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Snow promoted to Colorado Springs, Rodriguez joins Biloxi from Carolina

Forrest Snow was 4-2 with a 3.97 ERA over 17 outings for the Shuckers
Forrest Snow was tied with Aaron WIlkerson for the team lead in wins with four (BENTON REED)
June 8, 2017

PEARL, MS - The Milwaukee Brewers announced the following roster moves prior to today's series finale against the Mississippi Braves. RHP Forrest Snow  has been transferred to Triple-A Colorado Springs from Biloxi and RHP Wuilder Rodríguez has been transferred to the Biloxi roster from Advanced-A Carolina.

PEARL, MS The Milwaukee Brewers announced the following roster moves prior to today's series finale against the Mississippi Braves. RHP Forrest Snow  has been transferred to Triple-A Colorado Springs from Biloxi and RHP Wuilder Rodríguez has been transferred to the Biloxi roster from Advanced-A Carolina.

Snow, 28, had gone 4-2 with a 3.97 earned run average in 17 relief appearances for the Shuckers. Signed to a minor league deal after the 2016 season, Snow's four wins were tied with Aaron Wilkerson for most on the Shuckers pitching staff. He had spent parts of the 2011-2016 seasons at the Triple-A level in the Seattle Mariners system. The Seattle, WA native logged 48 strikeouts to just 15 walks in 34 innings. 
Rodríguez, 24, had gone 0-0 with a 1.35 earned run average in 10 appearances, including one start, for the Advanced-A Carolina Mudcats. Originally signed out of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela in 2015 as a free agent, Rodríguez led the Rookie-level Helena Brewers in ERA (4.48), wins (5) and innings (60.1) last season.
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The Shuckers, two games behind the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in the South Division with 11 games left in the first half, finish their five-game series at Mississippi tonight. Luis Ortiz gets the ball for Biloxi for the 7:00 pm start against Braves lefty Luiz Gohara. Coverage will begin at 6:40 p.m. on the Biloxi Shuckers Radio Network's flagship station WGCM 1240 AM/100.9 FM and the TuneIn Radio app.
The Shuckers will return to MGM Park on Friday, June 9 for a five-game homestand with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
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