ERIC THAMES HIT HIS MAJOR LEAGUE-LEADING 11TH HOME RUN _ HIS SIXTH AGAINST CINCINNATI THIS SEASON _ AND THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS CRUISED TO A 9-1 VICTORY OVER THE REDS ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
IN HIS FIRST SEASON WITH THE BREWERS, THAMES CAPPED A FIVE-RUN SIXTH WITH A TWO-RUN DRIVE OFF RELIEVER ROBERT STEPHENSON. HERNAN PEREZ HAD A PAIR OF RBI TRIPLES, THEN HOMERED OFF STEPHENSON LEADING OFF THE SIXTH, AND JONATHAN VILLAR HAD A PAIR OF TWO-RUN SINGLES.
ZACH DAVIES (2-2) ALLOWED SIX HITS IN FIVE SCORELESS INNINGS, LOWERING HIS ERA FROM 8.24 TO 6.57. HE STRANDED A PAIR OF RUNNERS IN THREE INNINGS.