ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Interstat) — Chandler Champlain allowed one earned run over four and one-third innings, and Liover Peguero drove in three runs as the Rochester Red Wings defeated the Buffalo Bisons 5-3 on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 at Frontier Field. Attendance was 8,425, and the game lasted 2 hours, 30 minutes. Rochester improved to 78-50; Buffalo slipped to 62-66.

Champlain (8-5) allowed two hits and struck out six. Yovanny Cruz worked a one-hit ninth for his fifth save. Jameson Taillon (0-2) took the loss. Peguero had two hits, including a bases-loaded double in the fourth that gave Rochester a 4-2 lead. Cayden Wallace doubled and later grounded in a run, finishing with two RBIs.

Buffalo scored twice in the fourth on Jay Harry’s RBI double and Lenyn Sosa’s single. Sean Keys tripled home a run in the fifth to cut it to 4-3, but Wallace’s groundout in the bottom half pushed Rochester ahead 5-3. Richard Gallardo struck out seven over three scoreless innings in relief for Buffalo.