Dan Otero News

Albuquerque blues: The Fresno Grizzlies have the best record in all of Triple-A. But they still can't seem to figure out how to beat the Albuquerque Isotopes.

A marveling performance: Fresno shortstop Nick Noonan set a Grizzlies record by amassing a career-high eight RBIs en route to an 11-5 victory Sunday that completed a four-game sweep of the Round Rock Express.

On a new roll: Brian Burres dodged trouble for most of his five innings of work and was picked up by a bullpen that tossed four innings of one-hit relief as the Fresno Grizzlies won their third straight, beating host Round Rock 5-2 in a Pacific Coast League game Friday night.

Fresno Grizzlies - Nick Noonan hit a two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the eighth to score the eventual game-winning runs in a 6-4 Fresno Grizzlies win over the Omaha Storm Chasers on Tuesday afternoon at Chukchansi Park.

Highlights from the Giants farm on Friday: Chris Dominguez hit a grand slam for Richmond, while Francisco Peguero and Justin Christian put up three-hit games for Fresno.

Highlights from the Giants farm on Sunday: Kyle Crick had his best start yet, giving up one hit in six innings.

Matt McBride went 3-for-5 in helping the Sky Sox snap a season-long, five-game losing streak in a 6-5 come-from-behind win over the Fresno Grizzlies on Sunday at Security Service Field.

Comeback kids: Roger Kieschnick blasted a two-run homer with two out in the ninth and Dan Otero pitched out of trouble in the ninth as the Fresno Grizzlies came from behind to defeat the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 7-6 on Friday night at Security Service Field.

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey, left, congratulates relief pitcher Dan Otero after the first game of a baseball doubleheader against the New York Mets, which the Giants won 6-1 on Monday, April 23, 2012, in New York.

Shut down: Fresno lost 6-0 Friday to Colorado Springs, but after splitting the first two games against the Sky Sox still has a shot at winning a sixth consecutive series to open the season.

As expected, the Giants have called up right-hander Eric Hacker from Triple-A Fresno to make his first major-league start Friday night in the series opener against the Padres.

With Aubrey Huff on the DL for anxiety issues , space is being made for some of San Francisco's younger faces - one of whom will take the mound against the San Diego Padres tonight.