The Milwaukee Brewers have been just fine in Jackson Chourio's absence, but manager Pat Murphy has no qualms about getting his 21-year-old star outfielder back in the lineup.

By the sounds of it, that could potentially even happen by the end of the month.

Chourio, who's been on the injured list since Aug. 1 with a right hamstring strain , began a rehab assignment with Class AAA Nashville on Aug. 22.

Chourio joins Rhys Hoskins on assignment to Nashville, where the first baseman has been since Aug. 19 after suffering a sprained left thumb on July 6 . The expectation, as of now, is Chourio's return could precede Hoskins', though the outfielder has his fair share of boxes to check, too.

"It’s not the games. It’s the day to day," Murphy said. "He’s got to be able to get comfortable sta

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