Bleed Cubbie Blue · Jun 28, 2025
Astros 7, Cubs 4: Round 1 to Houston
Photo by Kevin M. Cox/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesBefore Friday’s game, the Astros ran a tribute to Kyle Tucker and Ryan Pressly on their video board:
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After that, though, two of the players the Astros acquired in the Tucker trade, Isaac Paredes and Cam Smith, combined to go 4-for-9 with a home run and three RBI as the Astros dismantled the Cubs 7-4.
It could have been worse, too. Cade Horton did not have a good night, and in the first two innings allowed a lot of traffic on the bases.
In the first, with Smith and Paredes on first and second respectively, Jake Meyers singled. Tucker threw Paredes out at the plate [VIDEO].