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(Sports Network) - Ken Griffey Jr. brings his historic home run chase to Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park, as the Cincinnati Reds take on the Phillies tonight in the first of four consecutive games.

Griffey belted his 599th career home run over the weekend and is trying to become the sixth player to reach the illustrious 600-homer club. He is one good swing away from joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa with 600 career home runs. Griffey's last homer came during an 8-7, 10-inning win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday.

The sweet-swinging future Hall of Famer has played in 36 games (130 at-bats) against Philadelphia and owns just four home runs. Griffey has visited hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Park on 12 different occasions, going deep just twice in 54 plate appearances.

Cincinnati is fresh off a sweep of the Braves, including Sunday's 6-2 victory behind the solid play of rookie Jay Bruce. Bruce finished 2-for-3 with a solo homer and an RBI single, while Griffey ended 2-for-3 with a run scored for the Reds, who will kick off an eight-game trek tonight in Philly and Florida. Bruce has gone 13-for-22 with two home runs since being called up. Adam Dunn also homered for the Reds, who swept the Braves in Cincinnati for the first time in 12 years.

Reds starter Johnny Cueto earned the win and didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning. He gave up two runs on four hits with three strikeouts and a walk in seven innings of work.

Bronson Arroyo will try to keep his recent unbeaten streak intact when he takes the ball for Cincinnati on Monday. Arroyo has won two straight starts and is 3-0 over the past five trips to the mound, including a May 28 performance versus Pittsburgh in which he gave up one run in six frames of a 9-1 victory. Arroyo improved to 4-4 with a 5.29 ERA in 12 starts in 2008.

The right-hander, who is 3-1 in six road starts this season, lost to the Phillies at home on April 7 this season. He was reached for five runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings during a 5-3 loss. Arroyo is 1-4 with a 4.93 earned run average in seven career games (six starts) against the Phillies.

Philadelphia will resume a 10-game homestand this evening against the Reds, and won two of three games versus the Florida Marlins over the weekend to grab a one-half game lead in the National League East standings. In Sunday's 7-5 win over the Marlins in the series finale, Pat Burrell's two-run double in the seventh inning put the Phils ahead for good. Geoff Jenkins tied the game at 5-5 with a two-run homer in the sixth, while Chase Utley also went deep.

Starter Jamie Moyer earned the win and improved to 8-0 in eight lifetime starts against the Marlins. After a shaky start, the veteran settled down and hurled seven innings, allowing five runs on seven hits without a walk. The effort helped the Phillies to their sixth win in seven tries. They also own an 18-12 record at Citizens Bank Park this season.

Kyle Kendrick will try to keep the Phillies atop the NL East standings when he takes the ball on Monday versus the Reds. Kendrick is 4-2 with a 4.84 ERA in 11 starts this season, and 3-0 in his previous eight trips to the mound. The Phillies are 7-1 over that span.

In his last start on May 27 versus Colorado, Kendrick recorded the win after limiting the Rockies to a pair of runs and seven hits in 7 1/3 innings. The second-year right-hander beat Cincinnati on April 4 this season despite yielding four runs and eight hits in five frames of an 8-4 win at Great American Ballpark. He is 2-0 with a 6.55 earned run average in two career outings against Cincinnati.

The 2008 season series between Cincinnati and Philadelphia is tied at two games apiece, while the Phillies are 14-9 against the Reds since the start of the 2005 campaign.