ANAHEIM -- Kyle Tucker ’s homer drought has come to an end.

In his first plate appearance in Friday night’s game against the Angels, Tucker crushed a Statcast-projected 405-foot home run over the right-field wall at Angel Stadium to put the Cubs up 1-0. Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag. Click here to view original asset

Tucker’s home run snapped a 25-game streak without a long ball, the second-longest homerless streak in his career. The only longer stretch was a 27-game homer drought to begin his MLB career from July 7, 2018 to Sept. 3, 2019 with the Astros. Tucker’s solo shot also represented his first extra-base hit since a double on July 30 in Milwaukee.

In between those home runs has been a whirlwind for Tucker, and especially so this week. After the Cubs outfielde

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