Kyle Tucker’s quiet night turns loud with a walk-off hit for the Dodgers
Kyle Tucker got his first walk-off hit since signing a blockbuster deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The right fielder's game-ending single scored the tying and winning runs in a 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins on Monday night after he was hitless in his first four at-bats, including a strikeout. Last week, Tucker was dropped to the cleanup spot from the No.
2 hole in an effort to get the slugger going.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kyle Tucker got his first walk-off hit since signing a blockbuster deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The right fielder's game-ending single scored the tying and winning runs in a 5-4 victory over the Miami Marlins on Monday night after he was hitless in his first four at-bats, including a strikeout. It was his first walk-off hit since May 15, 2023, with Houston.
“It was great. He needed it,” manager Dave Roberts said. “He’s been grinding and trying to find some success and some good fortune.
Big spot right there, walk-off at home, so that was great. ” Last week, Tucker was dropped to the cleanup spot from the No. 2 hole in an effort to get the slugger going.