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ESPN · 1h

Cardinals activate rookie 2B Wetherholt from IL

ESPN · 1h

Paralyzed A's prospect Lasko released from hospital after two months

ESPN · 1h

Twins' shortstop Culpepper to IL with hamstring strain

MLB.com · 1h

Colson Montgomery exits after being hit on wrist; X-rays negative

Yahoo Sports · 2h

Tommy Pham launches clutch go-ahead 3-run home run for his first hit of season after elevator pitch to GM to play

Yahoo Sports · 2h

The Freddie Freeman gambit

Yahoo Sports · 2h

Tommy Pham hit MLB’s most improbable homer this season after begging White Sox GM to play

MLB.com · 2h

Justin Turner, 41, among several former MLB players to win Mexican League title

MLB.com · 2h

Pham made a literal elevator pitch to his GM, then went out and hit clutch homer

CBS Sports · 5h

JJ Wetherholt returns from IL: Can Cardinals star make a late run at NL Rookie of the Year?

CBS Sports · 6h

Use FanDuel promo code to get $350 in bonus bets for Lions-Bills, LSU-Ole Miss, NFL MLB on Wednesday

CBS Sports · 7h

Use DraftKings promo code to get $200 bonus bets by targeting Ole Miss-LSU, Astros-Royals, MLB on Wednesday

This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗

Lance NiekroWWikipedia↗

Bats: R · Throws: R · Born 1979-01-29 · Played 2003–2007 · College: Florida Southern College (1998–2000) · Career WAR 0.3 (bWAR) ·

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Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	WAR
2003	SFN	NL	5		5	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.400	.600	0.0
2005	SFN	NL	113		278	32	70	16	3	12	46	0	2	17	53	.252	.295	.460	.755	0.6
2006	SFN	NL	66		199	27	49	9	2	5	31	0	0	11	32	.246	.286	.387	.673	0.0
2007	SFN	NL	11		17	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.176	.222	.176	.398	-0.3
Total			195		499	61	123	26	5	17	79	0	2	29	91	.246	.288	.421	.709	0.3

Fielding

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
2003	SFN	NL	1B	3	0	7.0	4	0	0	1
2005	SFN	NL	1B	74	57	529.0	544	38	5	56
2006	SFN	NL	1B	58	48	431.1	419	36	5	38
2007	SFN	NL	1B	3	3	22.0	24	2	0	4
Total				138	108	989.1	991	76	10	99