The Los Angeles Dodgers' high-priced newcomer looks to silence home-crowd skeptics after snapping a brutal hitless drought.
After dropping three of four to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been on an absolute heater.
Granted, they've won five straight against the Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates, two teams who aren't exactly among the best in the National League, but the point still stands that the Dodgers are on a hot streak.
This is a team that not only is eyeing their third consecutive World Series, but is looking to do so with new members of the roster like Kyle Tucker.
Tucker came to LA in the offseason on a monstrous four-year, $240 million deal. It hasn't exactly paid for itself in year one, but as long as Tucker keeps building momentum like he has in his past few games, everything should turn out to be just fine.
Tucker snaps 0-for-26 streak at Dodger Stadium
The 29-year-old racked up three hits at Coors Field which included a double, RBI, and two runs. Upon his return to Dodger Stadium, he went 0-for-4 with a walk in LA's series opener against the Pirates.
Coming off back-to-back 10 inning games, Tucker knew it was time for his bat to come alive. This is a guy who's being paid a pretty penny, to say the least, and his home/road splits have been abysmal.
Thankfully, Tucker, despite going 0-for-6 to begin this series, turned things around as he drove in Mookie Betts and Max Muncy on an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth.
Not only was that single massive as it snapped his hitless drought at home, but it put the Dodgers on top, 4-3, and that score ended up being the final.
Sure, he grounded into a double play to end the seventh inning, but that doesn't mean Tucker is going on another 0-for-26 streak.
The $240 million man has four hits in his last four games
Only one of these hits may have come at Dodger Stadium, but it's clear Tucker is starting to heat up, and that's something this team has desperately needed.
To be making as much money as he is, a .230 batting average simply isn't going to cut it. It may just be taking Tucker a long time to fit into his new home, but that sure wasn't the case when he was with the Chicago Cubs last year, a team he only spent the 2025 season with after playing his first seven seasons with the Houston Astros.
