Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker, who's been out since June 3 when he fouled a ball off his right shin, was reinstated from the injured list on Friday. To make room on the roster, infielder Zach Dezenzo was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land and left-hander Parker Mushinski was designated for assignment to clear room on the 40-man.

Despite playing only 60 games, Tucker earned his third All-Star selection this season on the strength of his incredible start: a .266/.395/.584 slash line with 19 home runs, 40 RBIs and 10 steals. Houston was 27-34 and seven games out of first place at the time of Tucker's injury, but he'll be returning to a much different team: Houston is in first place in the AL West and has a 4 1/2-game lead over Seattle.

Tucker revealed Monday that a small fracture was found in his shin, which comes as no surprise considering he's been sidelined for three months. The injury had been called a shin contusion following the initial imagine and testing.