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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Joey Votto drove in a pair of runs with a single and a triple on Friday night, and Bronson Arroyo recovered from his roughest outing of the season, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-2 victory over the San Diego Padres. Cheap Jerseys From China . The Reds have won three straight since getting embarrassed by the St. Louis Cardinals at home last weekend, dropping games by scores of 13-3 and 15-2. Arroyo (10-9) took the loss in that first game against the Cardinals, giving up seven runs in a season-low 3 2-3 innings. He was back on his game against San Diego, allowing only four hits in seven innings, including Logan Forsythes solo homer. Votto drove in the first two runs off Andrew Cashner (8-6), ending the right-handers streak of three straight wins. Brandon Phillips added a two-run homer off Tim Stauffer. San Diegos sloppy fielding helped the Reds score twice in the fifth for a 5-1 lead. It was a break-out night for Todd Frazier. The Reds third baseman doubled in the first inning, ending an 0-for-31 slump that was the longest by a Reds player since Drew Stubbs went out in 32 consecutive at-bats last season. He came around on Vottos single, which gave the first baseman a seven-game hitting streak. Frazier opened the third with a walk and scored on Vottos third triple of the season, a drive off the wall in right field that deflected back toward the infield. Jay Bruces double made it 3-0. Frazier also had a walk and scored three times overall. San Diego ranks fourth in the NL in fielding, but helped the Reds take control with sloppy defence. Votto opened the fifth inning with a four-pitch walk -- Cashner wasnt going to give him anything this time -- and came around on Chris Heiseys two-out single that right fielder Will Venable misplayed for an error. Then, Zack Cozart grounded to Forsythe, whose high throw from shortstop landed in the Reds dugout area, letting in another unearned run. Phillips hit his 14th homer an inning later, also with two outs. Venable homered in the eighth off Alfredo Simon, extending his hitting streak to six games. Reds catcher Ryan Hanigan was activated off the disabled list and started the game, his first in a month. Hed been sidelined since July 11 with a sprained left wrist. Hanigan went 0 for 2 with a pair of walks. Reliever Jonathan Broxton gave up a single in the ninth, his first appearance since June 13. The Reds set-up man was activated on Wednesday after recovering from a sprained pitching elbow. Notes: Padres LF Carlos Quentin was out of the lineup for the seventh straight game because of a sore right knee thats not improving much. Manager Bud Black suggested that hes headed for the disabled list. "Its probably best for the club to get a (healthy) player in here," Black said. ... Bruce and Phillips are among only seven players in the majors who have driven in a run in at least 50 games this season. ... Frazier chose the soundtrack for the postgame fireworks show on Friday. ... LH Tony Cingrani (5-1) starts for the Reds on Saturday against RH Tyson Ross (2-5). Cheap Football Jerseys Authentic . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. Wholesale Football Jerseys Online . Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers. http://www.cheapfootballjerseys.us.org/ . -- Sergey Tolchinksy scored his second goal of the game 3:56 into overtime as the Sault Ste. Kangaroos captain Cameron Smith may be one of the most successful State of Origin players of all time, but he insists donning the green and gold must go back to being the pinnacle of the game in Australia .Smith, who is embarking on his fourth tour of the UK in the upcoming Four Nations, said hes as enthusiastic as he was on his first in 2009, but concerned the Origin juggernaut now dwarfs the importance of the international game.We want the Kangaroos to go back to being the No.1 rugby league team in our country, Smith told AAP at the tournament launch at Liverpools Anfield.At the moment its not. State of Origin is bigger than the international team which it shouldnt be.Its something Mal (Meninga) has spoken about a lot and he has really good ideas around our international program and hopefully over the next few years theyll come to fruition.Smith concedes it will be impossible to reduce the importance of Origin given that it dominates talk and debate from the start of the season in March until the conclusion of game three in July.However, he believes that changing the mindsets of young players is the key to making the public fall back in love with the international game.I enjoy playing against England in England, watching thosee games as a kid is what made me want to play rugby league, he said. Cheap Football Jerseys China. But most young players today aspire to play for NSW or Queensland and not so much the Kangaroos.I do think once the attitudes of players towards international footy starts to change you will see the public come back on board.Meninga, who is revered in the north of England due to his exploits in six Ashes series against Great Britain and a highly successful season with St Helens in 1984, believes its important to keep the international game alive.Youre never going to be able to go back to the three-month tours we embarked on where you played every team and three Tests, Meninga told AAP.But theres no reason why we cant play midweek games against representative sides from Yorkshire and Lancashire and then have a three-match series.Teams coming to Australia to play could do the same. Its something that could be in the offing and hopefully it can happen.Australia open their tournament on Friday (Saturday 6am AEDT) in Hull against Scotland with the hosts then taking on David Kidwells Kiwis in Huddersfield (Sunday, 1230am AEDT). ' ' '