Despite taking an early, 2-0 lead in the second inning, the Aces dropped their third straight game to Fresno on Sunday.
Ben Lively started his day with four innings of one-hit ball, but ended the day giving up five earned runs and striking out seven. Reno kicked off the scoring with a Carlos Asuaje RBI ground out, after which Ben DeLuzio scored on a wild pitch.
The Grizzlies took the lead in the 5th with the help of a Brandon Snyder home run and Matt Reynolds double. The Aces tied the game in the bottom half of the inning, but the Grizzlies took the lead back in the 6th, and after scoring six runs the 7th inning, never looked back and came away with an 11-4 win.
The Aces were back at Greater Nevada Field on Tuesday for a three-game series against the Tacoma Rainiers before hitting the road for three at Tacoma.
The loss was the fifth in a row for Reno after they won two against El Paso to start the week. The Aces also dropped the completion of a suspended game from April 15 on Tuesday to El Paso, 6-5.
Reno (42-59) is in last place in the PCL Pacific Northern division and now sits 12 games back of first-place Sacramento.
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