<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/orioles-news-felix-bautista-gets-hopeful-injury-update-after-partial-ucl-tear');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles’ Felix Bautista gets hopeful injury update after partial UCL tear');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Felix-Bautista-Orioles.jpg"></figure><h1>Orioles’ Felix Bautista gets hopeful injury update after partial UCL tear</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-12T08:49:36-07:00">September 12th, 8:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-12T08:50:14-07:00">September 12th, 8:50am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles are keeping their fingers crossed on the potential of All-Star closer Felix Bautista to return to action before the end of the 2023 MLB season. It’s been over two weeks since the last time Bautista toed the rubber, as he is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-baltimore-makes-brutal-felix-bautista-move-after-suffering-elbow-injury" rel="noopener">dealing with a partial UCL tear</a>. At the moment, Bautista is still on the 15-day injured list but appears as though the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/felix-bautista-dealing-with-partial-ucl-tear" rel="noopener">door is still open</a> for him to play again this year.</p><p>“I think the fact that we’re keeping him throwing right now speaks to the fact that this is not over for 2023,” Orioles general manager Mike Elias said (via Jake RillLB. com). “It’s just going to depend on how he feels as we keep this going. But right now, this is our approach.</p><p>The optimistic projection for Bautista is that he will indeed pitch again this year, which would also mean that he will be able to avoid going under the knife to repair his elbow injury. Elias noted that Bautista’s injury was <i>only</i> a partial tear of the UCL. Had it been a full tear, Bautista would have likely been scheduled for operation immediately upon diagnosis.</p><p>The 26-year-old Felix Bautista was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-brandon-hyde-makes-cy-young-case-felix-bautista-amid-historic-stretch" rel="noopener">among the most feared pitchers</a> in the big leagues prior to his injury. Thus far in the 2023 campaign, Bautista has an 8-2 record to go with 33 saves and a 1.48 ERA across 56 appearances on the mound.</p><p>Even without Bautista, the Orioles have been winning a bunch of games, going 8-2 over their first 10 games this September.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles’ Felix Bautista gets hopeful injury update after partial UCL tear

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/orioles-news-baltimore-makes-brutal-felix-bautista-move-after-suffering-elbow-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Orioles make brutal Felix Bautista move after suffering elbow injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Felix-Bautista-Orioles.jpg"></figure><h1>Orioles make brutal Felix Bautista move after suffering elbow injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-26T13:52:41-07:00">August 26th, 1:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-26T13:53:15-07:00">August 26th, 1:53pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles look well on their way to winning the always competitive American League East, but they were dealt a serious scare on Friday night when All-Star closer Felix Bautista exited early with an apparent elbow injury.</p><p>While it’s unknown at this point if he needs Tommy John, Bautista does have a UCL problem and <a href="https://twitter.com/BaltimoreLuke/status/1695530622314246231" rel="noopener">will head</a> to the 15-day IL, as GM Mike Elias announced Saturday.</p><p>Via Luke Jones:</p><p>“Mike Elias said early testing indicates some degree of injury to Félix Bautista’s UCL (elbow). The Orioles haven’t yet determined the full plan of how to proceed or how much time he’ll miss. However, Bautista is going to the 15-day IL with DL Hall being recalled from Norfolk.”</p><p>Not good for the O’s. Bautista is truly having a terrific campaign and honestly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-brandon-hyde-makes-cy-young-case-felix-bautista-amid-historic-stretch" rel="noopener">deserves Cy Young consideration</a>. That’s just how lights out he’s been. The Dominican is 8-2 with a 1.48 ERA and an AL-leading 33 saves, striking out a whopping 110 hitters in 61 innings and issuing 26 walks.</p><p>Bautista is a big reason <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-2-biggest-concerns-baltimore-playoff-stretch-run" rel="noopener">the Orioles</a> are in such a fantastic position right now and potentially losing him for the rest of the year would hurt. UCL injuries are never one to mess around with and for the sake of his long-term health, Baltimore will be cautious.</p><p>Yennier Cano, who has four saves in 2023, will likely step into the ninth-inning role for the time being. He’s 1-2 with a 1.62 ERA in 57 appearances including a 0.98 WHIP as well. The Orioles have the best record in the American League and have won three in a row heading into Saturday’s meeting with the Colorado Rockies.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Orioles make brutal Felix Bautista move after suffering elbow injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-dusty-baker-reacts-to-kyle-tucker-historic-grand-slam-off-felix-bautista');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dusty Baker reacts to Kyle Tucker’s historic grand slam off Felix Bautista');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Astros-Dusty-Baker-Kyle-Tucker-Felix-Bautista.jpeg"></figure><h1>Dusty Baker reacts to Kyle Tucker’s historic grand slam off Felix Bautista</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-09T10:46:15-07:00">August 9th, 10:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-09T10:46:15-07:00">August 9th, 10:46am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kyle Tucker just gave the Houston Astros a huge win in the most incredible fashion imaginable: hitting a ninth-inning grand slam off of Baltimore Orioles superstar Felix Bautista.</p><p>Bautista is having one of the best seasons by a relief pitcher in recent memory but faltered in a home matchup with the Astros. A walk from Jon Singleton and singles from Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez loaded the bases for Tucker. The Astros’ star outfielder found himself down 0-2 in the count but fought back to bring it even and kept himself alive with some foul balls. Then, he smacked a 403-foot grand slam, putting Houston up by one in the top of the ninth inning. A 1-2-3 inning from Ryan Pressly sealed the deal.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kyle Tucker came out on top in an epic 9-pitch duel with Félix Bautista in the 9th. <a href="https://t.co/citBNPmP2v">pic.twitter.com/citBNPmP2v</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1689101659379580929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Not in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-kyle-tucker-astonishing-hr-off-of-felix-bautista-is-first-of-its-kind-in-110-years" rel="noopener">over 100 years</a> has someone hit a grand slam that late in a game off of someone who had an ERA below 1.00. Astros manager Dusty Baker sounded off on the unreal at-bat, praising Tucker for <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/kyle-tucker-hits-go-ahead-grand-slam-in-astros-win-over-orioles" rel="noopener">sticking with it</a> and coming up huge for the team, according to Joe Trezza of MLB.com.</p><p>“That was some battle — two big, big boys,” Baker said, via MLB.com. “That was a determination at-bat. That’s what hitting is all about: it’s about determination and want and desire and concentration, and Tuck had all of the above. He fouled off some real tough pitches, stayed off some tough pitches and got a pitch that he could hit and didn’t miss it. A lot of times you get your pitch, you foul it back or something. He squared it up, and boy, that was a beautiful sight.”</p><p>The man himself said that the matchup was tough but that he got the timing right to send one over the fences for his 20th home run of the season.</p><p>“I was able to catch one out front and time it well,” Kyle Tucker said, via MLB.com. “That was a tough at-bat, but I found a way to come out of it on top.”</p><p>Tucker isn’t going to be the American League MVP — that’s almost certain to be Shohei Ohtani’s award — but he has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-kyle-tucker-has-fans-begging-houston-to-pay-the-man-after-monster-grand-slam-vs-felix-bautista" rel="noopener">playing at such a leve</a>l for the Astros this year. He is posting career-highs in batting average (.297) and on-base percentage (.377) while leading Houston in hits (121), doubles (28), RBI (82) and stolen bases (24).</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dusty Baker reacts to Kyle Tucker’s historic grand slam off Felix Bautista

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-kyle-tucker-astonishing-hr-off-of-felix-bautista-is-first-of-its-kind-in-110-years');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyle Tucker’s astonishing HR off of Felix Bautista is first of its kind in 110 years');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Angels-news-Mike-Trout_s-MLB-All-Star-Game-replacement-after-injury-revealed2.jpg"></figure><h1>Kyle Tucker’s astonishing HR off of Felix Bautista is first of its kind in 110 years</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-08T23:53:13-07:00">August 8th, 11:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-08T23:54:14-07:00">August 8th, 11:54pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kyle Tucker played the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-kyle-tucker-has-fans-begging-houston-to-pay-the-man-after-monster-grand-slam-vs-felix-bautista?_ga=2.194398511.368040680.1691275145-2009302196.1657493643" rel="noopener">role of the hero</a> for the Houston Astros in their 7-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-orioles-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-8-8-2023" rel="noopener">Tuesday night</a>. Tucker unleashed a clutch grand slam at the expense of Orioles star closer Felix Bautista in the ninth inning that turned a three-run deficit into a one-run lead for the Astros.</p><p>It was not just like any other grand slam because what Tucker just did was something MLB fans had not seen in at least <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaSTATS/status/1689145300290502657" rel="noopener">the last 110 years</a>.</p><p><i>“Kyle Tucker’s grand slam for the @astros tonight came off of Félix Bautista (0.85 ERA entering the game). Since ERA became an official stat in 1913, no other MLB player has hit a grand slam in the 9th or later off a pitcher who entered the game with a sub-1.00 ERA (min. 30 IP),”</i> tweeted OptaSTATS.</p><p>Tucker battled against Baustita for nine pitches. He found himself behind the count right away, as he got a strike in the first two offerings from Bautista but got a ball in each of the next two pitches and fouled four pitches in a row <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/401472717" rel="noopener">before launching the ball</a> into orbit and driving Jon Singleton, Jose Altuve, and Yordan Alvarez home.</p><p><i>“I was just trying to get something over the plate and just kind of grind through it,”</i> Kyle Tucker told reporters after the game, via AP (h/t ESPN). <i>“I was just able to catch one out in front and time it well and put a good swing on it.”</i></p><p>Tucker is slashing .297/.377/.889 with 20 home runs and 82 RBIs in 408 at-bats this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyle Tucker’s astonishing HR off of Felix Bautista is first of its kind in 110 years

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/astros-news-kyle-tucker-has-fans-begging-houston-to-pay-the-man-after-monster-grand-slam-vs-felix-bautista');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kyle Tucker has fans begging Astros to ‘pay the man’ after monster grand slam vs Felix Bautista');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Kyle-Tucker-Astros.jpg"></figure><h1>Kyle Tucker has fans begging Astros to ‘pay the man’ after monster grand slam vs Felix Bautista</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-08T20:31:20-07:00">August 8th, 8:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-08T20:32:12-07:00">August 8th, 8:32pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kyle Tucker sealed the deal <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-orioles-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-8-8-2023" rel="noopener">Tuesday night</a> in favor of the Houston Astros. The Astros outfielder lifted a monster go-ahead grand slam in the ninth inning off of Baltimore Orioles All-Star closer Felix Bautista to lead Houston to a 7-6 victory.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">GRAND SLAM KING TUCK! 👑</p><p>Kyle Tucker battles for 9 pitches before hitting a go-ahead grand slam in the 9th inning in Baltimore! 💥</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLB</a>)<a href="https://t.co/AQbmgPtroP">pic.twitter.com/AQbmgPtroP</a></p><p>— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1689090666268131328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Almost immediately, cries of “pay the man” reverberated throughout Twitter from Astros fans who want the Astros to give Tucker a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-houston-gm-sounds-off-on-difficult-extension-talks-with-kyle-tucker-framber-valdez" rel="noopener">new contract</a>.</p><p>“Jim Crane needs to do whatever he can to extend Kyle Tucker. PAY THE MAN,” wrote Michael Schwab in a tweet.</p><p>Here’s Twitter user @baseballnchill posting a hilarious blank check for Kyle Tucker.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">PAY THE MAN <a href="https://t.co/uRI7ALMLrA">pic.twitter.com/uRI7ALMLrA</a></p><p>— Jenn (@baseballnchill) <a href="https://twitter.com/baseballnchill/status/1689089649946636288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Tucker saved the Astros from the jaws of defeat and brought them back to life with that massive blast, which, according to ESPN Stats &amp; Info, was the <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1689097556028985344" rel="noopener">first of its kind</a> so far in the 2023 MLB regular season.</p><p>“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.”</p><p>More reactions:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pay the man! <br> <a href="https://t.co/isf7bttpxE">pic.twitter.com/isf7bttpxE</a></p><p>— Astros Griff (@GriffTannen90) <a href="https://twitter.com/GriffTannen90/status/1689093463352999937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">KING TUCKER!!! PAY THE MAN!! <a href="https://t.co/MaOxSi0ZWK">pic.twitter.com/MaOxSi0ZWK</a></p><p>— Nick Alvarez (@NickAtNightTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickAtNightTX/status/1689094608213491712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Tucker has two more years of arbitration eligibility beyond 2023. He went through arbitration prior to this season and got himself a one-year deal worth $5 million, which sounds like a bargain considering how great he’s been this season for the Astros. He <a href="https://www.mlb.com/stats/houston-astros" rel="noopener">currently leads</a> all qualified Houston players with a .889 OPS to go with 20 home runs and a .297 batting average.</p><p>As for the Astros, they have improved to 65-49 after their win in the series opener against the Orioles.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
16	6.75	11	1.875	1	0

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
16	6.75	11	1.875	1	0

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