MILWAUKEE – Keston Hiura celebrated his return to the majors by delivering the huge blow that capped the Milwaukee Brewers’ biggest comeback of the season.
Not bad for someone who spent much of the previous day battling the flu.
Hiura hit a two-run homer off Jesse Chavez in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Brewers rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 on Wednesday afternoon. The Brewers had tied it with two outs in the ninth on an RBI triple from Kolten Wong.
“I can’t wait for some sleep, that’s for sure,” said Hiura, who was officially called up from Triple-A Nashville before the game after arriving in Milwaukee on Tuesday. “I tossed and turned last night.”
Although Hiura was batting .216 with two homers when he was sent down earlier this month, he had sizzled lately in the minors. Hiura batted .421 with a .522 on-base percentage, three homers and 10 RBIs in 19 at-bats with Nashville.