OMAHA, Neb. (Interstat) — The Buffalo Bisons built an early lead and withstood a ninth-inning rally to defeat the Omaha Storm Chasers 6-4 on Tuesday night at Werner Park.

Jonatan Clase hit a solo home run in the third inning for Buffalo, which scored in four separate frames. Yohendrick Pinango provided key insurance with a two-run double in the ninth.

Omaha’s Luca Tresh drove in the first run with a first-inning double. The Storm Chasers scored twice in the ninth, aided by a Buffalo error, but could not complete the comeback.

Winning pitcher Adam Macko (1-0) tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief. Buffalo starter CJ Van Eyk allowed one run over four innings. Chase Lee earned his first save.

Ryan Ramsey (0-1) took the loss for Omaha, which fell to 0-3. Kevin Newman had three hits for the Storm Chasers.

Attendance was 3,002. The game took 2 hours, 40 minutes.