CINCINNATI -- Wilson Valdez's squeeze bunt with one out in the 10th inning scored Miguel Cairo and sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
Cairo started the rally against left-hander Phil Coke (1-2) with his first triple of the season, the ball skittering out of the right-field corner and eluding Matt Young.
One out later, Valdez pinch hit and bunted toward first baseman Prince Fielder, who threw home barehanded. Cairo slid his left hand over the plate before the tag.
Sam LeCure (2-1) pitched two innings, striking out three of the six batters he faced.
Joey Votto had three hits for Cincinnati, including a three-run homer off Rick Porcello. Votto extended his hitting streak to 14 games, matching the longest of his career.
Brennan Boesch and Delmon Young homered for the Tigers, who had never played at Great American Ball Park, which opened in 2003. Detroit's first series in town since 2001 ? and a postgame fireworks show to Motor City music ? drew the Reds' fourth sellout crowd of the season.
Cincinnati's Chris Heisey made two diving catches in center field, the second robbing Fielder of a hit. Fielder went 0 for 4 with a walk, ending his 14-game hitting streak.
Some of the Tigers took early batting practice, working on their swings while getting an idea of how the ball carries at the unfamiliar ballpark. Answer: It really flies.
Votto's homer in the third inning made it 54 straight games with at least one homer at Great American, the longest ongoing streak in the majors. There hasn't been a homerless game in the ballpark since July 29.
During his 14-game streak, Votto has gone 28 of 51 (.549) with three homers and eight doubles.
Boesch came into the game in a 4-for-42 slump. He connected on a solo homer off Mat Latos, the 12th homer the right-hander has allowed in a dozen starts. It was Boesch's first homer since May 17.
Boesch had three hits overall, including an RBI single in the seventh off Jose Arredondo. Young's homer off Arredondo put the Tigers up 5-4 in the eighth, but Todd Frazier tied it in the bottom of the inning with a pinch-hit double.
Frazier was a late scratch at third base because of back spasms.
NOTES: The Tigers are 2-2 in interleague play this season, the Reds 3-1. ... Bronson Arroyo makes his sixth career start against the Tigers on Saturday. He's 2-1 with a 4.65 ERA against Detroit. Justin Verlander starts for the Tigers. ... C Gerald Laird was back in the Tigers lineup after injuring his right hamstring June 1. ... Tigers manager Jim Leyland said OF Austin Jackson could join the team from a rehab stint with Triple-A Toledo. He's been on the DL since May 17 with a strained abdomen. ... Latos singled in the fourth inning, breaking his 0-for-29 slump since Aug. 29.
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