A two-run eighth for Buffalo cost the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (52-39) in a 5-3 loss to the Bisons (50-41) on Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Field in Buffalo.

In the afore-mentioned eighth inning with things deadlocked at three apiece, a pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases with one away before Domonic Brown broke the tie with a go-ahead two-run single to open up a 5-3 lead for the Bisons.

Both runs were charged to Pigs RHP Luis Garcia (1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 2 K) who was dealt the loss and falls to 6-3 on the year.

RHP Danny Barnes (1.0 IP, K) earned the win for Buffalo to improve his record to 1-0. RHP Ryan Tepera (1.0 IP, K) retired the side in order in the ninth to notch his 13th save of the season.

The Bisons grabbed an early 1-0 lead with a run in the second after Darrell Ceciliani's solo home run off of Pigs starter Anthony Vasquez.

A two-run third opened up a 2-1 lead for the Pigs as Taylor Featherston (2-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R) knocked home a run with an RBI double and later scored on J.P. Crawford's RBI single.

Jesus Montero's solo blast off of Vasquez in the bottom of the fourth tied things at two apiece for Buffalo.

In the top of the fifth, Featherston regained the lead for the Pigs at 3-2 with a solo shot off of Bisons starter Casey Lawrence.

Lawrence (n/d) allowed the three runs on seven hits to go along with a walk and five strikeouts in 5.0 IP.

Vasquez (n/d) gave up two runs on five hits while fanning three over his five innings of work.

Montero struck again in the bottom of the sixth with a solo round-tripper off of RHP Dalier Hinojosa (1.0 IP, H, R, ER, BB) to even things at three apiece for Buffalo.

The IronPigs had runners at first and second with one out in the seventh, but RHP Dustin Antolin (1.0 IP, 3 BB) got Darin Ruf to ground into a 5-4-3 double play and end the threat.

Cam Perkins (2-3, SB) and Brock Stassi (2-4, 2B) also had multi-hit games for Lehigh Valley.

LHP Elvis Araujo (1.0 IP, BB, K) had a scoreless outing in relief for the Pigs.

The Pigs will be off for the next three days for the Triple-A All-Star Break and will be back in action on Thursday at 7:05 p.m. against the Bisons at Coca-Cola Park. Starters are yet to be determined for both clubs.