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Kyle Tucker drops his bat after hitting a solo home run in the third inning during the Dodgers' 4-3 win over the New York Mets on Saturday night. (Dustin Satloff / Getty Images) The ball jumped off Kyle Tucker ’s bat for a high-flying home run into the right-field stands at Citi Field.
Tucker had been patient, watching the first four pitches of the at-bat against Nolan McLean , a pair of balls, and a pair of strikes low and in. Then, when McLean missed with a center-cut fastball, Tucker got all of it.
With his first swing in a game the Dodgers would win 4-3 on Saturday, Tucker gave his team the early lead. And for the first time as a Dodger, he homered in consecutive games.
It’s too early to say if this is the Tucker breakout the Dodgers have been waiting for. Nearly two-thirds of the way through the season, he has yet to hit like he has for most of his career.
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