• Where: Cinergy Field.

        • When: 7:05p.m. today; 1:15p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

        • Radio: WLW-AM (700).

        • TV: Fox Sports Network, today and Sunday.

        • Pitching matchups: Today — Elmer Dessens (9-5, 4.51 ERA) vs. Jose Lima (7-15, 6.62);

        Saturday — Pete Harnisch (8-6, 4.68) vs. Scott Elarton (17-6, 4.77);

        Sunday — Osvaldo Fernandez (3-3, 3.90) vs. Wade Miller (5-6, 5.30).

        • The bats: Houston first baseman Jeff Bagwell (.316, 44 homers, 124 RBI) is finishing another outstanding season. Center fielder Richard Hidalgo (.304, 41 homers, 116 RBI) has established himself as a force.

        • The arms: Lima has allowed a major-league-high 44 homers, including three to the Reds on July 25. He also beat the Reds with a strong 6ö-inning effort five days earlier. Elarton ranks fifth in the NL in wins (17) and third in winning percentage (.739). .

        • The rest: Cincinnati won four of its first five games against Houston this year but has dropped the last four.

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