Eric Thames has dominated the Brewers’ offense this season, returning from a three-year stint in Korea Baseball Organization to mash 26 home runs in an expectation-defying performance. While he’s still quite a few dingers shy of league-leader Giancarlo Stanton, he collected his 27th homer of the season against Reds’ right-hander Kevin Shackelford on Saturday, postmarking a 2-1 heater to the top of the left field wall and tying the game 5-5 in the sixth:
The home run not only positioned the Brewers for a win, but marked the 10th blast Thames has delivered against the Reds. Per MLB.com’s Carson Mason, it’s a new franchise record for the most single-season home runs by a Brewers player against any single opponent.
Thames’ record-setting home run was followed by three shutdown innings from both bullpens, during which neither the Reds nor the Brewers were able to capitalize on run-scoring opportunities in the eighth and ninth. They’re currently tied 5-5 in the bottom of the 10th inning.
