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The Fresno Grizzlies (Pacific Conference Champions) dropped Game 1 of the PCL Championship Series at home to the Memphis Redbirds (American Conference Champions) on Tuesday night at Chukchansi Park by a 10-4 final. The Grizzlies will need to win three of four to claim a league title, with Game 2

In front of a crowd of 7,588, the Fresno Grizzlies (3-2) hammered the El Paso Chihuahuas (2-3) 10-1 in game five of the PCL Pacific Championship Sunday evening from Chukchansi Park. With the victory, the Grizzlies advance to the PCL Championship Series versus the Memphis Redbirds. Fresno reaches the second

The Fresno Grizzlies (2-0) defeated the El Paso Chihuahuas (0-2) 7-5 in game two of the PCL Pacific Championship Thursday night from Southwest University Park. With the win, Fresno took a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Behind 15 hits, the Grizzlies improved to 34-8 on the road when

The Fresno Grizzlies (81-56) swatted the Salt Lake Bees (70-67) 8-2 Saturday night from Smith's Ballpark. For the second straight game, the Fresno offense exploded for 10-plus hits. On the evening, they had 13 while yesterday, they blasted 18 for a total of 31. They improved to 49-12 when recording

The Fresno Tacos (78-55) sizzled past the El Paso Chihuahuas (79-54) 9-4 Tuesday night from Chukchansi Park. With the win, the Tacos upgraded to 24-11 this season in the opener of a series (13-5 home, 11-6 road). As an Astros affiliate (since 2015), Fresno is 92-50 (.648) in the first

The Tacoma Rainiers (61-64) survived the Fresno Grizzlies (72-54) 6-4 Sunday afternoon from Cheney Stadium. With the win, Tacoma split the four-game series with Fresno. The Grizzlies finished 9-7 against their division foe with a 4-4 mark on the road. Despite the defeat, the magic number to clinch the Pacific

The Nashville Sounds (55-55) got back to .500 after defeating the Fresno Grizzlies (63-48) 6-2 Friday night from First Tennessee Park. For the first time this season, the Grizzlies were swept over a span of 28 series and six losing sets. They dropped to 0-7 all-time at First Tennessee Park

The Nashville Sounds (53-55) declawed the Fresno Grizzlies (63-46) 5-2 Wednesday night from First Tennessee Park. With the defeat, Fresno dropped to 19-9 in the first game of a series (10-4 at home, 9-5 on the road). They also fell to 5-7 in three-run affairs and 15-7 versus the American

Behind an offensive eruption, the Fresno Grizzlies (60-43) vanquished the Iowa Cubs (37-65) 9-1 Wednesday night from Chukchansi Park. With 12 hits and three longballs, the Grizzlies improved to 12-4 versus the American conference. Starter Cy Sneed (9-5) enjoyed the support en route to the victory. He tossed six scoreless

The Tacoma Rainiers (50-42) outlasted the Fresno Grizzlies (52-39) 8-7 Friday night at Cheney Stadium. For the fourth straight game, the Grizzlies were involved in a one-run affair (1-3). They dropped to 11-16 overall and 2-9 on the road in those games. Rainiers lefty Dario Álvarez (1-0) enjoyed the win

The Fresno Grizzlies (49-35) blanked the Sacramento River Cats (38-47) 5-0 Tuesday night from Raley Field. With the victory, the Grizzlies improved to 37-20 versus the River Cats and 22-7 on the road since the affiliation switch in 2015. Fresno is perfect in the fifth game of a series (4-0)

The El Paso Chihuahuas (42-37) won their eighth straight game Wednesday night, defeating the Fresno Grizzlies (46-32) 5-4 from Southwest University Park. Chihuahuas' starter Luis Perdomo (6-2, win) worked seven innings, scattering seven hits, three runs (earned), while fanning four. On the other hand, Grizzlies' starter Cy Sneed (7-4, loss)

The Fresno Grizzlies (38-25) and the Oklahoma City Dodgers (36-23) continued a wildly entertaining series between first place clubs in front of partisan crowds on Sunday evening at Chukchansi Park, as Fresno pounded out 17 hits and homered five times in a 12-8 victory. It was the 16th time this

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox (31-26) defeated the Fresno Grizzlies (35-24) 6-1 Wednesday night from Chukchansi Park. For the second straight game, the Grizzlies received an outstanding performance from their starter. Brock Dykxhoorn hurled a season-high seven innings en route to a no-decision. He allowed one run (earned), on three

A crowd of 8,303 people saw Cy Sneed and the Fresno Grizzlies (29-20) shutout the El Paso Chihuahuas (24-25) 5-0 Friday night from Chukchansi Park. Sneed (5-2) earned the win after twirling eight scoreless innings on 104 pitches. He faced two over the minimum, fanning seven. It was the fourth

The Sacramento River Cats (16-15) beat the Fresno Grizzlies (19-13) 6-3 Monday night from Chukchansi Park, earning a series win. Sacramento starter Dereck Rodríguez (2-0) picked up the win after six shutout innings. He scattered four hits, three walks and punched out six. Fresno starter Cy Sneed (2-2) suffered the

The Fresno Grizzlies (14-6) cruised past the Tacoma Rainiers (10-9) 10-0 Wednesday night from Chukchansi Park. Fresno starter Cy Sneed (2-0, win) continued his pitching prowess, extending his scoreless streak to 16 innings. In five frames, he scattered four hits, while walking three and punching out five. While offensively, Fresno

The Fresno Grizzlies (11-4) rallied to beat the Las Vegas 51s (5-10) 10-8 Thursday night from Cashman Field. Down 7-0 heading to the seventh, Fresno stormed back with nine runs in the final two innings. This was the third comeback of the season for the Grizzlies when trailing after six.

The Fresno Grizzlies (10-3) defeated the Las Vegas 51s (4-9) 11-4 Tuesday night from Cashman Field. With the victory, the Grizzlies extended their win streak to seven games and 10th win in 11 games. Fresno batted through the order in the top of the first, bringing 12 players to the

Top Astros prospect Kyle Tucker was among 19 players invited to Houston's Major League Spring Training camp on Thursday.Tucker, a 21-year-old outfielder and reigning Astros Minor League Player of the Year, headlines the group of non-roster invitees headed to Florida next month. Other notables include catcher Garrett Stubbs, lefty Framber

Houston Astros prospect Garrett Stubbs has become used to being promoted from one level to the next during the regular season.It can be a challenge for a catcher to learn a new staff on the fly, but at least in the previous two seasons, he got to do so about