Brewers Announce Jackson Chourio News After Loss to Dodgers

Unfortunately for Chourio, the star outfielder has battled a right hamstring injury throughout the postseason. The injury is not new, as he previously spent a month on the injured list with a right hamstring strain during the regular season. However, Chourio re-aggravated the same issue in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Chicago Cubs. Since then, he has played through the discomfort, passing a series of tests before each game.

Jackson Chourio Leaves NLCS Game 3, Brewers Announce Update

During the seventh inning of Game 3 against Los Angeles, the hamstring discomfort returned. During an at-bat against reliever Blake Treinen, Chourio fouled a ball off and immediately expressed pain. He was removed from the game and left with trainers, as his teammate Blake Perkins stepped in and promptly struck out.

After the game, the Brewers announced an update via manager Pat Murphy. Chourio had cramps in his hamstring, but the team is hopeful he can play in Game 4 (via Curt Hogg of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).

If Chourio cannot play in Game 4, it would be an unfortunate development for he and Milwaukee, as his postseason efforts have been a key part of the Brewers’ limited offensive success. That said, it seems a worst-case scenario has been avoided.

In the event things do get worse, Milwaukee could elect to replace him on the NLCS roster—but doing so would make Chourio unavailable for the rest of the postseason. He remains an important part of Milwaukee’s core both now and moving forward, so the team will want to be cautious. His condition will continue to be monitored as Milwaukee attempts to turn the series around as the club will face elimination on Friday.