Thames hits HRs 9, 10 in first 2 ABs vs. Reds

Eric Thames smashes a solo home run to right-center in the 1st inning, then goes the other way to left in the 2nd for his second homerWith five April games left to play, Thames has the Major League record within reach. Albert Pujols hit 14 home runs in April 2006, and Alex Rodriguez matched that mark in 2007.

Thames averaged 41 home runs in his three seasons in the Korea Baseball Organization, but the Brewers thought he would need an adjustment period at the start of his three-year, $16 million contract. Instead, he has hit everything in sight.

Of his first 10 home runs, four came on four-seam fastballs, two on sliders and one apiece on a two-seamer, cutter, curveball and changeup. Six were…