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: Stays hot at plate
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Pham went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Cardinals.
Pham was responsible for the Pirates' first two runs of the game with RBI singles in the second and seventh innings. The journeyman outfielder has gone 13-for-29 (.448) with two home runs and 13 RBI over his last eight games, which is a stark contrast to his 1-for-16 mini-slump across his prior nine outings.
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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.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Taking seat Tuesday
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Pham is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins.
Pham started in left field in four of Pittsburgh's first six games of June, but he finds himself on the bench Tuesday for the third straight contest. The veteran outfielder is batting .275 in his past 13 games but is without an extra-base hit since April 27. Adam Frazier is making his second straight start in left field after Alexander Canario started Sunday's contest, as the Pirates continue to use a heavy rotation at the position.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: On bench for series finale
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Pham is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Though he'll hit the bench Sunday, Pham's playing time has been trending up lately. He had started in left field in three of the Pirates' previous four games, going 1-for-8 with two walks and a run scored during that stretch. Pham will give way to Alexander Canario in left field.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Losing out on playing time
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Pham will start in left field and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Reds.
Pham will be included in the starting nine while the Reds send southpaw Nick Lodolo to the hill in the series opener, but the veteran outfielder's run as the Pirates' primary left fielder could be over. After being cleared to return to action last Tuesday upon serving a one-game suspension, Pham started in just one of the Pirates' ensuing five contests, with all four absences from the lineup coming versus righties. The Pirates appear to be prioritizing Alexander Canario in the outfield ahead of Pham, who is slashing just .179/.262/.214 with a 27.8 percent strikeout rate on the season.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Sitting Tuesday
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Pham isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Mets.
Pham served his one-game suspension Monday, but the Pirates will give him another day off Tuesday following his 1-for-10 stretch at the plate. Alexander Canario, Ji Hwan Bae and Bryan Reynolds will start across Pittsburgh's outfield while Pham rests.
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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 in Sunday's game against Atlanta.
Pham will check back into the starting nine after sitting out the Pirates' last two games. The veteran outfielder has gotten off to a rough start to his first season in Pittsburgh, slashing .181/.263/.219 with a 28.0 percent strikeout rate over 118 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Remains out Saturday
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Pham (illness) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta.
Pham was a late scratch from Friday's lineup due to an illness, and it seems he's still feeling a bit under the weather Saturday. Alexander Canario will get another start in left field and bat eighth.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Scratched from lineup Friday
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Pham was a late scratch from Friday's lineup against Atlanta.
Alexander Canario replaces Pham in left field and will bat eighth. Pham has had an atrocious start to the 2025 season, slashing .183/.259/.221 with just four extra-base hits, six RBI, nine runs scored and a 10:33 BB:K across 116 plate appearances.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Not starting Tuesday
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Pham is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cardinals.
The 37-year-old outfielder started the previous two games but finds himself on the bench Tuesday while in the midst of a 2-for-18 slump. Pham has operated as Pittsburgh's primary left fielder so far this season, but Alexander Canario, who is starting Tuesday's contest, has picked up more playing time of late with four starts in the past six games.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Sitting for second straight game
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Pham is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Padres.
After a run of five straight starts in left field, Pham finds himself on the bench Friday for the second consecutive game. The veteran outfielder has gone 2-for-18 with six strikeouts during that stretch and has a .461 OPS for the season. Alexander Canario is getting another start in left Friday, as Pham may be losing his grip on an everyday role.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Sitting out Thursday
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Pham is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cubs.
Alexander Canario will step in as the Pirates' starting left fielder in place of Pham, who is getting some rest for a day game after a night game. Pham had been included in the lineup in each of the past five games, going 2-for-18 with a double, a walk and two runs.
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Pirates' Tommy Pham: Appealing one-game ban
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Pham was suspended for one game and fined by Major League Baseball on Friday due to "inappropriate actions toward fans" during Wednesday's contest, Jessica Kleinschmidt of Baseball America reports.
Pham will appeal his suspension and remains eligible to play for the Pirates until a verdict is reached. The veteran outfielder has begun to heat up recently, going 6-for-13 with an RBI and two runs scored over his last three games.
