the season for a kid that's pitching in September in the big leagues for the first time, it just seemed like a good time to get him out of there."

On the heels of sweeping three games from the Brewers, Cincinnati staked Mahle to a 2-0 lead after two innings. Adam Duvall had sacrifice fly in the first inning and Phillip Ervin added a two-out RBI double in the second inning. Following a Nimmo lead-off double in the bottom of the second, Dominic Smith shaved the lead in half with a one-out RBI single to center field.

"I missed some spots in big counts. That's what hurt me," said Mahle, who is 0-2 with a 3.60 ERA in his three starts.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDLead changes hands: The game turned with twoof the wall and came back into play. Initially, it was ruled a solo home run. But after the four umpires conferred, it was changed to a double. The Mets wanted another look taken, so a crew chief review followed and the replay showed the Cabrera drive hit the orange line at the top of the wall and the final call was confirmed.

WHAT'S NEXTReds:Amir Garrett will make his return to the Reds rotation for Friday's 7:10 p.m. ET game at New York. Garrett, who was called up on Tuesday, pitched a seven-inning complete game shutout with 10 strikeouts in his final start for Triple-A Louisville. His last big league start was June 20 vs. the Rays when he allowed six earned runs and five hits over 3 2/3