LOS ANGELES (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers leadoff hitter Jackson Chourio hopped off the field with cramping in his right hamstring during Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday.

The 21-year-old right fielder was batting against Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen in the seventh inning when he fouled off a pitch and couldn't put any weight on his right leg.

“It was a cramp. Just a cramp there,” Chourio said through a translator. “So I think maybe I tried to pull the trigger a little bit too hard there and that’s maybe what caused it.”

He said he felt good after the game and believes he can play on Friday. The Brewers lost 3-1 and face elimination in Game 4 of the best-of-seven series.

Chourio hopped off on his left leg and was replaced by Blake Perkins, who

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