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Chourio swung on a 3-0 changeup from Cade Povich, who left it just high enough for Chourio to make him pay. Chourio deposited Povich’s pitch 440 feet into center field for a three-run homer, giving the Brewers a 3-0 lead in the top of the second inning. It was a 24th homer of the season for Chourio, who also singled in the first inning and stole two bases on the night. The 22-year-old outfielder is slashing an impressive .319/.351/.507 this month with three homers and 10 RBI.

The Brewers were up 7-1 after three and 8-1 after eight before the Cubs tried to pull off a furious comeback with Trevor Megill unavailable in the ninth. Chourio’s second homer in two games was crushed, traveling a projected 436 feet. He went 8-for-14 with five RBI as the Brewers swept the three-game series to open up a 10-game lead on the Cubs and all but clinch the NL Central.

Luis Lara won the game in extras, but Chourio got it there with his 110-mph blast to left off the Cubs’ closer. It was his career-high 22 homer after he finished with 21 each of his first two years. Since he missed the start of the year with a hand fracture, this year’s homer total has come in 20 fewer games (111) than last year (131) and 37 fewer games than in 2024 (148).

The Brewers were down 2-1 when Chourio delivered a groundball single against a drawn-in Cubs infield. Chourio then stole a base and scored what proved to be a very important insurance run on Christian Yelich’s single afterwards. That made it 4-2 prior to Pete Crow-Armstrong hitting a solo homer in the ninth. Chourio is batting .315 with four homers and 11 RBI in his last 12 games.

Chourio is heating up. He’s hit safely in 13 of his last 15 games and this was his second four-hit game over the past week as he paced his Brewers in a comeback win against the Cubs. In total, they stacked 14 hits and went 7-for-14 with runners in scoring position. Their opponents claim they do that every game, but this lineup looks a whole lot different when Chourio is locked in like this at the top of their order. Even after missing more than a month to begin the season, he’s up to 21 home runs and his .834 OPS would be his career-best by a decent margin.

Chourio’s home run was his 20th of the season. He hit a solo shot off Cal Quantrill in the first inning. Chourio has found his power stroke in August with seven home runs and 14 RBI in 26 games this month. He’s hitting .281 with an .820 OPS and 56 RBI this year.

Chourio led off the game by lining the first pitch Sean Manaea threw for a leadoff single. He then raced around to score the game’s first run on an RBI single by Andrew Vaughn. The 22-year-old outfielder then clubbed a 389-foot (104.2-mph EV) two-run shot on a first-pitch fastball in the second that extended the Brewers’ lead to 4-0. He also started the fifth inning with a single, swiped second base and scored on a ground out off the bat of William Contreras. Chourio finished his glorious night with a 380-foot (102.8-mph EV) two-run shot off of Xzavion Curry in the eighth that capped off the scoring in the game. He’s now slashing a healthy .283/.345/.477 with 19 homers, 54 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 447 plate appearances on the year.

It appears to be a routine day off for Chourio, who hasn’t taken a seat since last month’s All-Star break. It’ll be Sal Frelick taking over in left field for his first action since coming off the injured list.

It could have been a bigger day, but Chourio just missed on flyouts of 388 and 376 feet. He’s still gone 8-for-17 with two steals and five runs scored in his last four games.

The second double should have been an out at Miller Park, as it went off Kyle Tucker’s glove at the wall in right. However, it also would have been a homer in 23 ballparks, according to Statcast. Chourio snapped out of a little 2-for-19 skid today. It’s the third time this year that he’s scored three runs in a game.