Kyle Tucker

2022 - 10 - 28

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Tucker homers in 1st 2 at-bats of World Series G1 (MLB.com)

HOUSTON -- Considering the quality and depth of this Astros pitching staff, Houston has been nearly impossible to beat when given a lead of multiple runs.

Brantley had also been the last Astros player to go deep in consecutive innings of a postseason game. Tucker’s four early RBIs loomed large when the Phillies rallied for three runs off Verlander in the top of the fourth inning. Tucker’s first home run swing off Aaron Nola in the second inning of Game 1 sent a frenetic, hanky-waving Houston crowd into delirium.

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Why Astros fans are wearing gold crowns for Kyle Tucker (Houston Chronicle)

A group of season ticket holders in right field bring4s hundreds of cardboard gold crowns to Astros World Series games as a tribute to Kyle Tucker.

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2022 World Series: Kyle Tucker knocks two home runs in Game 1 to ... (CBS sports.com)

Tucker got the Astros on the board and then gave them a big lead.

He became the 30th to have at least two homers and four RBI in a World Series game and the first since Pérez. [Astros](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/HOU/houston-astros/)' 21st World Series game in the past six seasons. It was the seventh postseason home run of his career, but this was his first two-homer game in the playoffs. He started off the scoring with a solo shot in the second. This was also a rarity for Tucker. The most recent players to pull it off were

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Kyle Tucker bat flip: Astros star backs up smack talk in big way (Video) (FanSided)

Houston Astros star Kyle Tucker gave the Phillies some bulletin-board material before Game 1. In his first AB, Tucker backed up his comments.

Houston Astros star Kyle Tucker gave the Phillies some bulletin-board material before Game 1. Yordan Alvarez, Alex Bregman and even the struggling Jose Altuve can take any given pitch deep at their best. It’s bold talk from most teams, but Houston has yet to lose a game this postseason.

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WATCH: Kyle Tucker Blasts Home Runs Off Aaron Nola in Back-to ... (Sports Illustrated)

Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker got off to a strong start in game one of the World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston Friday night, cranking a pair ...

Verlander has posted the most amount of losses without a win in World Series history. Verlander is 0-6 with a career 5.68 ERA in the World Series. Tucker hit home runs in back-to-back innings off Nola.

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Kyle Tucker puts himself in Astros history books with 2 homers in ... (ClutchPoints)

Houston Astros star Kyle Tucker has made his presence felt during Game 1 of the 2022 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.

As for the Phillies, they are a bit of an underdog here. The Astros are making their fourth World Series appearance in six years. However, he won in the end, smacking a 3-2 slider over the right-field fence for a three-run home run.

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Kyle Tucker goes viral for big bat flips in World Series Game 1 (Larry Brown Sports)

The Houston Astros slugger Tucker kicked off the Fall Classic with a bang. Tucker opened up the scoring with a solo home run off Philadelphia Phillies starter ...

But on Friday though, it was Tucker’s turn to enter into pimp job lore (this time on the World Series stage). The very next inning, Tucker got the better of Nola again with another missile to right to make it a 5-0 ballgame. The Houston Astros slugger Tucker kicked off the Fall Classic with a bang.

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WATCH: Houston Astros' Kyle Tucker scores first run of 2022 World ... (Sportsnaut)

Watch Kyle Tucker of the Houston Astros connect on a home run to help the 'Stros put the first crooked number on the scoreboard in the 2022 World Series.

It was just a year after winning the title in 2008. It was Houston’s first hit of the night. For those looking for early fireworks, it was Houston’s right fielder Kyle Tucker who got the scoring started.

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