Grizzlies pull away: Juan Perez smacked a two-run home run over the left-field wall in the sixth inning that made it 5-1 and Fresno went on to defeat New Orleans 6-1 at Chukchansi Park on Friday night. It was the Grizzlies' fourth straight win at hom

Chukchansi Park hasn't been all that kind to the Fresno Grizzlies this season. But Thursday night, the home team got to kick back in the easy chair and prop its feet on the furniture.

Four score: Chris Dominguez and Juan Perez hit first-inning homers to back RH Chris Heston's seven shutout innings as the Fresno Grizzlies blanked the New Orleans Zephyrs 4-0 on Thursday night at Chukchansi Park in the first game of an eight-game hom

The Fresno Grizzlies open an eight-game homestand Thursday night with the first of a four-game series against the New Orleans Zephyrs (Miami Marlins affiliate) followed by four against the Oklahoma City RedHawks (Houston Astros).

Three straight singles got Fresno within a run in the ninth, but Memphis closer Victor Marte shut the door from there as the Redbirds hung on for a 4-3 Pacific Coast League victory Tuesday afternoon at AutoZone Park.

The San Francisco Giants recalled first baseman Brett Pill from Triple-A Fresno on Monday morning and optioned outfielder Francisco Peguero back to the Grizzlies.

Another closeout: Fresno closer Heath Hembree notched his second save in as many nights, throwing a perfect ninth as the Grizzlies held on for a 4-3 win against the host Memphis Redbirds on Monday. Hembree recorded his 12th save, which leads the Pacific Coast League, and his fifth save in the past eight days. The 24-year-old Hembree, a 2010 fifth-round draft pick who is trying to make his way onto the parent club San Francisco Giants' 40-man roster, threw his sixth perfect outing in 18 appearances and lowered his ERA to 1.89.

The Fresno Grizzlies triggered a three-run 11th inning with consecutive singles from Cole Gillespie, Johnny Monell and Juan Ciriaco off reliever Barret Browning en route to a 7-4 win against the Memphis Redbirds on Sunday.

Overcoming large deficit: The Fresno Grizzlies rallied out of a five-run hole -- in large part on the strength of Chris Dominguez's three-run homer as part of a six-run sixth inning -- en route to a 6-5 Pacific Coast League win Saturday against host

Extra drama: After loading the bases with no outs in the bottom of the 12th, Fresno's Heath Hembree struck out two and induced a game-ending groundout as the Grizzlies prevailed 5-4 over Nashville in a Pacific Coast League game Friday. Hector Sanchez

Two-out troubles: Fresno reliever Brett Bochy loaded the bases in the seventh inning but only needed one more out to get out of the jam and keep the score tied. Instead, the right-hander gave up a walk, a double and a single before he was pulled from the

The Nashville Sounds scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh off Fresno LH Mike Kickham and went on to a 5-2 victory Wednesday afternoon at Greer Stadium.

After starting the year on the disabled list, Fresno right-hander Shane Loux won his third straight start, allowing a run on three hits and three walks over six innings to lead the Grizzlies past host Nashville 5-3 on Tuesday in the Pacific Coast League.

When the ball left Charlie Culberson's bat and soared out to left field, the Fresno Grizzlies held their collective breath.

Roger Kieschnick's leaping catch against the wall in left field with two outs in the ninth preserved a 7-5 Fresno Grizzlies victory over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Monday afternoon at Chukchansi Park.

Downtown Fresno was a festive place Sunday as thousands turned out for the annual Cinco de Mayo celebration.

Error prone: Three Fresno Grizzlies errors, including two in the decisive seventh inning, proved too much to overcome in a 9-6 loss to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox before 6,287 on Sunday night at Chukchansi Park. Lars Davis and Tim Wheeler had three hits

Not their night: The Colorado Springs Sky Sox scored five runs in the fourth off right-hander Boof Bonser and rode that momentum to an 8-3 victory over the Fresno Grizzlies on Saturday night at Chukchansi Park before 10,975. RH Jeff Manship blanked Fresno

The most important trait for any closer is to have a short memory.

Sky Sox rally: Colorado tied it 1-1 on Greg Golson's two-out home run in the top of the ninth inning before running away with a four-run 11th for a 5-1 Pacific Coast League win over the Fresno Grizzlies on Friday night at Chukchansi Park.

Powering up: Jackson Williams hit two home runs -- solo shots in the third and eighth innings -- and tripled and scored a run in the sixth to lead the Fresno Grizzlies over the Sacramento River Cats 11-5 Thursday in a Pacific Coast League game at Chukchan

If the San Francisco Giants go looking for more offensive production out of left field and prefer the youth route, the player most likely next in line for a call-up from the Fresno Grizzlies probably would be Francisco Peguero -- not touted prospect Gary

Going the distance: Sacramento River Cats pitcher Sonny Gray pitched a four-hitter, walking two while allowing one run, in a 4-1 victory against the Fresno Grizzlies on Wednesday night before an announced crowd of 3,963 at Chukchansi Park. It was the firs

Sacramento's Andy Perino delivered a two-run triple in the sixth and Scott Moore a three-run double in the seventh as the visiting River Cats scored three times in each inning to blow open a tight game en route to a 10-2 win Tuesday night over Fresno