Brewers' Chourio leaves G1 injured after 3 hits

MILWAUKEE -- After becoming the archetypal subordinate to person 3 hits successful the archetypal 2 innings of a postseason game, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio near Saturday's NL Division Series opener against the Chicago Cubs with a hamstring injury.

Chourio deed a bases-loaded grounder up the third-base enactment successful the second. He bushed the propulsion for an RBI azygous that made it 9-1, but helium moved awkwardly aft crossing archetypal base.

Chourio, 21, departed aft helium was visited by manager Pat Murphy and caput diversion trainer Brad Epstein. Isaac Collins entered arsenic a pinch runner and remained successful the crippled successful near field. The Brewers cruised to a 9-3 victory.

"He's getting the MRI close now. Obviously, it's existent scary," Murphy said aft the win. "Having that aforesaid hamstring wounded to the aforesaid leg, we're hoping that it's thing helium tin travel backmost from soon."

Chourio besides deed a leadoff treble and a two-run azygous arsenic portion of the Brewers' six-run outburst successful the archetypal inning. He capped his rookie play past twelvemonth by going 5-of-11 with 2 homers successful the Brewers' NL Wild Card Series nonaccomplishment to the New York Mets.

"We person nary thought erstwhile that would be," Murphy said with regards to a Chourio update. "He's conscionable getting retired of the conduit close now. We'll person idiosyncratic look astatine it. Could beryllium devastating."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.