Tommy Pham News: Back in action Sunday

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.