When: Today, 7:10 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:10 p.m.; Thursday, 7:10 p.m.

Where: Great American Ball Park

TV: Today (Fox Sports Net); Wednesday (FSN); Thursday (FSN)

Radio: WLW-AM (700)

Records: Reds - 67-89; Cubs - 84-72

The Arms:
• Today - Reds RHP Scott Randall (2-3, 6.75) vs. Cubs RHP Kerry Wood (13-11, 3.31)
• Wednesday - Reds RHP Josh Hall (0-1, 6.14) vs. Cubs TBA
• Thursday - Reds RHP Todd Van Poppel (1-1, 4.25) vs. Cubs RHP Carlos Zambrano (13-10, 2.97)

The bats: Third baseman Aramis Ramirez has eight hits in his past 24 at-bats. Four of those hits have been home runs, and two came against the Pirates on Sunday. ... Infielder Alex Gonzalez has three extra-inning walkoff homeruns this season. ... Through Sunday's games, right fielder Sammy Sosa was ninth in the National League with 36 home runs and a .542 slugging percentage.

The rest: Chicago has won seven of its past 10 games. ... The Cubs lead the all-time series against the Reds 1,031 to 1,004, and the season series 8-6. ... After this series, the Reds conclude at home vs. the Expos.