Milwaukee’s Jackson Chourio has left the Brewers’ NL Division Series opener against the Chicago Cubs with an injury. Chourio got hurt while beating out an infield single for his third hit of the day, giving the Brewers a 9-1 lead in the second. He became the first player to have three hits in the first two innings of a postseason game. Chourio beat the throw to first but was moving awkwardly afterward.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — After becoming the first player to have three hits in the first two innings of a postseason game, Milwaukee's Jackson Chourio left Saturday's NL Division Series opener against the Chicago Cubs with an injury.
Chourio hit a bases-loaded grounder up the third base line in the second. He beat the throw for an RBI single that made it 9-1, but he moved awkwardly after crossing first base.
Chourio, 21, departed after he was visited by manager Pat Murphy and head athletic trainer Brad Epstein. Isaac Collins entered as a pinch runner and remained in the game in left field.
Chourio also hit a leadoff double and a two-run single as part of the Brewers’ six-run outburst in the first inning. He capped his rookie season last year by going 5 of 11 with two homers in the Brewers’ NL Wild Card Series loss to the New York Mets.
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