Aguilar watches 2 fastballs go right down the middle, doesn't swing, falls behind 0-2 and then thinks the next pitch will be a FB right down the middle, takes a bad swing and Ks. The team must have dinner reservations soon
Reds have walked the first 2 hitters in the bottom of the 8th... Of course. Those Cubs, just put together such good ABs (sarcastic bitterness). YESSSS. Reds hit Rizzo to load the bases, but escape with a K. 1-0 Reds heading to the 9th
Seems like after the "team meeting" they decided to start over and forget the past losing streak. Then they put out the April lineup Villar-Thames-Braun-Shaw-Santana. Since that time Villar has been good.
1 great month and a whole lot of left-handed Chris Carter To be fair to Thames, it was possibly the best month in Brewers history. His 1.276 was the highest OPS in any month in Brewers history among players with at least 20 games in a month. The leaders are
Rk Player Split Year G OPS PA HR BA OBP SLG
1 Eric Thames April/March 2017 24 1.276 103 11 .345 .466 .810
2 Geoff Jenkins Sept/Oct 2006 25 1.264 79 7 .409 .506 .758
3 Tyler Houston June 2002 20 1.254 76 3 .464 .500 .754
4 Prince Fielder June 2011 27 1.238 110 10 .337 .491 .747
5 Greg Vaughn June 1996 26 1.230 113 12 .340 .442 .787
6 Rob Deer April/March 1987 20 1.215 90 9 .338 .444 .770
The thing with Thames is how much do you believe April, because from May 1 - now his line is: .218/.332/.439 Yes that is removing his best month by far, but if you think his best month next season will be a lot more human than this April he seems more like a .230/.340/.450 guy