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Watch: Tucker Gives Houston Astros Lead Over Tigers With Home Run Blast

Kyle Tucker hit his second home run of the 2023 MLB season on Tuesday night to give the Houston Astros a 2-1 lead over the Detroit Tigers.

Kade Kistner

Watch: Tucker Gives Houston Astros Lead Over Tigers With Home Run Blast
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Houston Astros slugger Kyle Tucker is back at it again. On Tuesday, Tucker hit a solo shot in the bottom of the fourth inning to give the Astros a 2-1 lead over the Detroit Tigers. 

Houston has struggled against this Tigers team, a squad they are heavily favored against on paper. But that's baseball.

Tucker's blast in the fourth travelled 397 feet before landing in the right-center field stands at Minute Maid Park. It came off the bat at 103.2-mph and had a launch angle of 30 degrees. 

It was high and it went far. Classic Tucker shot. 

The Astros needed the blast as it put some momentum on their side. The lead didnt last long as Detroit got another run back in the top of the fifth to score it. Tigers catcher and Tulane Green Wave product Jake Rogers recorded an RBI-single that scored Jonathan Schoop. 

Still, it was a magnificent shot from Tucker early in the game

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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