NORTH LITTLE ROCK - A strong start by Anthony Misiewicz and shutdown relief pitching enabled the Travelers to blank Corpus Christi, 2-0, in Thursday's series opener at Dickey-Stephens Park.The Hooks (5-2, 48-28) have lost back-to-back ballgames for the first time since May 24-25.

CORPUS CHRISTI - Jorge Alcala is the Texas League Pitcher of the Week for June 4-10, league president Tim Purpura announced today.Alcala, rated by MLB.com as the No. 4 Astros pitching prospect, spun five scoreless frames last night as Corpus Christi beat San Antonio, 8-2.The 22-year-old out of the Dominican

Cole Irvin admits it's not an easy task to have his full repertoire working each start, but he felt it all come together last week with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. The No. 23 Phillies prospect was named the International League's Pitcher of the Week from June 4-10 after picking up two victories

CORPUS CHRISTI - Chas McCormick belted a two-run home run in his first Double-A at-bat Tuesday night, and his club later engineered a six-run fourth inning as Corpus Christi cruised to a 9-2 victory over Frisco in the series opener at Whataburger Field.The Hooks (34-23) have won seven of their

Theme of the dayBrought to you by the letter K: Angels' No. 11 prospect Jose Suarez set the tone for the day when he struck out 11 in five innings for Double-A Mobile, moving into the Minor League lead with 69 strikeouts in 38 2/3 innings. But he wasn't the only

Class A Advanced Buies Creek starting pitcher Abdiel Saldana came into Monday night's action on a tear, while the squad's reliever Jorge Alcala -- one of the top hurlers in the Houston farm system -- was in desperate need of a boost.The pair combined for nine innings of near-flawless baseball,

Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2018 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Shining star: Kyle Tucker, OFMLB.com's

Being able to repeat an ideal delivery is perhaps the biggest challenge for most Minor League pitchers. Jorge Alcala found out on Saturday what happens when he's able to do so.The Astros' No. 29 prospect scattered three hits, walked one and struck out five in six scoreless innings as Class A

DAYTON, Ohio -- For the second consecutive game the Quad Cities River Bandits lost despite scoring first and outhitting the Dayton Dragons, falling 3-1 Friday on calm evening at Fifth Third Field. Jorge Alcala allowed just one run on two hits while striking out seven over a career-high 6.2 innings