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Cincinnati Reds call up Wisler to give bullpen a fresh arm

ST. LOUIS, Missouri - After back-to-back, extra-inning games in which the starter went fewer than five innings, the Cincinnati Reds needed a fresh arm.

Meet Matt Wisler, the 25-year-old right-hander the Reds got in the Adam Duvall trade with Atlanta.

Wisler was called up from Triple-A Louisville to take the roster spot of right-hander Austin Brice. Brice was optioned back to Triple-A Louisville.

Wisler came to the Reds along with RHP Lucas Sims and outfielder Preston Tucker.

"I figured I'd be here Sept. 1 anyway," Wisler said. "So it wasn't too much of a surprise to get the call a few days early.