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: Getting rest Saturday
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Pham isn't in Kansas City's lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta.
The Royals clinched a playoff berth Friday, so the team will sit many of their usual starters Saturday -- including Pham. His absence will put Salvador Perez into the DH role while Freddy Fermin catches for Seth Lugo.
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Royals' Tommy Pham: Resting Saturday
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Pham is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.
It'll be Pham's first off day in September, snapping a streak of 17 consecutive starts. During that span, the outfielder has split time between DH (four games), left field (six games) and right field (seven games). MJ Melendez, Kyle Isbel and Adam Frazier fill the outfield from left to right Saturday while Yuli Gurriel slots in at DH.
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.
Pham went 0-for-5 with a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 10-4 loss to the Yankees.
Pham has hit .250 (8-for-32) with three extra-base hits and four RBI over eight contests since the Royals claimed him off waivers from the Cardinals. For the season, the outfielder is at a .253/.319/.380 slash line with eight home runs, seven steals, 35 RBI and 44 runs scored across 101 contests. He's had a chance to settle in as the Royals' main leadoff hitter, moving Maikel Garcia and Michael Massey down the lineup when they play.
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.
Pham started in right field and went 2-for-5 with a pair of base hits Sunday in the Royals' 7-2 loss to the Astros.
Fresh off being claimed off waivers from the Cardinals, Pham was put to work right away by the Royals, who deployed him as their leadoff hitter in his team debut. Pham could eventually be a candidate to move down the lineup, but he should have a decent amount of leash in a near-everyday role in the corner outfield while Hunter Renfroe (hamstring) is on the shelf. Before being claimed by the Royals, Pham had turned in a .254./321/.378 slash line with seven home runs and six stolen bases in 374 plate appearances between the White Sox and Cardinals this season.
