Adam Dunn is greeted at home plate by teammates Austin Kearns (28) and Sean Casey after hitting a game-winning two-run homer in the 11th inning Saturday. (AP photo) | ZOOM |

        HOUSTON — It didn't matter to Adam Dunn that he was playing in his hometown Saturday. “I didn't care if I was in Saudi Arabia,” he said. “I didn't care where I was. I just had to get out of that slump.”

        Dunn, in 3-for-41 slump, hit a two-run homer off Tom Gordon in the 11th inning as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 5-3 to end a five-game losing streak.

        Dunn didn't start Friday, entering in the sixth inning. He went 1-for-5 Saturday.

        “I felt as good as I have all year today,” he said. “I was seeing the ball good. It was the first time in two months that I felt good. Hopefully, those six innings off yesterday helped me. I was starting to swing at pitches I don't normally swing at. Today I was just more relaxed.”

        Manager Bob Boone could tell the difference.

        “I think that six innings off did help him,” he said. “He was calmer yesterday and today so, hopefully, he'll be all right. Dunn is an outstanding player. He has a ceiling over the moon.”

        Gordon (1-2) was making his second appearance since he was acquired Thursday for the Chicago Cubs.

        “I don't know Dunn that well,” Gordon said. “I think I've only faced him once or twice. I thought I made a good pitch. But good hitters are never going to stay down for long.”

        Manager Jimy Williams wouldn't fault Gordon.

        “It was a tough game,” Williams said. “We pitched well but they pitched better when they had to.”

        Austin Kearns, who had a three-run homer in the first inning, singled with two outs in the 11th before Dunn followed with his first home run since Aug. 8 at Colorado.

        Notes: Jeff Bagwell extended his season-high hitting streak to 15 games with a fourth-inning single. It matched the team season high set by Ward from April 13-30. ... Craig Biggio got his team-high 14th stolen base in the seventh inning. ... With a crowd of 34,286, the Astros went over 2 million in home attendance for the sixth straight season (2,030,190).

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