Tommy Pham posted the rare 4-for-4 night in Game 2 of the World Series. But the atypical leader has delivered a lot more than hits since Arizona acquired him in August.
Most of the body art is dedicated to his hometown of Las Vegas. It's what you'd expect: palm trees, the MGM Grand's lion statue and the city's landmark welcome sign. But toward the bottom of the patchwork is a large baseball, emblazoned with the phrase"Believe in Yourself" in cursive.And Pham, 35, became just the 12th player in MLB history to go 4-for-4 in a World Series game.
Despite clubbing a solo homer in the series opener Friday, Pham was clearly unsatisfied with the rest of his offensive performance. He implied that in Game 1, he was trying to do too much, even telling FOX's Tom Verducci during the broadcast that he planned to"stick to the long ball approach."On Saturday, his at-bats were more measured.
In his second at-bat, Pham poked a middle-away sinker down the right-field line for an opposite-field double. He would score Arizona's second run moments later on a. single. Pham's third trip to the dish was identical to his second; a ground-ball double inside the first base bag. Pham completed the 4-for-4 day with a laser single up the gut in the top of the eighth.
"He goes out there and bangs out four base hits today and has a really good approach." Lovullo said."But I think the thing he added was some toughness, some focus. And his ability to prepare became very contagious."stashed him in the minors for an insultingly long time — a decision that Pham believes stole away much of his prime — the twitchy outfielder burst onto the scene with a phenomenal 6.2 bWAR season in 2017.
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