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Brewers' top prospect Luis Lara records first hit in MLB debut

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Eric Himmelheber

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Milwaukee Brewers No. 4 prospect Luis Lara knocked a two-run single for his first big-league hit on Tuesday.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lara-luis/tIKQ1bKu/"]Lara[/a], 21, got the hit in his third at-bat during his MLB debut to give the Brewers a 3-0 lead in the top of the fifth off pitcher Hunter Dobbins.[/p][embed guid="d189f945-f387-418b-bd20-ea43ad308011" url="https://x.com/Brewers/status/2074658810912788704?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]MLB's No. 67 prospect had been tearing it up in Triple-A this season in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/milwaukee-brewers/CGzqC60o/"]Brewers[/a]' system. The Venezuelan was slashing a jaw-dropping .321/.432/.470 with nine home runs, 42 RBI, and 24 stolen bases through 78 games. [/p][p]Lara had already signed a seven-year, $31 million contract extension back in June. Now, he joins a 57-33 Brewers team that sits just two games back of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-dodgers/nwPDBpVc/"]Los Angeles Dodgers[/a] (60-32) for the No. 1 spot in the National League. [/p][embed guid="bbdc2ce6-f714-47c3-bd29-0faface18165" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzkVWSCS5T4" social-type="youtube" /]

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