David Buchanan allowed just one run over seven innings and a four-run third helped lift the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (53-39) to a 6-1 win over the Buffalo Bisons (50-42) on Thursday night at Coca-Cola Park.

Buchanan (5-5) gave up the one run on five hits to go along with three walks and five strikeouts in his 7.0 IP.

The IronPigs had 17 hits in the game with six players having multi-hit games: Emmanuel Burriss (3-5), J.P. Crawford (3-5, HR, 3 RBI, R), Taylor Featherston (2-3, 2 R), Brock Stassi (2-4, 2B), Darnell Sweeney (2-4, R) and Nick Williams (2-5, 2 2B, 2 R).

The Bisons took an early 1-0 lead with a run in the first as Dalton Pompey led off with a double, advanced to third on a single and scored when Matt Dominguez grounded into a 6-4-3 double play.

In the bottom of the third, back-to-back singles from Sweeney and Featherston put two runners on in nobody out before Crawford's three-run shot off of Bisons starter Wilmer Font gave the IronPigs a 3-1 lead. The home run was Crawford's third of the season with all three having come in the last seven games. Later in the frame, Williams reached with a double, went to third on a double play and scored on Cedric Hunter's two-out RBI single to open up a 4-1 advantage for the Pigs.

Darin Ruf's two-run triple in the home half of the fourth extended the lead to 6-1 for Lehigh Valley.

Font (0-2) allowed six runs on 10 hits while walking one and fanning two in 3.2 IP.

RHP Frank Herrmann (1.0 IP, H, K), LHP Elvis Araujo (0.1 IP, H) and RHP Luis Garcia (0.2 IP) all had scoreless outings in relief for manager Dave Brundage's squad.

The series continues on Friday at 7:05 p.m. as RHP Jake Thompson (7-5, 2.58) gets the ball for the IronPigs against Bisons RHP Chris Leroux (7-5, 3.48).