BUFFALO (Interstat) — Eddy Yean pitched two scoreless innings in relief, Justin Lawrence closed the ninth, and the visiting Rochester Red Wings used timely hitting and stout defense to beat the home Buffalo Bisons 3-1 on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 17, 2026, at Sahlen Field in Buffalo in an International League (AAA) game. Rochester improved to 87-56, while Buffalo fell to 66-75.

Rochester struck first in the top of the first. Seaver King grounded out to open the game, but Trey Lipscomb singled with one out, and Cayden Wallace doubled to left field to drive him home. Riley Adams lined out to center, and Leandro Pineda flied out sharply to right in foul territory to end the inning. Buffalo answered in the bottom of the second after a quiet first. In the first, Josh Kasevich singled but was caught stealing, and Daz Cameron struck out. In the second, Yohendrick Piñango doubled and Jay Harry singled, putting runners at the corners. After Peyton Williams walked, Lenyn Sosa grounded into a double play that scored Piñango and tied the game. The Bisons could not push another run across in the inning.

The Red Wings regained the lead in the fifth. Liover Peguero singled, moved up on a groundout, and scored when Seaver King singled to left. Rochester added an insurance run in the sixth. Wallace singled, advanced on Riley Adams’ groundout, and scored on Leandro Pineda’s double to left. That gave the Red Wings a 3-1 lead. Rochester had chances for more in the seventh when King hit a ground-rule double, but Trey Lipscomb grounded out to end the threat. In the ninth, Cortland Lawson singled, but King flied out to right to end the inning.

Buffalo had chances but was undone by double plays. The Bisons grounded into three double plays, including one in the second that produced their only run and another in the sixth that erased a pair of runners. In the fourth, Peyton Williams grounded into a double play after Daz Cameron walked and Jay Harry singled. In the sixth, Daz Cameron grounded into a double play after Rhylan Thomas and Josh Kasevich singled. Rochester’s defense turned those opportunities into quick outs, helping the pitching staff protect the lead. Buffalo also saw a runner caught stealing in the fifth and another caught stealing in the first.

Isaac Lyon started for Rochester and allowed one earned run on five hits over four innings, striking out four. Yean earned the win with two scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out one. Gus Varland and Kyle Nicolas each tossed a scoreless inning with two strikeouts, and Lawrence pitched a perfect ninth for his third save. Richard Gallardo took the loss for Buffalo, giving up three earned runs on seven hits over six innings while striking out three. Lazaro Estrada and Daniel Guerra combined for three scoreless innings of relief. Yean improved to 2-2, Gallardo dropped to 4-5, and Lawrence recorded his third save.

King went 2-for-5 with an RBI, and Pineda went 2-for-4 with an RBI for Rochester. Wallace doubled and scored, while Lipscomb reached twice and scored the game’s first run. King also doubled in the seventh. Rochester finished with 10 hits. Buffalo had eight hits but left several runners stranded. Rhylan Thomas, Josh Kasevich and Harry each had singles for the Bisons, while Piñango doubled and scored. Peyton Williams walked twice and Lenyn Sosa also drew a walk. Rochester pitchers combined for 15 strikes, 38 balls and 15 balls in play. Buffalo pitchers combined for 21 strikes, 65 balls and 21 balls in play.

The announced attendance was 3,292, and the game took 2 hours, 38 minutes. The teams are scheduled to continue their series at Sahlen Field on Friday, Sept. 18. Rochester’s next games include the rest of the Buffalo series and a trip to Memphis. Buffalo will remain home for the weekend set against Rochester.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Rochester Red Wings 6, Buffalo Bisons 3. Interstat’s ELO system gave Rochester a 59.1 percent probability to win.