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
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Swats sixth homer
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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.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Taking seat Thursday
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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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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Sitting Saturday
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Pham is not in the Pirates' starting lineup against the Rockies on Saturday.
Pham will begin Saturday's game on the bench while Alexander Canario, Oneil Cruz and Bryan Reynolds start in the outfield from left to right. Pham is in the midst of a 10-game hitting streak, and over that span he has gone 16-for-38 (.421) with four doubles, one triple and four RBI.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Receiving afternoon off
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Pham is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.
Pham is a candidate to get moved ahead of Thursday's trade deadline, so the Pirates are likely holding him out Wednesday to avoid him succumbing to any injury that would nix a potential deal. Jack Suwinski will pick up the start in left field in place of Pham, who has likely improved his trade stock by slashing .405/.463/.568 with five extra-base hits in 10 games since the All-Star break.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Hits in seven straight
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Pham went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI on Sunday against the Diamondbacks.
Pham briefly looked to be losing his role in the outfield to Jack Suwinski, but Sunday marked his fifth straight start. He has at least one knock in each of those contests and has a seven-game hitting streak in total. In that span, Pham has gone 10-for-25 with three doubles, a triple, three RBI and three runs scored.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Out for second straight game
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Pham is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.
The Pirates haven't indicated that Pham is dealing with an injury, but his absence from the lineup is curious after he also went unused in Sunday's 7-2 loss to the White Sox. Jack Suwinski will draw another start in left field in place of Pham, who has gone 2-for-13 with a solo home run over his last three contests.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Not in lineup Sunday
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Pham isn't in the starting lineup for Sunday's matchup against the White Sox.
Pham started in left field in Pittsburgh's first two games of the second half, going 1-for-9. Jack Suwinski will handle left field for the series finale versus Chicago.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Pops fourth homer
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Pham went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday against the Twins.
Pham led off the second inning with his fourth home run of the season, all of which have come in his last 14 starts. His overall numbers remain poor, but Pham has hit .391 with 13 RBI and eight runs scored in that same span.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Getting day off
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Pham is not in Saturday's lineup against the Twins.
Pham has been the Pirates' best hitter since late June, hitting .429 with three homers, 15 RBI and seven runs scored across his last 14 games. He'll hit the bench after starting six straight games, with Jack Suwinski starting in left field.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Power streak continues
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Pham went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run during Monday's 9-3 loss to Kansas City.
Pham didn't hit a homer in his first 180 plate appearances, but he's now gone yard three times in his last 38 plate appearances after taking Noah Cameron yard Monday in the third inning. He's hitting 13-for-35 (.371) with an 18.4 percent strikeout rate during his hot streak.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Sitting Friday
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Pham is not in Friday's lineup against the Mariners.
Pham had started four games in a row and is hitting .448 with two home runs over his last eight games. Adam Frazier is drawing the start in left field while batting seventh.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Taking back control of left field
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Pham will start in left field and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
For the fourth game in a row, Pham will be included in the lineup against a right-handed starting pitcher (Sonny Gray). Pham appears to have overtaken Adam Frazier as the Pirates' preferred option in left field, with Pham's recent uptick in playing time coming while he's gone 11-for-25 (.440 average) with two home runs, 11 RBI and four runs over his last seven games.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Drives in two runs
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Pham went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Friday's 9-1 win over the Mets.
Pham capped off a four-run second inning with a fielder's choice RBI before driving in a run on a single to center field in the seventh. Pham has logged at least one hit in each of his last four games, going 8-for-15 (.533) with two doubles, one home run and eight RBI over that span.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Smacks first homer
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Pham went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored Monday against the Brewers.
Pham has had a disastrous season in Pittsburgh, and he finally managed to slug his first home run of the campaign in the fourth inning Monday. He had recorded only four extra-base hits across his first 51 games entering Sunday's contest against the Rangers, but he has combined for three extra-base hits in the two contests since. Pham has lost his starting role in left field to a combination of Adam Frazier and Alexander Canario, though this brief hot stretch could earn him some additional looks in the lineup.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Drives in three in win
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Pham went 3-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI in Sunday's 8-3 win over the Rangers.
Pham tied the game with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning before adding RBI doubles in the fifth and seventh. It was a much-needed performance from the veteran outfielder, who entered Sunday just 2-for-20 over 10 games in June. For the season, he's slashing .209/.289/.247 with no home runs, 12 RBI, 13 runs scored and three steals across 180 plate appearances.
