Clint Frazier voices frustration after spending majority of season at Triple-A  —  WASHINGTON — Clint Frazier feels fortunate to wear his New York Yankees uniform again for the next couple of days, but he was frank Monday when asked about his growing frustration with spending the bulk of the season at Triple-A.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

Astros GM Jeff Luhnow given extension through 2023  —  HOUSTON — The Astros have extended the contract of general manager Jeff Luhnow through the 2023 season and added president of baseball operations to his title.  —  Luhnow, who was hired by the Astros on Dec. 7, 2011 …

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 …

Detroit Tigers: Blaine Hardy, Leonys Martin among biggest surprises  —  Jamie Samuelsen, co-host of the “Jamie and Stoney” show at 6 a.m. weekdays on WXYT-FM (97.1), blogs for freep.com.  His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers.

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 …