ANAHEIM -- Maybe all Kyle Tucker needed was a trip to Angel Stadium.

After going 25 days without a home run, the All-Star right fielder hit his second and third within 24 hours, kick-starting the Cubs’ 12-1 rout over the Angels on Saturday night.

Tucker got the Cubs on the board in the top of the third inning as he jumped on a sinker down and in from Halos starter Victor Mederos, driving the ball a Statcast-projected 399 feet to right field for a two-run homer.

Three innings later, Tucker did it again. This time, he took advantage of a hanging changeup from reliever Carson Fulmer and hit the ball to almost the same spot in right field as his first one. That brought in three runs as the Cubs’ lead ballooned to 10 runs.

Reese McGuire also had a day at the plate with his first career

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