Taylor Jungmann to Colorado Springs and Corbin Burnes added from A+ Carolina
BILOXI, MS - The Milwaukee Brewers announced the following roster moves prior to tonight's homestand opener against the Mobile BayBears at MGM Park. RHP Taylor Jungmann transferred to Triple-A Colorado Springs from Biloxi and RHP Corbin Burnes transferred to Biloxi from Advanced-A Carolina
BILOXI, MS - The Milwaukee Brewers announced the following roster moves prior to tonight's homestand opener against the Mobile BayBears at MGM Park. RHP
Jungmann, 27, began the season with the Milwaukee Brewers and made one appearance, allowing one run in 0.2 innings. He was optioned to Double-A Biloxi on April 6 and made nine appearances with the Shuckers, six of them starts. He went 1-2 with a 4.36 earned run average, striking out 31 batters in 33.0 innings.
Burnes, 22, was a fourth-round pick by the Brewers in the 2016 draft out of St. Mary's. After a rookie campaign in which he went 3-0 with a 2.02 earned run average in 12 appearances between the AZL Brewers and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Burnes got off to a dominant start with the Advanced-A Carolina Mudcats this season. In 10 starts with the Mudcats, he was 5-0 with a 1.05 earned run average. He is currently holding opponents to a .181 batting average, and has struck out 56 batters in 60.0 innings.
Burnes is rated as the No. 21 prospect for the Milwaukee Brewers according to MLBPipeline.com.
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The Shuckers open a five-game homestand tonight at MGM Park.
Tuesday is also another Polk's Meat Two-For-Tuesday, where fans can get $2 Polk's hot dogs in the concourse and bring a Polk's meat products label to the box office for buy-one, get-one reserved level tickets. The rest of the homestand features All-You-Can-Eat Wednesday on May 31, Thirsty Thursday presented by Yuengling, Coca-Cola and Kicker 108 on June 1, Breast Cancer Awareness Night and Jersey Auction for Favre4Hope and Memorial Hospital Foundation and a Pink T-Shirt Giveaway courtesy of Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Friday, June 2. The homestand concludes on Saturday, June 3 with a country music themed Post-Game Fireworks Extravaganza!
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