Andrew

Vaughn

Vaughn got the scoring started in the ballgame with an RBI single off of Sean Manaea in the first inning, giving the Brewers an early lead that they’d never relinquish. The 28-year-old has been swinging an extremely hot bat as of late and is now slashing a robust .310/.399/.452 on the season with five homers and 38 RBI in his 288 plate appearances.

Bauers takes a seat for the second straight contest as he continues to deal with abdominal soreness. It’s possible he’ll wind up requiring a trip to the injured list if he’s not feeling better in a couple days. It’ll be Andrew Vaughn handling the cold corner in his absence.

Vaughn smoked a homer to center in the fourth to give the Brew Crew a 2-1 lead in the fourth. It’s just the fifth homer of the season for the 28-year-old, but that number is a little more understandable considering he’s only played in 69 games in 2026. Despite the lack of power production, Vaughn has been effective when healthy as seen in his .874 OPS over his 187 plate appearances.

Vaughn’s home run was his fourth of the year. He hit a solo shot off Kyle Freeland in the sixth inning. The story with Vaughn hasn’t changed much. The slugging first baseman hit a home run off a left-handed pitcher, which is what he’s known for. Still, he’s not playing enough against right-handed pitchers to be very useful in fantasy this year. Vaughn is hitting .308 with an .878 OPS and 28 RBI in just 169 at-bats.

Vaughn’s home run was his third of the season. He hit a two-run shot off Freddy Peralta in the third inning. Vaughn is hitting .312 with an .884 OPS, but only has 180 plate appearances this season. His lack of usage, particularly against right-handed pitching, has been frustrating for fantasy managers this year.

The Brewers continue to mix in plenty of off days for their 34-year-old slugger to make sure that he stays healthy for the duration of the season. Jake Bauers will serve as the designated hitter in his place on Thursday while Andrew Vaughn draws a start at first base and will bat sixth against Cardinals’ right-hander Andre Pallante.

Vaughn, who started at first, played one inning at third base after the Brewers made a few moves in the eighth. It was his third ever appearance at the position, with the other two both coming in 2021. We wouldn’t expect to see much more of Vaughn at third, but the Brewers have got to start playing him regularly. His OPS is up to .980, yet he’s started only six of the team’s last 13 games against right-handers.

Vaughn is sitting against the majority of righties while waiting for an opening in Milwaukee, but he’s batting an exceptional .364/.417/.557 with 17 RBI in 96 plate appearances when he gets to play. Tonight’s game was the first of his career with three extra-base hits and 10th with four RBI. He’d be a fine mixed-league first baseman as a regular, but things still need to work themselves out for that to happen.

It appears to be a routine off day for Chourio following a stretch of 24 starts over a 25-game span since returning from the injured list back on May 4. The 22-year-old franchise cornerstone is riding a four-game hitting streak that includes his second round-tripper of the season along with a pair of multi-hit performances. It’ll be Jake Bauers heading out to left field with Andrew Vaughn getting a chance to hit second in his place.

Vaughn has been a part-timer against righties since returning from a broken hamate bone three weeks ago, but he’s performing like someone who should be in there every day. He’s hitting .333/.424/.510 with just six strikeouts in 59 plate appearances.