MILWAUKEE — Eric Thames isn’t expected to be in the Milwaukee Brewers’ starting lineup Friday night when they open up a three-game series against the Miami Marlins at Miller Park.
Thames, who took baseball by storm in April by slugging 11 home runs, asked manager Craig Counsell for a day off Thursday to clear his head after going 3-for-37 in his last 10 games.
“My mind’s been working way too much,” Thames said. “This gives me a few days to kind of relax and be able to breathe. When you start to slump a little, you start doing more work, and so it’s going to be the opposite for me: Read, relax, take a step back and breathe, and then take on the Marlins.