When: Today and Saturday, 7:10 p.m.; Sunday, 12:35 p.m.
Where: Great American Ball Park.
TV: Today, Saturday, Fox Sports Net.
Radio: WLW-AM (700).
Records: Reds 58-75, tied for fifth place in the National League Central. Cardinals 69-63, second place in the NL Central, going into Thursday night's game.
The arms: Today - LHP John Bale (0-1, 2.70 ERA) vs. RHP Danny Haren (3-4, 4.07); Saturday - RHP Aaron Harang (3-1, 4.13) vs. RHP Brett Tomko (10-8, 5.48); Sunday - Dan Serafini (0-1, 7.20) vs. RHP Garrett Stephenson (7-13, 4.66).
The bats: Albert Pujols (.368, 35 home runs, 109 RBI) has cooled a bit lately. He broke an 0-for-13 skid with a home run Wednesday. Scott Rolen (.290, 24 HRs, 89 RBI), Jim Edmonds (.285, 33 HRs, 78 RBI) and Edgar Renteria (.330, 12 HRs, 78 RBI) make the lineup no picnic.
The rest: The Reds are 7-3 against the Cardinals this year. The Reds travel to St. Louis next week.
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