The Lehigh Valley IronPigs (55-39) jumped out to an early lead and held on for a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Bisons (50-44) on Saturday night at Coca-Cola Park.

Trailing 4-3, Buffalo had runners at first and second after back-to-back singles off of RHP Frank Herrmann (0.1 IP, 2 H, K) with one out in the top of the eighth, but LHP James Russell (0.2 IP, K) fanned Darrell Ceciliani and got Domonic Brown to ground back to the mound and end the threat.

RHP Luis Garcia (1.0 IP, K) retired the side in order in the ninth to notch his second save of the year.

A three-run third opened up a 3-0 lead for the IronPigs as a walk and an infield single started the inning before J.P. Crawford (2-4, 2B, RBI, R) and Nick Williams each came through with RBI singles. A throwing error charged to Buffalo SS Alexi Casilla allowed Crawford to scamper home later in the frame.

In the top of the fourth, solo shots from Dalton Pompey and Matt Dominguez off of Pigs starter Adam Morgan brought the Bisons within 3-2.

Cam Perkins' (2-3, HR, RBI, R) solo shot off of Buffalo starter Scott Diamond in the home half of the frame gave the Pigs a 4-2 advantage. The home run was Perkins' seventh of the season.

Diamond (6-9) gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits to go along with two walks and two strikeouts in 6.0 IP.

The Bisons cut the lead to 4-3 with a run in the fifth as Tony Sanchez reached with a two-out double and scored on Alexi Casilla's RBI triple.

Morgan (2-1) allowed the three runs on six hits while walking one and fanning four in six innings of work.

RHP Severino Gonzalez (1.0 IP, K) had a scoreless outing in relief for manager Dave Brundage's squad.

The series wraps up on Sunday at 1:35 p.m. as RHP Ben Lively (4-2, 3.45) will be on the bump for the IronPigs against Buffalo RHP Casey Lawrence (1-2, 6.46).