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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- David Freese set the tone with a bases-loaded double in the first inning, and Daniel Descalso hit two of the Cardinals three homers on Friday night as St. Louis pulled away to a 13-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Cardinals have emerged from a deep hitting slump by scoring 13 runs in each of their last two games. Its the first time this season theyve had double-digit run totals in consecutive games. Shelby Miller (11-7) limited Cincinnatis slumping offence to two singles over the first five innings before Joey Votto hit a three-run homer in the sixth. Bronson Arroyo (9-9) matched his season high by giving up seven runs in only 3 2-3 innings, his shortest outing of the season. Freese also had a bases-loaded walk, giving him four RBIs. Allen Craig and Carlos Beltran each had three hits as St. Louis piled up 14 in all. The 13 runs were the most allowed by Cincinnati this season. The Cardinals improved to 7-3 against the Reds this season, keeping the defending NL Central champions at arms length. They moved to a half-game behind first-place Pittsburgh. Cincinnati stayed 5 1/2 games back. Both teams were coming off tough weeks set up by a lack of offence. The Cardinals lost four of five in Pittsburgh and seven straight overall, allowing the Pirates to take over the top spot. St. Louis managed a total of only 10 runs during the seven-game losing streak, which ended with a 13-0 victory in Pittsburgh on Thursday. The Reds had trouble scoring runs on the West Coast while dropping five of their last six games there. Which one would break out first in the weekend series? The Cardinals. Emphatically. They quickly got to Arroyo, who had trouble getting his pitches to go where he wanted. The Cardinals loaded the bases on a pair of hits and a walk with one out in the first, and Freese doubled off the wall in centre for a 3-0 lead. Jon Jay followed with an RBI single on Arroyos 24th pitch. It never got much better for Arroyo, who has faced the Cardinals more than any other opponent in his career and had far more bad times than good. He fell to 8-16 in 37 career starts against St. Louis. Curtis Partch relieved Arroyo in the fourth and walked the first three batters he faced, including Matt Holliday and Freese with the bases loaded. Jays double made it 9-0. Descalso hit a pair of solo shots for the first multihomer game of his career, and Craig had a two-run shot as St. Louis pulled away. The Cardinals hit only nine homers in July, including one after the All-Star break. NOTES: Cardinals leadoff hitter Matt Carpenter went 0 for 6, extending his slump to 0 for 18. ... Reds 3B Todd Frazier went hitless for the seventh straight game. Hes in an 0-for-23 slump, the worst of his career. ... RH reliever Jonathan Broxton is scheduled to make his second appearance of a rehab stint on Saturday. Hes been on the DL since June 15 with a sore elbow. ... LH Tony Cingrani makes his first career start against the Cardinals on Saturday. Jake Westbrook goes for St. Louis. ... Sixteen couples were married on the field pregame by the man who wears the Gapper mascot costume. Wholesale Basketball Jerseys Authentic . -- Anaheim Ducks defenceman Luca Sbisa will be out at least six weeks with a torn tendon in his right hand. Cheap NFL jerseys China . -- Eastern Kentucky thrives off creating havoc for others. http://www.wholesalechinajerseys.net/ .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. Supply NFL Jerseys . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., team took control of the game early. Wholesale Jerseys From China . Philadelphia is 2-0 against the Senators this season and scored five goals in each victory. The Flyers recorded a 5-0 win in Ottawa on Nov. 12 and then earned a 5-2 home decision on Nov. 19. The Flyers have claimed three straight and four of the last five encounters with the Sens overall and Philly has won two in a row and three of its past four tests in Canadas capital city. LAS VEGAS -- Tony Stewart sat in a casino ballroom wearing a coat and tie he no doubt wanted to rip off and brushed off a question about whether he was happy his NASCAR career was over.Its not over yet, Stewart said. Still got a banquet.And Stewart wanted no part of being called a retiree, either.Thats the funniest part about everybody saying were retiring because my schedule is probably going to be twice as hectic as it was this year, he said. But its stuff that Im looking forward to, so I think its going to be a lot of fun.Stewarts signature biting and cutting remarks arrived on cue this week at NASCARs awards event that culminated with Friday nights season-ending banquet. But Stewart was constantly smiling, too, as he goes through the final paces and duties before ending his 18-year career as a driver on NASCARs top circuit.This was not the way we would have scripted our last season in the sport by any means, but its still been a lot of fun, Stewart said, referring to the offseason broken back that kept him out of the Daytona 500. But Im glad with the way its ended up and Im ready to start the next chapter.The three-time series champion overcame his ATV accident to win at Sonoma -- his first victory since 2013 -- and qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup playoffs before being eliminated in the first round.It wasnt the way we wanted to finish the year, but we were glad we were one of 16 teams that had the opportunity, Stewart said.The driver nicknamed Smoke finished with 49 wins in 618 races and didnt hesitate when asked about his favorite memories of his final season.I think its two things, he said. Obviously, the win at Sonoma was big. That was a place I really enjoy and to race somebody I really respect in Denny (Hamlin) like that. We both leaned on each other and knew at the end of the day there was nothing personal with it. Thats what made it fun.And I think going down pit road to start the race at Homeestead was probably the coolest moment of the year for me.ddddddddddddStewart was honored at the season-ending race that saw Jimmie Johnson win his seventh series title. And while Johnson was the headline for Fridays awards show, Stewart has been the center of attention this week on the Las Vegas Strip.Thursday nights fan event turned into an impromptu Stewart roast that included a surprise appearance by his boyhood hero, four-time Indianapolis 500 champion A.J. Foyt.The only thing I told Tony when he started was, `Dont act like I do because I acted like a fool many times, Foyt said. How do you think that worked out?Stewart will be long remembered for his fiery temper, but also his pure driving skills and love of the sport at the grassroots level. One of the reasons he stepped away from NASCAR was so he could schedule 50-60 races on dirt tracks next season.And its going to be in a lot of different types of cars, Stewart said.So youll still see Stewart behind the wheel. And hell continue his NASCAR presence as a team owner.Stewart has no regrets with stepping away as a NASCAR driver at age 45. And he joked hes really leaving, taking a shot at Jeff Gordon, who retired then came back to fill in for the injured Dale Earnhardt.Stewart leaves feeling healthy and, of course, feisty.If I had known I was going to feel this good after breaking my back I would have broke my back 15 years ago, Stewart said. We thought at the end of this year that we were going to have two surgeries to take rods and screws out of my leg and my back. But meeting with the surgeons they said everything is looking so good that we dont really want to aggravate anything.I feel great. Im excited I dont have to go under the knife again and, hopefully, I can make it through January without having to go back to the hospital. ' ' '