MIAMI -- This time, Ken Griffey Jr. was able to celebrate after a two-homer game against the Florida Marlins.

Griffey hit a tying solo homer in the ninth inning and a go-ahead shot in the 11th to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 victory Friday night. He also hit two home runs against the Marlins last Saturday in Cincinnati, but the Reds lost that game 5-4.

''Things happen,'' said Griffey, who has only six homers overall this season. ''I was fortunate enough to capitalize on two pitches that I got good looks at.''

Griffey hit a 402-foot drive to right field with two outs in the 11th against Armando Almanza (3-4).

''Those were beautiful at-bats,'' Reds manager Bob Boone said. ''He shortened his swing and it was lightning-quick. That's the swing we saw in spring training. Our pitching was great and I knew we had more bullpen than they did.''

After Florida went ahead 3-2 in the eighth when Todd Hollandsworth doubled and scored on reliever Kent Mercker's throwing error, Griffey tied it in the ninth against Braden Looper.

''That stinks,'' Looper said. ''You make one mistake the whole time and you really pay for it. I tried to go down and away and I left it up and he took advantage of it.''

Gabe White (3-0) pitched 1 1-3 innings for the win and Scott Williamson got two outs for his 12th save in 13 chances.

''This was a big win,'' White said. ''When you get late in the game you have to match them. We pulled together again.''

The Marlins tied it 2 in the fifth on a two-run double by Alex Gonzalez.

''We had chances,'' Florida manager Jack McKeon said. ''We just couldn't hold them. On Griffey, we left the ball over the plate for him. You know he's going to hurt you.''

Cincinnati took a 2-0 lead in the fourth. Griffey led off with a popup to right that fell in for a double after Juan Encarnacion lost the ball in the twilight sky. Griffey scored on a single by Austin Kearns and Jason LaRue added an RBI groundout.

Marlins pitcher Mark Redman, making his first appearance since returning from the 15-day disabled list, gave up two runs and four hits in six innings. He struck out seven.

Paul Wilson allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings for the Reds.

''I had a real good changeup tonight,'' Wilson said. ''I kept the ball down in the zone and challenged them with the fastball. I got the ground balls and double plays when I needed them.''

Notes: Griffey has 48 career multihomer games. … The teams played for the 100th time, with the Reds holding a 56-44 edge. … Florida 3B Mike Lowell extended his hitting streak to nine games. … The crowd of 17,385 was the biggest for the Marlins since April 13 against Atlanta. … The Reds recalled INF Ray Olmeda from Double-A Chattanooga.