Eric Thames wins the game with a walk-off HR but then loses his jersey
Eric Thames provided some Milwaukee magic again on Friday, delivering a game-winning homer for the second consecutive night. And this one was so dramatic that is cost him his shirt.
After the Brewers rallied for a run in the eighth inning to tie the game at 5, Thames led off in the bottom of the 10th inning – and made sure there would be no 11th inning:
https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/875931279455334402
Goodbye baseball — and goodbye jersey. The Brewers were so thrilled with their fourth consecutive win that they decided to strip Thames right at home plate.
For Thames, it was his NL-leading 19th homer of the season. Not bad for a guy who spent the previous three seasons slugging in South Korea.
But he is going to need to get a new shirt:
https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/876061746947129346
The win kept the surprising Brewers 2.5 games ahead of the second-place Cubs in the NL Central.
