When: 10:05 p.m. today, 4:10 p.m. Saturday, 4:35 p.m. Sunday and Monday.

Radio: WLW-AM (700).

TV: Fox Sports Network today, Sunday and Monday; Channel 19 Saturday.

The arms: Today ... Pete Harnisch (0-4, 9.95 ERA) vs. Mike Morgan (3-1, 3.29);

Saturday ... Osvaldo Fernandez (2-1, 3.21) vs. Armando Reynoso (5-6, 5.69);

Sunday ... Denny Neagle (6-2, 3.86) vs. Omar Daal (2-8, 6.83);

Monday ... Steve Parris (3-11, 5.67) vs. Brian Anderson (8-2, 4.50).

Cincinnati won't have to face left-hander Randy Johnson, the NL's most devastating pitcher (11-2, 1.60). But the Diamondbacks' other pitchers are more than competent. They had a league-best team ERA of 4.07 entering Thursday. Byung-Hyun Kim (12 saves, 1.91 ERA) has replaced Matt Mantei as Arizona's closer.

The bats: Though the Diamondbacks entered Thursday ranked only 12th in hitting in the league, several players are performing at a respectable level, most notably center fielder Steve Finley (.299, 21 homers, 59 RBI) and left fielder Luis Gonzalez (.298, 17, 47).

The rest: Cincinnati posted an 8-1 record against Arizona last year. The Reds have never lost a game at Bank One Ballpark, sweeping three-game series there last year and in 1998.

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