St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 26, 2018
Pham KO'd by his own bat while warming up
Cardinals leadoff hitter Tommy Pham runs towards first base as he flies out in the first inning of Wednesday's game against the New York Mets on Wednesday. Pham had to leave the game after suffering a head laceration while warming up in an indoor batting cage before his second at-bat. Photo by Chris Lee,After reaching base seven times in two games as a leadoff man against an opposing lefthander, Tommy Pham reached base all five times Tuesday when he batted second. Manager Mike Matheny liked what he saw on both counts but, with another lefthander pitching for New York in Steven Matz, he moved Pham to leadoff and gave Matt Carpenter (.167) a night off Wednesday.