CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Interstat) — Daniel Eagen pitched five dominant innings and the Amarillo Sod Poodles scored two runs in the eighth inning to shut out the Corpus Christi Hooks 2-0 on Tuesday night at Whataburger Field.

Eagen allowed one hit and struck out eight without a walk. Reliever Jonatan Bernal (2-0) earned the win with two hitless innings, striking out three. Landon Sims closed for his sixth save, allowing two hits in the ninth.

Amarillo broke a scoreless tie in the eighth. Angel Ortiz drove in Cristofer Torin with a sacrifice fly, and Druw Jones followed with an RBI single that advanced to second on a throwing error by third baseman Trevor Austin.

Corpus Christi starter Jackson Nezuh struck out three over five hitless innings, but Railin Perez (1-3) took the loss after allowing two runs in the eighth. The Hooks managed four hits total.

The Sod Poodles improved to 17-16, while Corpus Christi fell to 15-19. Attendance was 3,017, and the game lasted 2 hours, 34 minutes. The teams continue the six-game series Wednesday.