With a little bit of luck, some timely hitting and the red-hot Lucas Duda, the Bisons powered past the Chiefs, 9-4, Wednesday afternoon from Coca-Cola Field.
Duda homered for the third straight game to snap a 4-4 tie and Buffalo benefited from numerous Syracuse miscues to close out a two-game sweep of their divisional rival.
Duda's homer rescued the Herd as Syracuse fought back from 4-0 down to tie the game in the fifth inning. The Triple-A rookie led off the bottom of the frame and drove a 2-1 offering from Chiefs' starter Matt Chico to right-centerfield.
The blast was Duda's fourth in only 14 games with the Bisons. He hit six homers in 45 games with Double-A Binghamton to start the season.
The Bisons kept the rally going in the fifth inning to break open the game. Mike Cervenak singled and scored two batters later on an RBI-hit from Justin Turner. The game then swung even further in the Herd's favor as the Chiefs infield allowed Andy Green's two-out pop up to land on the Coca-Cola Field dirt. Jorge Padilla made the miscue hurt with a booming two-run double off the left field wall.
Buffalo also scored a pair in the first inning on Andy Green's double-steal of home and a bases-loaded wild pitch.
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