Tommy Pham. John Leyba-USA TODAY Sports

During a weekend where the bats fell silent for two games, the Mets offense showed some life by hitting four home runs, two of those were hit by part time outfielder Tommy Pham. An underwhelming showing at the plate for most of the season, many questions have been raised on whether Pham should even be on the major league roster. As the team struggles on offense, Pham hadn’t really brought much to the table, entering Sunday’s game only slashing .222/.321/.389 with an OPS of .710. He’s even had a few miscues in the field, which included a dropped catch off the bat of Michael Tauchman against the Cubs a few series back. As he begins to regress, outfielder Mark Canha heating up, along with the emergences of Francisco Álvarez, Brett Baty and Mark Vientos, and Ronny Mauricio in the wings, it’s beginning to look as if Pham’s time with the Mets could be coming to a close sooner rather than later.

Sunday afternoon might have sparked something in the 35-year old outfielder. Starting in center field for Brandon Nimmo, Pham made some noise. Pham singlehandedly carried the Mets’ offense against Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi by blasting two impressive home runs on consecutive at-bats. His first home run was a hard hit ball the other way that carried the other way to right field over the head of right fielder George Springer. His second blast was a no-doubter to left field on a pitch middle in on a similar type pitch that he hit his first home run.

Although struggling for most of the season, Pham’s performance on Sunday could mark a significant turnaround, as he has now gone 9-for-25 (.360) with five extra-base hits in his last nine games, following a disappointing 0-for-15 streak. After Sunday’s game, he’s raised his batting average to .234, an on-base percentage of .327, and a slugging percentage of .457. His home run total has gone up to five with 16 RBIs, and five stolen bases in 110 plate appearances.

“When I’m not swinging well, I’m spending hours in that cage. I haven’t been playing, but look at my hands – they’re beat up, blistered up because all I do is work. You gotta work. If you’re underperforming, you’ve got to work your way out of the funk.” said Pham after the game to reporters.

The Mets hope that Pham can continue to build off this performance and his recent uptick in hitting can turn into something that can help provide a much needed boost to an offense that already boasts some tremendous talent. Although Pham isn’t the only culprit to blame for the collective snooze on offense, every cog in the machine needs to work and work well. Whether he’s playing part-time or full time, if Tommy Pham can continue to hit at a reasonable rate for the role he’s been given, that will be ideal for the whole club in the long run.