Kyle Tucker, Chicago Cubs
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Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning and Kyle Tucker also went deep, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Friday.
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning and Kyle Tucker went deep for the first time in more than a month as the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 to open a nine-game trip.
Kyle Tucker drills a solo home run to right field to put the Cubs on the board with a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning
The All-Star right fielder discussed the fractured finger he played through earlier in the summer, unsure if it was to blame for a nasty slump that has lasted more than a month.
Since he started in the All-Star Game, Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker owns a .182/.333/.239 slash line with just three extra-base hits and six RBIs.
Tucker’s home run snapped a 25-game streak without a long ball, the second-longest homerless streak in his career. The only longer stretch was a 27-game homer drought to begin his MLB career from July 7, 2018 to Sept. 3, 2019 with the Astros. Tucker’s solo shot also represented his first extra-base hit since a double on July 30 in Milwaukee.