Cincinatti ? With a noteworthy home run, Ken Griffey Jr. turned Father’s Day into another personal hallmark moment.

Griffey hit a tiebreaking, three-run shot in the eighth inning Sunday, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to an 11-8 victory over the Atlanta Braves that snapped their six-game losing streak.

Griffey’s 513th career homer moved him into sole possession of 16th place on the career list, prevented a four-game sweep by the Braves and saved the last-place Reds from hitting another low point.

Last year, Griffey hit homer No. 500 on Father’s Day in St. Louis with his dad, Ken Sr., in the stands.

Cincinnati's Ken Griffey Jr. hits a three-run home run off Atlanta. The Reds beat the Braves, 11-8, Sunday in Cincinnati.

His father followed the game from home Sunday.

“He’ll know,” Griffey said. “Even though he’s home, he’s still there.”

Griffey has five homers on Father’s Day, trailing Mike Piazza by one for the most among active players. His 15 RBIs are the most by any current player on the day.

“I’ve hit home runs on Father’s Day, Mother’s Day : I try to space them out,” Griffey said. “There’s something about those days. Today means I can go home and do whatever I want – which is watch TV, watch the basketball game and (relax).”

The stakes were less personal, but more dire for Cincinnati this year.

The Reds hadn’t so much as led a game for a week. They pulled ahead three times on Sunday – by 2, 5 and 1 run – and blew all three leads.

Finally, Griffey gave them one that would stand up – with one swing of the stick.

Adam Bernero (4-2) gave up a pair of one-out singles in the eighth before Griffey homered deep to right, breaking a tie with Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews on the career list. Relieved teammates mobbed him at home plate.

“You can go to Sunday dinner and not have to think about a loss, but we’ve still got a lot of work to do,” Griffey said. “Guys are going up there and putting a little too much pressure on themselves to win it all by themselves.”