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Thames not only Brewer to give Reds pitchers nightmares

In case you’ve forgotten, Eric Thames owned the Cincinnati Reds in April.

The Milwaukee Brewers slugging first baseman cracked eight home runs against Cincinnati — which is the most any Brewers player has hit against the Reds in any season and just one off the team record for most homers against any opponent in any year (George Scott with nine against Detroit in 1975).

No one else in the major leagues has more than eight home runs against an opponent (the Yankees’ Aaron Judge had eight vs. Baltimore, but in 12 games).

In seven games vs.