Thursday's game was postponed, so the Marlins arrive in Cincinnati winners of seven consecutive games and leave losers of three straight.

Matt Belisle will be skipped in the rotation, pitching the 20th in Los Angeles and 25th in San Diego

No makeup date has been announced, but Aug. 18 seems to be the most reasonable date.

The teams have common off days on June 23, Aug. 18 and Aug. 25, as well as Sept. 15 and 22. None of those dates are ideal for the Marlins.

June 23 would come at the tail end of a Tampa, Seattle, Oakland roadtrip, Aug. 18 is the day before a San Francisco, Arizona, Atlanta trip, with the 25th between Arizona and Atlanta.

The Reds are between New York and Toronto on June 23 and Colorado and Houston on Aug. 24, making Aug. 18 the most likely date.

The Players' Association would have to approve any makeup date.

When the clubhouse opened, Kent Mercker said he didn't expect the teams to play.

"I knew we were in trouble when I saw Noah this morning and he was buying some boards and nails," Mercker said. "And then I noticed my dogs were gone."

Javier Valentin, who was scheduled to start on Thursday for the first time since April 16, shouted, "Same lineup tomorrow!"

On Friday, the Reds start interleague play with a three-game series against the Indians. Johnny Cueto will face the Indians' Jeremy Sowers tomorrow night at 7:10, Aaron Harang and Fausto Carmona go Saturday at 3:55 p.m. and the marquee matchup of the season so far happens Sunday when Edinson Volquez and his 1.12 ERA matches up with the Indians' Cliff Lee, who is 6-0 with a 0.67 ERA. That game begins at 1:15 p.m.