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Right-hander Austin Brice was optioned to Triple-A Louisville but never left Cincinnati.
Brice was optioned to the minors on Tuesday to make room for right-hander Kevin Shackelford, who was called up from Louisville. The Reds put left-hander Brandon Finnegan on the disabled list on Wednesday and recalled Brice.
Brice threw 51 pitches in two innings against the Cardinals on Monday, so he wasn’t available on Tuesday. The move allowed the Reds to have an extra reliever for Tuesday’s game.
With the Bats in Norfolk, Va., he didn’t even bother reporting for what was mostly a paper move.