The Athletics did the Seattle Mariners a big favor this weekend by pulling off a four-game sweep of the AL West-leading Houston Astros.

On Thursday, the Seattle Mariners officially kicked off trade deadline season by acquiring former All-star first baseman Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbac

Christian Walker hit a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth inning as the Houston Astros rallied from an early three-run deficit and beat the Seattle Mariners 11-3 to avoid a series sweep.

The Seattle Mariners are grabbing some power to insert into the middle of their lineup. Jeff Passan has reported that the Mariners, who are 54-48, and six games behind the Houston Astros in the American League West will acquire Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

With the MLB trade deadline a week away, the Houston Astros have seen one of their division rivals improve quite a bit. Despite the Astros performing well this

The Arizona Diamondbacks, who have intriguing trade options for the Seattle Mariners, fell further out of playoff contention after dropping three straight to Houston.

Seattle has closed Houston's lead in the AL West to three games with consecutive wins. Hunter Brown pitches for Astros in finale.