Thames, Perez power Brewers past Reds

Eric Thames crushes his 11th homer in April to set a team record and extend the Brewers' lead to 9-0 in the bottom of the 6thThe Brewers have scored double-digit runs three times this season, all against the Reds, including the first two games of a series that concludes Wednesday afternoon.

The hit barrage backed Brewers starter Zach Davies, who emerged from four subpar starts to deliver the first glimpse of the pitcher he was last season. Davies held the Reds scoreless over five-plus innings, striking out six and lowering his ERA nearly two runs, from 8.24 to 6.57.

The damage was spread between Reds starter Scott Feldman and reliever Robert Stephenson, who each surrendered four earned runs…