Records: Reds (53-80, fifth place in the National League Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (49-83, sixth place in the NL Central).

        Where: Cinergy Field.

        When: 7:05p.m. today and Saturday; 12:35p.m. Sunday.

        Radio: WLW-AM (700).

        TV: Fox Sports Net, tonight.

        The bats: The Pirates are 15th in the NL in hitting and runs scored. Aramis Ramirez (.300, 30 homers, 93 RBI) and Brian Giles (.315, 31 homers, 78 RBI) are having big years.

        The probables:

        Today — RHP Chris Reitsma (6-13, 4.78) vs. RHP Todd Ritchie (10-11, 4.33);

        Saturday — RHP Jose Acevedo (4-5, 6.22) vs. LHP Dave Williams (1-6, 4.18);

        Sunday — LHP Lance Davis (6-2,4.78) vs. TBA.

        The rest: The Reds are 3-4 vs. the Pirates at home this year. The teams face each other seven times over the next 10 days.

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