MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Joey Ortiz and shortstop Cooper Pratt are dealing with injuries that have left the NL Central leaders short of depth on the left side of their infield.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said before Sunday's game with the Minnesota Twins that both players were day to day as Ortiz deals with issues to the scapular muscles in the upper part of his back and Pratt undergoes an MRI on his hamstring.
Ortiz aggravated his scapular injury while swinging the bat in the second inning Saturday, causing him to exit a 4-3 victory two innings later. Murphy said Pratt indicated his hamstring issue also cropped up on Saturday.
The shortage of available players on the left side of the Brewers' infield caused Andrew Vaughn to start at third base Sunday for just the second time in his career, and the first since 2021. Vaughn, who typically plays first base, appeared in six games at third base this year in a reserve role.
"He's a baseball player, he's done it before and we're in an emergency situation," Murphy said.
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Brewers manager Pat Murphy said before Sunday's game with the Minnesota Twins that both players were day to day as Ortiz deals with issues to the scapular muscles in the upper part of his back and Pratt undergoes an MRI on his hamstring.
Ortiz aggravated his scapular injury while swinging the bat in the second inning Saturday, causing him to exit a 4-3 victory two innings later. Murphy said Pratt indicated his hamstring issue also cropped up on Saturday.
The shortage of available players on the left side of the Brewers' infield caused Andrew Vaughn to start at third base Sunday for just the second time in his career, and the first since 2021. Vaughn, who typically plays first base, appeared in six games at third base this year in a reserve role.
"He's a baseball player, he's done it before and we're in an emergency situation," Murphy said.
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