BUFFALO (Interstat) — The Rochester Red Wings will visit the Buffalo Bisons on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in an International League (AAA) game at Sahlen Field. The forecast for game time is 73 degrees with rain.

Rochester enters with an 86-56 record. Buffalo is 66-74. The Red Wings won the most recent meeting 12-4 on Wednesday at Sahlen Field. Rochester has won six of the past 10 meetings. The Bisons won 9-8 on Tuesday in Buffalo.

Rochester lists Isaac Lyon (9-5) and Richard Gallardo (4-4) as probable pitchers. Cortland Lawson is a player to watch for the Red Wings. In Wednesday’s win at Buffalo, Lawson went 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBIs. He went 0-for-3 against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 13 and 0-for-2 against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 11.

Chase Lee is a player to watch for Buffalo. In Wednesday’s loss to Rochester, Lee pitched one inning and allowed no hits and no earned runs. He worked two hitless, scoreless innings with two strikeouts Sept. 9 at Charlotte. Lee also had scoreless appearances Sept. 5 and Sept. 1 against Worcester. On Aug. 29 at Rochester, he pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowed two hits and no earned runs, and struck out four. On Aug. 27 at Rochester, he allowed two hits and one earned run in one-third of an inning. On Aug. 23 against Lehigh Valley, he pitched one inning, allowed one hit, no earned runs and one walk.

Rochester’s recent results include a 9-8 loss at Buffalo on Tuesday, a 6-4 win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 13 and a 7-6 win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sept. 12. The Red Wings also beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 7-3 on Sept. 10 and 3-1 on Sept. 7. Buffalo’s recent results include a 9-8 win over Rochester on Tuesday, a 10-1 loss at Charlotte on Sept. 12 and a 2-1 loss at Charlotte on Sept. 11. The Bisons beat Charlotte 11-4 on Sept. 10 and lost 5-4 on Sept. 9.

In Rochester’s most recent win, Joe Glassey pitched 1 1/3 innings with no hits, no earned runs and two strikeouts, and Max Kranick worked two innings with no hits, no earned runs and one strikeout. Buffalo’s Nick Goodwin pitched one-third of an inning with no hits, no earned runs and one walk, while John Klein allowed one hit and two earned runs in 1 1/3 innings.

The teams will continue the series Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Sahlen Field.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Rochester 6, Buffalo 3. Interstat’s ELO system gives Rochester a 59.1 percent probability to win.