MLB power rankings: A tie at the top as Astros complete perfect road trip  —  There is no true No. 1 atop USA TODAY Sports' power rankings this week, and that's probably appropriate.  —  It's difficult to parse greatest from great when it comes to the Houston Astros and New York Yankees …

Oh, that good bullpen  —  The bullpen has as much to do with the Tigers' five-game winning streak as anything else.  —  Over the five-game streak, the bullpen allowed one run on 12 hits over 17 innings with one walk and 20 strikeouts.  —  In the three-game sweep, the bullpen combined …

Pivetta hopes to reverse fortunes as Phillies host Cardinals  —  Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Nick Pivetta is struggling so far in June.  He will try to turn his month around against the slumping St. Louis Cardinals.  —  The Phillies and Cardinals open a three-game set on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Cubs' Javier Baez out against Dodgers, Kris Bryant bats leadoff  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Javier Baez will get at least one day to rest his bruised left elbow Monday night when the Cubs open a three-game series against the Dodgers at Wrigley Field.  —  Baez was drilled by a pitch …

Prospects who can deliver as soon as they get the call  —  While a lot of the focus of discussions this time of year is on which prospects contending teams should trade for which stars, quite often simply using their own top-performing prospect is a superior choice for a ballclub in win-now mode.

Rockies fold in ninth, give up lead to Texas  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Father's Day was the crowning touch on rookie catcher Jose Trevino's wild week.  —  Trevino blooped a two-run single to left-center field, capping a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning that sent the Texas Rangers …

Mike Montgomery tries to force Cubs into tough decision once Yu Darvish healthy  —  ST. LOUIS - Mike Montgomery, whose performance since joining the Cubs' rotation has been one of the team's top success stories this season, said he was encouraged to hear general manager Jed Hoyer suggest …

Cleveland Indians welcome back Yonder Alonso vs. Chicago White Sox  —  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians will welcome first baseman Yonder Alonso back into the lineup Monday night when they host the Chicago White Sox in the first game of a three-game series at Progressive Field.

Yankees summon Clint Frazier from Triple-A, send down Ronald Torreyes  —  WASHINGTON — Clint Frazier is on the Scranton Shuttle back to the Yankees, but not for long.  —  Frazier has been summoned from Triple-A Scranton for Monday's 1.5-game series against the Nationals.

Jose Reyes looked like his old self again for this one night  —  PHOENIX — Jose Reyes turned to his old playbook with the Mets desperately in need of hope Sunday.  —  “I understand the situation,” Reyes said.  “If I get on base, we bring the tying run to the plate.”

Cardinals' Reyes' family inspires him to keep fighting  —  Cardinals right-hander Alex Reyes saw the value of a father's sacrifice throughout his childhood while his father worked double shifts as a security guard at the Elizabeth, N.J., board of education.  —  Tomas Reyes Sr. …

Mike Soroka makes second debut in Canada return  —  Mike Soroka first took the Rogers Centre mound when he was 15.  Only five years later, he'll do so again this time as a major leaguer.  —  The Braves play a two-game series in Toronto on Tuesday and Wednesday, and their top pitching prospect will start game one.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. New York Mets … PREGAME READING  —  Up next  —  Los Angeles Angels update  —  The Diamondbacks will catch an injury-ridden Angels for a quick two-game set on Monday and Tuesday at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. ... Entering Sunday, the Angels had lost five …

Mets more likely to deal Noah Syndergaard than Jacob deGrom, whose price in terms of prospects ‘probably too high’ for trade any time soon  —  The Mets are open for business, but do not expect a discount for their top pitchers.  —  Sources from one NL team that had made preliminary contact …

How Mike Trout stacks up to MLB's greats as he closes in on 1,000 games  —  It seems like yesterday that Mike Trout was called up to the majors in 2011, still a teenager.  It seems like yesterday when he had a rookie season for the ages in 2012 and we had that bare-knuckle MVP debate between Trout and Miguel Cabrera.

Joe Maddon defends his decision to put Anthony Bass in over Steve Cishek  —  Cubs' Jose Quintana on his recent outings: ‘I feel better in my last starts.’ (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Left-hander Jose Quintana wanted to work out of his sixth-inning mess Sunday night …

Free agent-to-be Bryce Harper playing way out of $400 million deal  —  The Blue Jays beat the Nationals 8-6 on Sunday with back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the eighth inning from Teoscar Hernandez and Yangervis Solarte off Ryan Madson, who hadn't allowed a home run all season and just two in 2017 and 2018 combined:

Former first-round picks from Central Florida connect in minors  —  Lake Mary senior shortstop Brendan Rodgers is considered arguably the top high-school baseball player in the country and potentially the No. 1 pick in the June draft.  —  Not too long ago, Brendan Rodgers and Forrest Wall …