CHARLOTTE (Interstat) — Tim Elko drove in three runs and Riley Unroe homered as the Charlotte Knights beat the Buffalo Bisons 10-1 on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2026, in the opener of a Triple-A International League playoff doubleheader at Truist Park. Charlotte leads the series 1-0. Jaden Woods earned the win in relief, improving to 6-3. Grant Rogers took the loss, falling to 4-11. Elko went 3 for 4, Unroe finished 2 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs, and Jake Cave added two hits and two RBIs. Peyton Pallette tossed two scoreless innings with one strikeout. Davis Schneider homered for Buffalo, going 2 for 2 with one RBI. John Klein allowed one earned run over three innings with two strikeouts. Buffalo scored its lone run in the second inning. Charlotte had 11 hits; Buffalo had four. Attendance at Truist Park was 4,018, and the game took 2 hours. Buffalo is 65-73, Charlotte 76-64.