Eric Thames hits 11th homer in Brewers' 9-1 rout of Reds

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   MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Eric Thames hit his major league-leading 11th home run -- his sixth against Cincinnati this season -- and the Milwaukee Brewers cruised to a 9-1 victory over the Reds on Tuesday night.
   In his first season with the Brewers, Thames capped a five-run sixth with a two-run drive off reliever Robert Stephenson.
   Hernan Perez had a pair of RBI triples, then homered off Stephenson leading off the sixth, and Jonathan Villar had a pair of two-run singles.
   Zach Davies (2-2) allowed six hits in five scoreless innings, lowering his ERA from 8.24 to 6.57. He stranded a pair of runners in three innings.

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