Eric Thames wins the game with a walk-off HR but then loses his jersey

By Chris Bahr
Published

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.