ST. LOUIS -- Jaime Garcia is finally feeling like himself on the mound.Im a guy who goes after guys and I got away from where I needed to be and I had some mechanical issues that I had to get rid of, Garcia said. The last couple of games my defense has been great and hopefully we can do that the rest of the way.Matt Carpenter and Jhonny Peralta homered to back up a second straight dominant start by Garcia as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Wednesday night.Garcia (9-8) needed just 85 pitches to get through 8-plus innings and 19 of his 24 outs were ground balls or strikeouts. The lefty has given up two runs in his last 16 innings.When Im pitching my goal is to get quick outs and to get them to hit the ball on the ground and I was able to do that today, Garcia said.Shortstop Greg Garcia had nine putouts. Greg Garcia and Peralta, who played third, made back-to-back stellar defensive plays to get Jaime Garcia out of the eighth.Those ground balls, he had a lot early in the count, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny. Guys thought they saw it and it would just dance out of the zone at the last second.Carpenters homer in the first inning was his second leadoff home run of the season and 11th of his career. It was also Carpenters second career homer against Reds starter Anthony DeScalfani.Peraltas solo homer in fourth was the 200th of his career. Peralta is hitting .345 in August.Peralta didnt know about the career milestone until teammate Matt Holliday told him.It was a surprise for me, Peralta said. I try to think in my mind like whats close to me and everything, but yeah, Holliday surprised me.Seung-Hwan Oh earned his 10th save in 11 tries.He continues to impress us, Matheny said. Everything he does. The way he prepares, the way he competes and just the mix he is on our club. Its nice to have him.DeSclafani (6-1) took his first loss of the season and in his career in five appearances against St. Louis. The three runs he gave up in five innings equaled the three total he gave up in his three previous starts against the Cardinals spanning 19 innings.Eugenio Suarezs solo homer in the fourth for the Reds was his first since July 25.Red manager Bryan Price tipped his cap to Jaime Garcia.Weve seen him really, really good in the past; weve seen him other times where hes a little more vulnerable with his command and up in the zone, but tonight wasnt one of those nights, Price said. There wasnt much there and Anthony certainly wasnt on top of his game and still was able to go out there and be able to compete and keep it close. We just werent able to do much with Garcia.STILL STREAKINGYadier Molinas single in the sixth extended his streak of reaching base safely to 23 games. It is the longest streak by a Cardinals catcher since Gene Tenace reached in 35 straight games between 1981 and 1982.WEB GEMReds second baseman Tony Renda made a diving stop on Hollidays hit up the middle. Renda was able to throw out Holliday at first saving a run.OMINOUS ANNIVERSARYSix years ago, the Cardinals and Reds got into an infamous brawl in Cincinnati sparked by comments made by Brandon Phillips about the St. Louis organization. Cardinals catcher Jason LaRue suffered a concussion during the melee and never played again.TRAINERS ROOMReds: RHP Alfredo Simon (trapezius) and RHP A.J. Morris (straight shoulder) were scheduled to make their second rehab appearance for Triple-A Louisville.Cardinals: 1B Matt Adams (left shoulder soreness) was a lineup scratch several hours before game-time. Peralta replaced him at sixth in the order playing third base and Carpenter moved to first base.UP NEXTReds: Homer Bailey has permitted seven runs in 8 2/3 innings his first two starts of the season.Cardinals: Carlos Martinez gets the call in the opener of a four-game series at Chicago. In two starts against the Cubs this year, both at home, hes 1-1 with a 5.25 ERA. Salomon Shoes From China . - Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is not a fan of his teams use of the wildcat formation, saying "it makes you look like a high school offence. Salomon Shoes Clearance . Roman Josi had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. http://www.cheapsalomon.net/ . With the short-handed Warriors needing help from someone -- anyone -- to stop a three-game skid, ONeal returned from right knee and groin injuries that had sidelined him for four games and put up season highs with 18 points and eight rebounds. It was just enough to help lift Golden State to a 102-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Salomon Outlet Store . Takahashi, who had a 10-point lead after the short program, received 268.31 points after the free skate to finish 15 points ahead of second-place Nobunari Oda. Salomon Clearance Sale . 1, meaning problems for the doping controls at both major international sports events next year. The World Anti-Doping Agency provisionally suspended the Moscow Antidoping Center on Sunday, saying its operations must improve or a six-month ban on the facilitys accreditation will be imposed. ARLINGTON, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClains on-again, off-again career could be over this time.McClain was suspended indefinitely Friday for violating the NFLs substance-abuse policy, his third suspension since the end of the 2014 season. That was his only full year with the Cowboys, although he missed three games with injuries, after reviving his career following a year away from the game.The suspension likely means the end of McClains Dallas career. The 27-year-old McClain was on his third straight one-year contract but never saw the field for the Cowboys. McClain was suspended the first 10 games this year after a four-game ban to start 2015.McClain was eligible to return for the Thanksgiving game this season, but owner and general manager Jerry Jones said he wouldnt report to the team. Jones declined to be more specific.Rolando has got to work on his off-the-field situations before he can even begin to think about being a productive player on the field, executive vice president Stephen Jones said on his radio show Friday. We certainly wish him the best.The eighth overall draft pick by OOakland in 2010 out of Alabama, McClain had three disappointing seasons before the Raiders dumped him.dddddddddddd McClain signed with Baltimore shortly after his release but retired twice while with the Ravens.The Cowboys were looking for help at linebacker in 2014 after leading tackler Sean Lee sustained a season-ending knee injury in offseason workouts. McClain decided he wanted to play and came to Dallas in a trade just before training camp.McClain had a career-high 108 tackles that first year with Dallas, second to safety Barry Church and good enough to get him another one-year contract. But the four-game suspension shortened his second season before the announcement in June that he was banned 10 games for another substance-abuse violation.McClain has 479 tackles and 9 1/2 sacks in 345 games with 134 starts over five seasons.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Schuyler Dixon on Twitter at https://twitter.com/apschuyler ' ' '