Sadly, the Cardinals lost a tremendously talented left fielder during their training camp today.

Tommy Pham led St. Louis with three hits and two runs scored while beginning in left field. In his Major League Baseball debut, Michael McGreevy pitched seven innings, leading the Cardinals to a 10-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.

Pham made his debut with a pinch-hit grand slam on Tuesday after being traded back to St. Louis in a three-team deal. After being chosen by the Cardinals in 2006, he started his career with them.

It’s the procedure, Pham clarified. “Try to have a good at-bat and stay inside the strike zone.”

Alec Burleson and Michael Siani each had two RBIs, and Brendan Donovan added three more. The Cardinals amassed 14 hits against four opponents, with Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt each recording two hits.

After being called up from Triple-A Memphis, McGreevy pitched seven innings, giving up five hits and one run before leaving the field to a standing ovation.

Pitching up here versus down there makes a significant impact, according to catcher Pedro Pagés. It’s difficult, no doubt about it. He managed it all quite skillfully. I asked him whether he was nervous before the game, and he said that he wasn’t. That may be just me, but I felt that he was lying.

McGreevy claimed he wasn’t anxious despite having roughly 15 family members and friends present for the game.

“Many guys didn’t think I was real,” McGreevy chuckled. “Well, in his first few minutes here, he’s lying. I was being honest. I had been dreaming about something just like this since I