PT TODAY: Pham back ahead of schedule

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Padres | Tommy Pham back on roster
San Diego Padres OF Tommy Pham (hand) was activated from the 10-day injured list Friday, Sept. 18. The team also optioned OF Jorge Oña to their alternate training site.   Source: MLB.com
 
BHQ take: Pham was in the lineup at DH vs. SEA on Friday night, and should be there or in left field on most night until season-end -- at least vs LHPs -- as SD attempts to ready him for the post-season. Pham had landed on the IL in mid-August with a fractured hamate bone. A 6-for-his-last-46 had erased a good start and left him with a .608 OPS through 82 AB. It also leaves us wondering...

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