Back with Cards, Tommy Pham hits slam in win over Rangers

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Tommy Pham hit a pinch-hit grand slam in his homecoming to power the St. Louis Cardinals over the visiting Texas Rangers 8-1 on Tuesday.

Pham spent 4 1/2 season with the Cardinals to start his career. He returned to St. Louis in a trade with the Chicago White Sox on Monday and hit the homer in his first at-bat back with the team.

Masyn Winn also hit a homer for the Cardinals,