Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Corey Hart, playing for the first time this
Corey Hart-(UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)
season, collected 2-hits and made a diving catch in right field in his 2011 debut. The Brewers lost the game, 7-6 in 10-innings to the Reds, but Hart was satisfied with his first game back.
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Hart returned to the lineup after being sidelined since late February with a strained left oblique.
Hart hit 6th in the order and went 2 for 5 on the day. He said it’s great to be back, but he’s still working out the kinks.
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One of Hart’s two hits came off of Reds closer Aroldis Chapman. He singled off of a Chapman fastball that was clocked at 100 mph.
Hart is a tw0-time National League all-star, hitting .283 last season with 31 home runs and 102 rbi’s.