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08/10/2008 1:53 AM ET
Ishikawa in rare form for Grizzlies
Continues torrid hitting with 5-for-6, two-homer effort
By John Torenli / Special to MLB.com
Fresno's Travis Ishikawa has seven homers and 17 RBIs during an eight-game hitting streak. (Ken Weisenberger)

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Travis Ishikawa is spending August stating his case for a September callup.

The 25-year-old first-baseman continued his torrid hitting by going 5-for-6 with two homers, five RBIs and three runs scored Saturday night as the Fresno Grizzlies coasted to a 13-3 rout of the Salt Lake Bees at Franklin Covey Field.

Ishikawa, the Giants' 21st-round pick in the 2002 First-Year Player Draft, hasn't had a taste of the Majors since a 12-game stint with San Francisco in 2006. His performance this month could get him another shot.

The Seattle native is batting .576 (19-for-33) with seven homers and 17 RBIs during an eight-game hitting streak. Ishikawa, who also homered twice and drove in five runs in Sunday's 15-9 loss to Nashville, had never collected five hits in a game before Saturday night.

After ripping a double in the first inning and a single in the third, he blasted a two-run homer in the fifth, drilled an RBI double in the sixth and connected for another two-run blast, his 16th, in the seventh.

With a man on and two out in the ninth, Ishikawa popped out to shortstop, falling shy of his career-high six-RBI effort for Class A Hagerstown on Aug. 2, 2004.

Jake Wald went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and Travis Denker collected three hits and drove in a pair of runs for the Grizzlies (57-63), who pounded out 19 hits.

Fresno's Ryan Sadowski (6-2), making his first start after working out of the bullpen for nearly two months, won his sixth straight decision. The 25-year-old right-hander gave up one hit -- Kendry Morales' second-inning homer -- while striking out six over five innings.

Dustin Moseley (6-8) lost his second straight start after surrendering seven runs on 12 hits and a walk with four strikeouts over 4 2/3 frames.

Dee Brown delivered a two-run single in the sixth for the first-place Bees (70-50), who dropped their third in a row.

John Torenli is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.