Pham is not in Thursday's lineup against the Angels.
Pham is in the midst of his best stretch of the season, as he's gone 6-for-13 across the last three games. Nevertheless, he'll rest Thursday, with Matt Gorski instead starting in left field while hitting seventh.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Modest three-game hitting streak
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Pham went 1-for-4 with an RBI on Wednesday against the Angels.
Pham has had a poor start to his tenure with the Pirates, as he failed to record multiple hits across his first 18 starts. That streak ended Sunday when he delivered a pair of hits, and he now has at least one knock in three straight games. Pham is still hitting only .184 with seven runs scored, six RBI and three steals across 86 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Absent from lineup
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Pham is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Guardians.
Pham is slashing only .136/.246/.169 in his first 19 contests with the Pirates and has yet to record a multi-hit game. He will yield to Jack Suwinski in left field in the series opener.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Not starting Sunday
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Pham is not in the Pirates' starting lineup against the Reds on Sunday.
Pham will begin Sunday's series finale in the dugout while the Pirates start Adam Frazier, Oneil Cruz and Alexander Canario in the outfield. Pham has gone 4-for-21 with two runs scored, three walks and four RBI across his last six outings.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Walks off Yankees
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Pham went 1-for-4 with two RBI and three strikeouts Sunday against the Yankees.
Pham returned to the lineup after missing Saturday's game due to an illness. He lofted a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning to record his first RBI of the season, and he delivered a walk-off RBI double six frames later. While there were some positives to his performance, Pham still has just three hits and three walks across 35 plate appearances while striking out at a 31.4 percent clip to begin the campaign.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Back in action Sunday
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Pham (illness) will start in left field and bat seventh Sunday against the Yankees.
Pham was out of the lineup for Saturday's 10-4 loss due to an illness that resulted in him being pulled early in Friday's game, but he was still healthy enough to make two plate appearances off the bench. The 37-year-old has seemingly experienced no setbacks in his recovery and will take back his normal spot in the outfield in the series finale.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Sitting Saturday due to illness
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Pham (illness) isn't in the lineup for Pittsburgh's matchup against the Yankees on Saturday.
Pham was pulled from Friday's game against New York due to the illness after making just one plate appearance. He'll get at least one more day to recover Saturday. In Pham's stead, Jack Suwinski is starting in left field while Alexander Canario occupies right and Bryan Reynolds once again serves as the designated hitter.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Fighting off illness
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Pham was pulled from Friday's game against the Yankees due to an illness, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.
Pham was removed after logging just one plate appearance -- a groundout in the second inning. He's been deemed day-to-day by the team and may miss another game or two while he recovers.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Leaves with apparent injury
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Pham was removed from Friday's game versus the Yankees with an apparent injury, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
It's not clear what happened with Pham, who grounded out in the bottom of the second inning before being replaced on defense by Alexander Canario before the top of the third. The Pirates should offer an update on his status shortly.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Tallies third stolen base
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Pham went 0-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base Wednesday against the Rays.
Pham has started six of Pittsburgh's seven games, all of which have come in left field. Despite logging only two hits across 23 at-bats, he has primarily hit first or third in the lineup. Pham has also benefited from the team's aggressiveness on the basepaths, tallying three stolen bases in as many tries.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Taking Saturday off
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Pham is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Marlins.
Pham is off to a 1-for-8 start at the plate but has added two steals through two games. He'll take a seat in the dugout to begin Saturday's contest while Ji Hwan Bae starts in left field and bats leadoff.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Back in action Thursday
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Pham (hip) will start in left field and bat third in Thursday's Grapefruit League contest versus the Twins.
Pham was removed from Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Tigers due to left hip tightness, but he's ready to go following a few days of rest. The veteran outfielder is projected to open the season as the Pirates' left fielder and leadoff hitter against left-handed pitching, at minimum.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Labels early exit as precautionary
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Pham (hip) characterized his early exit from Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Tigers as a precautionary move, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. "In the season, I'd play through it," Pham said of his tight left hip. "In the season, I don't miss any time with this. It's just because it's second week of March, spring training. You don't have to push it."
While Pham's comments offer hope that his hip injury is only a minor concern, he may be withheld from the lineup for a few days until he returns to full health. Pham went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a strikeout prior to departing Sunday's contest.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Exits early with hip tightness
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Pham was removed from Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Tigers due to left hip tightness, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Pham went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a strikeout before checking out of the game in the bottom of the third inning. The severity of Pham's injury isn't yet known, and the veteran outfielder could be put through further tests before the Pirates provide an update on his status.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Inks one-year deal with Pittsburgh
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The Pirates signed Pham to a one-year, $4 million contract Thursday, Katie Woo and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic report.
It's a good landing spot for Pham, who could get regular reps in right field, assuming the plan is for Andrew McCutchen to be a full-time designated hitter. Pham, who turns 37 in March, slashed .248/.305/.368 with nine home runs and seven stolen bases over 116 regular-season contests between the White Sox, Cardinals and Royals last season.
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Royals' Tommy Pham: Sitting out ALDS Game 3
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Pham is not in the lineup Wednesday for Game 3 of the ALDS versus the Yankees.
Pham was in the lineup for the first two games of the series, picking up two hits, two RBI and two runs scored. He will begin Game 3 on the bench as Adam Frazier starts in right field and bats eighth.
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Royals' Tommy Pham: Not in lineup for Game 2
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Pham is absent from the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series against the Orioles.
Pham got the call in right field for the Royals in Game 1 but went 0-for-3 with a strikeout. For Game 2, the club will roll with Hunter Renfroe as its right fielder and No. 7 hitter against Zach Eflin.
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Royals' Tommy Pham: Gets aboard four times
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Pham went 3-for-4 with a walk in Wednesday's 4-3 extra-innings loss to the Yankees.
Pham's bat has been hot in September -- he's gone 13-for-41 (.317) over 10 contests this month. He has five multi-hit efforts in that span, and his ability to get on base at a high rate has helped him take over as the Royals' leadoff hitter. Between three teams this season, the veteran outfielder has a .261/.325/.392 slash line with nine home runs, seven stolen bases, 36 RBI and 45 runs scored over 418 plate appearances.
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Royals' Tommy Pham: Swats ninth homer
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Pham went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Yankees.
The veteran outfielder gave the Royals an insurance run when he took Mark Leiter deep in the seventh inning. Pham has started nine straight games since joining Kansas City at the beginning of September, batting .270 (10-for-37) over that stretch with two of his nine homers on the year, along with one steal, five runs and five RBI.
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Royals' Tommy Pham: Powers offense to victory
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Pham went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 4-1 win against Cleveland.
Pham accounted for the bulk of the scoring in the contest with a 423-foot, three-run blast in the fourth inning. It was his first long ball as a Royal and his first overall homer since he went deep against the Rays as a member of the Cardinals on Aug. 6. Pham has batted out of the leadoff spot in each of his four games with Kansas City and has gone 5-for-17 in that role thus far.
