MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio returned to the lineup and hit a three-run homer in Game 2 of an NL Division Series with the Chicago Cubs on Monday after tightness in his right hamstring caused him to exit the series opener .

Chourio sent an 0-2 pitch from Daniel Palencia over the center-field wall with two outs in the fourth inning. Chourio's 419-foot blast extended Milwaukee's lead to 7-3.

The 21-year-old was leading off and playing left field.

“If he gets in a situation where he feels it, we’re going to take him out,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said during his pregame media session. “If he gets in a situation where he doesn’t feel like he can do the job, we’re going to take him out.”

Chourio went 3 for 3 with three RBIs in Milwaukee’s 9-3 Game 1 vict

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