After becoming the first player in MLB history with three hits in two innings of a postseason game, Milwaukee Brewers star Jackson Chourio was removed with a hamstring injury after beating out an infield single.
With the bases loaded and two outs in the second inning, Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw fielded Chourio’s grounder but was unable to catch him at first to score a run – Chourio’s third RBI in two innings – and extend the Brewers’ lead to 9-1.
But the 21-year-old Chourio pulled up after beating out the throw, prompting manager Pat Murphy to remove his left fielder from the game. Chourio previously missed a month of the season after suffering a hamstring strain in late July against the Cubs.
“It’s scary,’ Murphy said on the TBS broadcast between innings. ‘It’s the same hamstring and so we’re worried about it.”
The Brewers announced later in the day that Chourio had left the game with right hamstring tightness and would be further evaluated after Game 1.
Chourio had 21 home runs and 21 stolen bases in 131 games this season, his second year in the majors.