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Houston Astros' Kyle Tucker Did Something That No Other MLB Player Has Done This Season on Tuesday

Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker hit a grand slam on Tuesday night to beat the Baltimore Orioles, accomplishing something that no player this season has done.
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Houston Astros' Kyle Tucker Did Something That No Other MLB Player Has Done This Season on Tuesday
Houston Astros' Kyle Tucker Did Something That No Other MLB Player Has Done This Season on Tuesday

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The Houston Astros beat the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night by a score of 7-6. 

It was a wild and improbable comeback win for the Astros, who got to O's closer Felix Bautista for four runs in the top of the ninth inning.

All four of those runs were scored courtesy of Astros All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker, who hit a grand slam off Bautista. With the feat, Tucker did something that no other player in baseball has done this year.

Per ESPN Stats & Info:

Down 3 with one out in the top of the 9th, Kyle Tucker gave the Astros the lead with one swing. 

He's the first player this season to hit a grand slam in the 9th inning or later with his team trailing by 3.

Certainly a rare feat, and made even more rare by the fact that it came off Bautista, who still only has a 1.82 ERA this year and is one of the most dominant relievers in the entire sport.

Tucker went 2-for-4 in the win and is now hitting .297 this year with 20 home runs and 82 RBI. He's also posted a .377 on-base percentage and has helped carry the offense in light of injuries this year to Jose Altuve, Yordan Alvarez and Michael Brantley.

The win was also big for Houston in that moved them to 65-49 on the year. They are 3.0 games back in the American League West of the Texas Rangers. As for the wild card, they hold a 1.5 game lead over the Toronto Blue Jays for the second spot.

They'll play the Orioles on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. ET.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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