Grizzlies win streak is stung by Bees in 19-7 loss
The Fresno Grizzlies (47-39) fell 19-7 to the Salt Lake Bees (48-38) on Wednesday night at Chukchansi Park. The loss snapped a Fresno franchise-record 12-game win streak (6/23-7/4) that began on June 23 with a 7-6 win over Sacramento. The loss also put to end a seven-game streak of a
The Fresno Grizzlies (47-39) fell 19-7 to the Salt Lake Bees (48-38) on Wednesday night at Chukchansi Park. The loss snapped a Fresno franchise-record 12-game win streak (6/23-7/4) that began on June 23 with a 7-6 win over Sacramento. The loss also put to end a seven-game streak of a Grizzlies win when the opponent scored first.
Salt Lake took a 3-0 lead in the first on a
In the third,
The Bees combined for seven runs in the fifth and sixth to take an 11-5 lead. Puello drove in two with a triple and then scored himself when Navarro reached on a fielder's choice in the fifth. Cowart hit his eighth homer of the season in the sixth, a two run shot to right, before Navarro drove in two more with a double.
The Grizzlies cut the Bees' lead to 11-6 when Reed led off the bottom of the sixth with a solo home run to center. It was his 14th homer of the season but Salt Lake got the run back in the top of the seventh when
A 12-batter, nine-hit, seven-run eighth gave the Bees a 19-7 lead to win the game. Robinson, Flores, Cowart,
Grizzlies starter
Fresno and Salt Lake will close out the three-game series on Thursday at 7:05 pm. Probable starters are LHP