Kyle Tucker has historically huge game as Houston Astros stay hot

The Houston Astros have now won 10 of their last 13 games after beating the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night, 6-5. After a terrible start, the Astros are now 22-27 and just 5.0 games back in the American League West. They certainly seem to be making progress and should continue to be relevant in the divisional and wild card races.

Tuesday’s win was driven by Astros star Kyle Tucker, who went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three runs scored and two RBIs. He now has 17 home runs, a .293 batting average and posts an OPS of 1.074.

According to Sarah Langs of MLB.com, he also made franchise history with this big night:

Kyle Tucker has 4 multi-HR games in Astros’ first 49 games

this is the fewest team games to reach 4 multi-HR games in franchise history

One of the most underrated players in all of baseball, Tucker is a catalyst for the Astros’ deeply productive lineup. The 27-year-old is a former first-round pick (2017) of the Astros, who made his major league debut in 2018.

His career high for home runs is 30, and he appears on track to break that mark this season.

Tucker and the Astros will face the Angels again on Wednesday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET as left-hander Tyler Anderson gets the ball for the Halos against Hunter Brown.

Anderson is 4-4 with a 2.72 ERA while Brown is 1-4 with a 7.71 ERA.

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