MILWAUKEE • Eric Thames, one of the top storylines in the major leagues in the first three weeks of the season, continued to make headlines Thursday night when he crushed his league-leading eighth homer, a two-run drive to left center in the fifth inning, to restore the lead to the Milwaukee Brewers at 5-4.
Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez had retired 11 in a row after giving up three runs in the first before Thames, hitting over .400 in his first season with the Brewers after three big years in the Korean League, connected on a 417-foot smash to the opposite field.