The Seattle Mariners made the first big splash of MLB trade season. Now it's time for the Houston Astros to respond in force.

Major League Baseball's trade deadline is scheduled for next Thursday, which means teams have less than a week to get their midsummer shopping done. The moves have already started, as the Mariners recently acquired Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks while the Yankees acquired Ryan McMahon in a trade with the Rockies.

The Houston Astros have suffered from health woes all year, and the problem only continued with an announcement made on Friday.

The Houston Astros have been exploring the starting pitching market with the trade deadline fast approaching. One of the more interesting potential partners is

Friday night was a rough one for the Astros. Not only did they fall to the Athletics, 15-3. They also had Major League history made against them.

Yankees and Astros eye Cardinals' Brendan Donovan as MLB Trade Deadline nears, with the versatile All-Star emerging as a top trade target.

Shea Langeliers and Lawrence Butler homered, Nick Kurtz followed his historic four-homer game with two hits and the Athletics won their third straight game, beating the Houston Astros 5-1 on Saturday night.

Jeremy Peña faced live pitching in recovery from fractured rib as well as continuing to take ground balls and run the bases.