51s’ lead doesn’t last long; Fresno claims 8-4 victory

The Fresno Grizzlies scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning to erase a 2-0 Las Vegas lead and went on to an 8-4 victory over the 51s in a Pacific Coast League game Sunday at Fresno, Calif.

Three hits and a walk off Jon Meloan (4-8) enabled the Grizzlies to quickly go ahead and they stayed on top the rest of the way, compiling 14 hits.

Nate Schierholtz hit a tying two-run triple to right field and Eliezer Alfonzo put Fresno ahead for good with an RBI single.

Scott McClain socked a two-run homer for the Grizzlies in the fifth inning, Alfonzo led off the sixth with a home run and Fresno bumped its lead to 8-2 in the seventh on four hits, a walk and a wild pitch. Travis Ishikawa had an RBI double and Alfonzo a run-scoring single.

Alfonzo finished 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Ivan Ochoa was 3-for-5.

51s shortstop Angel Chavez went 3-for-4, and Terry Tiffee added two hits, including an RBI double in the first.

Las Vegas added two runs in the ninth on Mitch Jones' leadoff homer and Wilkin Ruan's two-out RBI single.

The 51s (44-40) split the four-game series. They'll begin a four-game set at home today against the Salt Lake Bees.