Sod Poodles beat Missions in pitcher’s duel; Ryan Bergert throws 6 shutout innings in loss

Missions starter Ryan Bergert struck out nine batters while holding the Sod Poodles scoreless for six innings. The San Antonio Missions lost to the Amarillo Sod Poodles 1-0 on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Missions starter Ryan Bergert struck out nine batters while holding the Sod Poodles scoreless for six innings.
The San Antonio Missions were limited to just one hit on Friday in a 1-0 loss to the Amarillo Sod Poodles at Wolff Stadium.

Amarillo’s Camden Duzenack scored the only run of the game on a two-out error in the top of the eighth inning.

Jakob Marsee had the Missions’ only hit.

Missions starting pitcher Ryan Bergert had a strong game, pitching six shutout innings and allowing three hits and two walks with nine strikeouts.

Missions’ Ryan Bergert starts combined shutout of RockHounds

Missions reliever Justin Lopez was the winning pitcher. The San Antonio Missions beat the Midland RockHounds 1-0 on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, at Wolff Stadium. - photo by Joe Alexander
Missions reliever Justin Lopez was the winning pitcher.
Ryan Bergert and two San Antonio Missions relievers combined to blank the Midland RockHounds 1-0 on Friday at Wolff Stadium.

Bergert went 5 2/3 innings and allowed two hits and two walks with four strikeouts. He didn’t get a decision in a game that didn’t have a run scored until the bottom of the seventh inning.

Justin Lopez took over on the mound for Bergert and went 2 1/3 innings to earn the win. He didn’t allow a hit or walk and struck out two.

Efrain Contreras pitched the top of the ninth inning to get the save.

Marcos Castanon scored the only run of the game. He led off the bottom of the seventh with a double, advanced to third on a hit by Connor Hollis and came home on a sacrifice fly by Juan Zabala.

Friday marked the first game back in the Missions lineup for Hollis, who was activated earlier in the day after being placed on the injured list on July 3.