Demoted to No. 8 in lineup, Kyle Tucker hits first Dodger Stadium HR since June 15

There might not be a player in baseball facing more disappointment in 2026 than Kyle Tucker, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ $60 million per year player with an OPS in the .600s. Those struggles saw the Dodgers demote Tucker to eighth in their Shohei Ohtani-less lineup on Friday. He hasn’t batted that low in a lineup since 2020, back when he was with the Houston Astros. Part of the reason for that placement was likely the Washington Nationals starting left-hander Jackson Kent on the mound, but the Dodgers obviously didn’t sign Tucker to the largest contract in MLB history by average…