When: Today, Wednesday, Thursday 7:05 p.m.
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh.
TV: Fox Sports Net all three games
Radio: WLW (700 AM).
Records: Reds 38-42, fourth place in the National League Central. Pirates 34-44, fifth place in the NL Central.
The arms: Today - RHP Danny Graves (3-7, 4.93) vs. RHP Jeff D'Amico (5-8, 4.20); Wednesday - RHP Paul Wilson (5-5, 4.63) vs. RHP Kip Wells (2-3, 3.59); Thursday - RHP Ryan Dempster (2-4, 6.21) vs. RHP Josh Fogg (4-3, 4.35).
The bats: The Pirates are 13th in the NL in runs and 15th in home runs. Reggie Sanders leads the Pirates with 12 home runs. Brian Giles is hitting .300 with seven homers and 35 RBI.
The rest: The Reds and the Pirates haven't met since the opening series of the year, which the Pirates swept in three games.
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