over Boston.
Tucker got the Astros on the board early, plating Alex Bregman on a two-run homer off Tanner Houck in the first. The long ball was Tucker's seventh of August -- tied for the fifth most during the month in the American League -- despite him missing a few games with an illness. On the year, Tucker is slashing .296/.376/.527 with 24 stolen bases while striking out just 12.9 percent of the time.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Rejoins starting nine
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Tucker (illness) will start in right field and bat third Monday against the Red Sox.
An illness prevented Tucker from starting any of the three games Houston played against Seattle over the weekend, but he was able to pinch hit in Sunday's 7-6 loss. After getting the additional day out of the lineup to regain strength, Tucker looks like he'll be ready to step back into an everyday role in the outfield as Houston opens a seven-game week.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Improving, but won't start Sunday
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Tucker (illness) remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Tucker will close out the weekend with a third consecutive absence, though he appears to be trending toward a return to the lineup at some point during Houston's four-game set with the Red Sox that begins Monday. He could even be available off the bench Sunday, as Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle relays that Tucker was spotted at Minute Maid Park earlier in the morning doing some light jogging on the field.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Scratched due to illness
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Tucker was scratched from the lineup Friday against the Mariners because of an illness, Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Chas McCormick will shift over to right field and Mauricio Dubon has been added to the lineup in center field. Tucker went 4-for-9 with two homers and four RBI over the final two games of the Astros' previous three-game series against the Marlins. Consider him day-to-day.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Homers again Wednesday
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Tucker went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Marlins.
Tucker now has homers in back-to-back games and in five of his last nine contests. The outfielder has been red hot for over a month now -- he's gone 38-for-118 (.322) with 11 homers and a 1.088 OPS over his last 31 games. Overall this season, Tucker's slash line is up to .297/.377/.526 with 24 homers, 92 RBI, 69 runs scored and 24 steals across 509 plate appearances.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Surging in August
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Tucker went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Marlins.
Tucker continued his August power surge by blasting his fifth home run in his last 14 games. He's hit .259 in that span while also chipping in 17 RBI and nine runs scored to go along with just an 11.3 percent strikeout rate. The stretch has also helped raise his OPS to .898 across 508 plate appearances on the season, which would be good for the second-best mark of his career.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Belts another long ball
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Tucker went 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk and four RBI in Saturday's 11-3 victory versus the Angels.
Tucker provided a three-run blast to right field in the fourth inning and added a run-scoring single in the fifth. Though he's batting a modest .262 (11-for-42) through 11 games in August, the star outfielder has been very productive with four homers, 16 RBI, eight runs and four stolen bases. Tucker is up to 88 RBI on the campaign, fourth-most in the majors.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Goes yard again Wednesday
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Tucker went 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Orioles.
He got the rout started by taking Jack Flaherty deep in the first inning. Tucker has left the yard in back-to-back games, and since the All-Star break the 26-year-old slugger is slashing .326/.421/.685 with eight homers, nine steals, 19 runs and a massive 28 RBI in only 24 contests.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Delivers loaded stat line
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Tucker went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, an additional RBI, an additional run scored and a steal in Tuesday's 7-6 victory over the Orioles.
Tucker came through in crunch time for the Astros, swatting a go-ahead ninth-inning grand slam that plated Jon Singleton, Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez and ultimately gave Houston the victory. He also showcased his elite speed, swiping second base in the eighth inning to mark his fourth pilfer in as many games. On the year, Tucker is slashing .297/.377/.512 and is one of four players to have at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases this season.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Swipes two bags
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Tucker went 1-for-3 with two walks, a double, two RBI, a run scored and two steals in Friday's 7-3 win over the Yankees.
The two steals lifted his season total to 22 and leaves him just three shy of his career high set a year ago. Tucker also knocked in two with a sixth-inning double and continues to be one of the best five-category performers in the game. He takes it to another level on the road, producing 13 of his 19 home runs, 48 of his 77 RBI and a .332 average away from Minute Maid Park. Tucker will look to continue to torment the Yankees throughout the weekend as the Astros' series continues in the Bronx.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Adds 19th homer in loss
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Tucker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Yankees.
Tucker is now one home run shy of reaching the 20-20 threshold in consecutive seasons. He's hit six homers in 19 games since the All-Star break while going 25-for-71 (.352) with a 1.133 OPS in that span. Overall, Tucker's slash line is up to .299/.377/.513 with 75 RBI, 60 runs scored and 20 stolen bases across 454 plate appearances this year.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Reaches 20 thefts
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Tucker went 2-for-4 with a run, two RBI and a stolen base Monday in a 7-3 win against the Guardians.
Tucker put the Astros on the board with a run-scoring single in the sixth inning and added a sacrifice fly in the eighth. The outfielder also swiped his 20th bag of the campaign, moving him within five thefts of tying the career-high mark he set last year. Tucker is one of only six major-leaguers with at least 15 homers and 20 steals so far this season.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Pummels three homers
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Tucker went 3-for-4 with three home runs and four RBI in Friday's 6-4 win over the Athletics.
Tucker homered in the first, fifth and seventh innings. After some minor ups and downs in the first half, the outfielder has started the second half on a seven-game hitting streak, going 13-for-27 (.481) with four homers and 12 RBI in that span. He's at a stellar .303/.380/.517 slash line with 17 long balls, 68 RBI, 52 runs scored and 17 stolen bases over 96 contests this season.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Double, two steals in win
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Tucker went 1-for-3 with a double, a run scored and two steals in Wednesday's 4-1 victory over the Rockies.
Tucker has continued to rake following the All-Star break -- he's now 9-for-19 (.474) with a 1.349 OPS over his last five games. With his two steals Wednesday, Tucker is now 17-for-20 on stolen base attempts this season. The 26-year-old outfielder is slashing .298/.377/.488 with 14 homers, 62 RBI and 49 runs scored through 395 plate appearances this season.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Knocks four hits
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Tucker went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, two RBI and a walk in Sunday's victory over the Angels.
Tucker hit an RBI single in the first inning and later drilled a solo shot in the ninth that proved to be the game's deciding run. He collected six RBI in the three-game set against the Angels and hit his first homer since July 3. Tucker now owns a terrific .299/.377/.490 slash line with 36 extra-base hits and 62 RBI through 387 plate appearances.
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Astros' Kyle Tucker: Productive out of break
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Tucker went 1-for-4 with a walk and three RBI on Saturday against the Angels.
Tucker had a two-RBI single in the second inning and followed that up with a sacrifice fly five frames later. He has four RBI and two runs scored across a pair of games since the All-Star break, a positive start to the second half of the season. Tucker remains a productive hitter, though he's had a disappointing downturn in power, as his .184 ISO is the lowest mark of any of his full seasons in the majors.
