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Milwaukee Brewers Star Stands Alongside Babe Ruth in Incredible History

The Brewers staved off elimination against the New York Mets as rookie Jackson Chourio placed himself in some amazing baseball company.

Brady Farkas

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio (11) hits a home run during the eighth inning in game two of the Wildcard round for the 2024 MLB Playoffs against the New York Mets at American Family Field on Oct 2.
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio (11) hits a home run during the eighth inning in game two of the Wildcard round for the 2024 MLB Playoffs against the New York Mets at American Family Field on Oct 2. / Benny Sieu-Imagn Images
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The Milwaukee Brewers staved off elimination in the National League wild card round on Wednesday night by beating the New York Mets, 5-3, in Milwaukee.

The Brewers, who were swept in this round last year, came back from a 3-2 deficit by scoring three times in the bottom of the eighth inning to ultimately win the game.

That eighth inning was headlined by a game-tying home run from rookie Jackson Chourio and a go-ahead homer by Garrett Mitchell.

For Chourio, his output was historic, as he did something not seen since Babe Ruth.

Per @MLB on social media:

Jackson Chourio is the second player in MLB history to hit 2 game-tying home runs in the same game.

The other was Babe Ruth in Game 4 of the 1928 World Series.

H/T @OptaSTATS

In addition to his eighth inning shot, Chourio also hit a game-tying home run in the bottom in the first off Sean Manaea.

The 20-year-old Chourio is 4-for-8 with two homers and three RBI in this series. Entering the season as the No. 2 overall prospect in baseball, Chourio has put together a banner rookie year. He hit .275 in the regular season with 21 homers, 79 RBI and 22 stolen bases. He will be in the running for the National League Rookie of the Year Award alongside Jackson Merrill (San Diego Padres), Paul Skenes (Pittsburgh Pirates) and Shota Imanaga (Chicago Cubs).

Game 3 of the series will begin on Thursday night with first pitch coming at 7:08 p.m. ET. Jose Quintana will pitch for the Mets while Tobias Myers gets the ball for Milwaukee.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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