Pham went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Friday against Atlanta.
Pham drew his third straight start, two of which have come against lefties. He smacked his 10th home run of the season in the second inning, six of which have come since the All-Star break. Pham is wrapping up a mediocre season in Pittsburgh, as he has a 93 wRC+ across 444 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Playing time dwindling
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Pham is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest in Cincinnati.
Pham is in a deep slump, having gone hitless over his last eight games. As a result, he will yield left field to Jack Suwinski for the fourth time over the last five games versus right-handed pitching.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: On bench Sunday
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Pham is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Pham will take a seat for the second time in the series. The veteran outfielder has had a tough finish to the season, as he's gone hitless in his last 25 at-bats over his past eight games to bring his average down to .243.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Not starting Friday
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Pham is out of the lineup for Friday's game versus the Athletics.
Since homering Sept. 9, Pham has gone hitless in his last six games. Jack Suwinski will patrol left field and bat seventh in Pham's stead.
Pham is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest against the Nationals.
It's a routine day of rest for Pham. The Pirates will roll with Ji Hwan Bae as their left fielder and No. 8 hitter in Friday's series opener.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Provides clutch homer
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Pham went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Orioles.
Pham tied things up in the ninth with a solo home run that would send the game to extras. He's now hit safely in 13 of his last 16 games and piled up 16 RBI over that span. The homer was his first of the month and his fifth since the beginning of August.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Resting Sunday
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Pham is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.
Pham will get a breather after going 9-for-39 (.231) with one home run, three doubles, three walks, 11 RBI and four runs while starting each of the last 10 games. With Pham on the bench for the series finale, the newly recalled Ji Hwan Bae will pick up a start in left field.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Piling up RBI
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Pham went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored Tuesday against the Dodgers.
Pham accounted for most of his production in the first inning with a two-RBI double. The performance extended his hitting streak to six games, and he has at least one hit in 11 of his last 13 games. In that 13-game span, Pham has 14 RBI and nine runs scored while hitting .292.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Knocks in two-run double
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Pham went 1-for-3 with a two-run double and a run scored during the Pirates' 4-2 win over the Red Sox on Friday.
Pham got the Pirates on the board in the sixth inning with a double to center field that plated two, and he was brought home one batter later on an Andrew McCutchen RBI double. Pham has recorded at least one hit in seven of his last eight games, and over that span he has gone 9-for-28 (.321) with one steal, two home runs and nine RBI.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Pops eighth homer
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Pham went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday against the Cardinals.
Pham slugged the homer in the first inning, his eighth of the season. Three of those long balls have come in his last nine starts, while half have come since Aug. 1. After a dreadful start to the season, Pham is hitting .309 with 20 RBI, 19 runs scored and two stolen bases across 41 contests since the start of July.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Taking seat Sunday
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Pham is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.
Pham will head to the bench after starting each of the previous three contests. The Pirates will turn to Ronny Simon in left field and install him atop the batting order.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Pops seventh homer
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Pham went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a home run, three runs scored and two RBI in Friday's 9-0 win over the Rockies.
The veteran outfielder also reached base on a hit-by-pitch, and Pham took Anthony Molina deep for a two-run shot in the sixth inning after crossing the plate in the first and second frames. Pham is up to seven homers on the season, and three of them have come in his last 16 games, a stretch in which he's slashing .245/.344/.453 with two steals, seven runs and nine RBI.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Knocks in pair
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Pham went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI on Wednesday against the Blue Jays.
Pham accounted for all of Pittsburgh's offense with a two-run double in the first inning. After a hot stretch in the middle of the summer, he's slowed since the start of August, hitting only .218 with a pair of home runs, seven RBI and six runs scored across 16 games. Pham remains the Pirates' primary left fielder, though the team could choose to shift playing time to younger options down the stretch.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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Pham is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Pham was at the center of a benches-clearing incident in Monday's series opener as he flipped his bat after drawing a walk, though the situation didn't result in any ejections. The veteran outfielder has struggled to a .609 OPS through 15 games in August and finds himself on the bench for Tuesday's contest
Pham went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Cubs.
The veteran outfielder supplied the Pirates' only offense when he took Shota Imanaga deep in the fourth inning. Pham has been productive since the All-Star break, batting .300 (24-for-80) over his last 23 games with two of his six homers on the season, along with one steal, nine RBI and 11 runs.
Pham isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Reds.
Pham will get a breather Thursday after slashing .339/.406/.500 through his first 15 games following the All-Star break. Jack Suwinski will take his place in left field and bat sixth for the Pirates.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Riding 11-game hitting streak
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Pham went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Sunday against the Rockies.
Pham went deep in the first inning to record his fifth home run of the season. The performance also extended his hitting streak to 11 games, during which he has hit .395 with one home run, six RBI and eight runs scored. While it was a surprise that Pham remained with the Pirates through the trade deadline, he should be set for regular playing time in the outfield to close the campaign.
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