Kyle Tucker hit a grand slam in the seventh inning Friday night to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the Miami Marlins, extending their winning streak to eight games. Per ESPN, it was Tucker's sixth career grand slam.
Tucker came close to hitting for the cycle in the game. According to Reddit's r/baseball community, he went 1-for-4 with a single, a sacrifice fly, and a triple before his grand slam. ESPN noted he fell a double shy of the cycle.
The win improved the Dodgers to 90-57, per True Blue LA. The game also marked the MLB debut of Dodgers prospect Josue De Paula, who went 0-for-3 according to True Blue LA. The victory puts Los Angeles on the doorstep of clinching a postseason berth, per the original reporting.


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