Watch: Tucker Gets Astros’ Scoring Started in Style
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Kyle Tucker got the Houston Astros’ night started right with a solo shot to lead off the bottom of the second inning.
Well, he did call for a sweep.
Outfielder Kyle Tucker got the Houston Astros’ scoring started in the 2022 World Series. Philadelphia Phillies Game 1 starter Aaron Nola left a changeup out over the middle of the plate, and Tucker didn’t miss it.
The outfielder lofted a 359-foot solo shot into right field, and capped it off with a majestic bat flip which got the Astros’ dugout going.
This is exactly how you draw it up if you’re the Astros: strike first, and strike often. Keep the home crowd on your side, and make the Phillies pay for every mistake they make.
Tucker certainly did that here:
Yuli Gurriel followed Tucker up with a first-pitch single, and Chas McCormick blooped another one to put runners on first and third, and Martin Maldonado drove Gurriel home as the Astros took a 2-0 lead.
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