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Astros manager shares injury update on Houston slugger Kyle Tucker
Jun 4, 2024, 3:25 pm
Kyle Tucker is still being evaluated for a shin contusion. Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images.
Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker gave the fanbase a big scare on Monday night when he injured himself fouling a ball off his right shin. Tucker was forced to leave the game and was seen on crutches following the club's win over the Cardinals.
Tucker said the X-rays came back negative, and he would receive further evaluation from doctors on Tuesday, per The Athletic's Chandler Rome.
Kyle Tucker needed crutches to get around the Astros’ clubhouse, but said X-rays were negative and nothing is broken. He expects to undergo more tests tomorrow.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) June 4, 2024
Astros manager Joe Espada gave an update on Tucker Tuesday afternoon on the club's flagship station.
Astros manager Joe Espada tells @SportsMT that Kyle Tucker is not in today's lineup and that he is "still day to day." Tucker will see doctors today to make sure everything is OK, but Espada said he is feeling better.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) June 4, 2024
Tucker is considered “day to day” and will not be playing in Tuesday night's game against the Cardinals. It's good news for the Astros that Tucker hasn't already been placed on the Injured List. But clearly they're not out of the woods yet. Tucker is still being evaluated.
Houston was clearly preparing to be without Tuck for at least a game or two, as they called up outfielder Trey Cabbage and sent down infielder Grae Kessinger.
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The Astros have recalled OF Trey Cabbage from Triple A Sugar Land today. He takes the roster spot of IF Grae Kessinger, who was officially optioned to Triple A after last night’s game.
— Houston Astros (@astros) June 4, 2024
Cabbage gives the Astros another outfielder and a left-handed bat off the bench should the club need to pinch hit. Plus, Cabbage has speed should the team need to pinch run. He provides plenty of athleticism should Espada need it on the base paths, as Jose Abreu and Jon Singleton are station to station players.
Cabbage has 14 at-bats with the Astros this year, with 3 hits and 3 RBIs.
Mauricio Dubon is starting in right field for Tucker.
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Peraza entered the game as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning and hit a bases-loaded fly ball to deep right field that eluded the outstretched glove of Cam Smith. It was the fourth straight hit off Astros closer Bryan Abreu (3-4), who had not allowed a run in his previous 12 appearances.
The Angels third run of the ninth inning scored when Mike Trout walked with the bases loaded.
Kyle Hendricks allowed one run while scattering seven hits over six innings. He held the Astros to 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position, the one hit coming on Jesús Sánchez’s third-inning infield single that scored Jeremy Peña.
Reid Detmers worked around a leadoff walk to keep the Astros scoreless in the seventh, and José Fermin (3-2) retired the side in order in the eighth before Kenley Jansen worked a scoreless ninth to earn his 24th save.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high eight batters over 6 1/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was Zach Neto’s third-inning solo home run.
Yordan Alvarez had two hits for the Astros, who remained three games ahead of Seattle for first place in the AL West.
Key moment
Peraza’s two-run single to deep right field that broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth.
Key Stat
Opponents were 5 for 44 against Abreu in August before he allowed four straight hits in the ninth.
Up next
Astros RHP Hunter Brown (10-6, 2.37 ERA) faces RHP José Soriano (9-9, 3.85) when the series continues Sunday.