Salt Lake Bees: Fresno gets 10 straight runs in win over Bees

FRESNO, Calif. — The Bees took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but Fresno scored the next 10 runs as the Grizzlies rolled to a 12-4 win over Salt Lake on Sunday afternoon.

Cory Aldridge put the Bees in front with his sixth home run of the season, but Fresno's Buster Posey belted a three-run shot off of Salt Lake starter Marco Albano to put the Grizzlies ahead permanently.

Albano (0-5) took the loss as he allowed nine runs on eight hits in 4 1?3 innings with four walks and two strikeouts.

Fresno starter Joe Martinez (3-0) got the win as he bested Albano, his roommate for two years at Boston College.

Aldridge's home run was his sixth of the season and it gave him a league-leading 27 runs batted in.

He has now driven in a run in four consecutive games. Brian Walker had two hits for the Bees with two RBIs, while Carlos Colmenares added a double and one RBI.

With the defeat, the Bees fell to 1-2 on the series with the Grizzlies. Salt Lake will have one more game in Fresno before returning home Tuesday for an eight-game homestand.

Beelines: Grizzlies 12, Bees 4

Grizzlies 12, Bees 4: Cory Aldridge hit his 6th homer of season for the Bees and now has 27 RBIs.

Record: 15-14

Up next: today at Fresno, 1:05 p.m.

Current series: Grizzlies lead, 2-1

Next homestand: May 11-18 vs. Round Rock and Albuquerque