Brown explained that his injury wasn't the sole reason for the Astros' interest in adding to their lineup, but they could look to specifically target an infielder.

The sequence distilled a 7-1 loss for the Astros and a four-game sweep at the hands of the A's, the last-place team in the AL West. Houston mustered seven runs over four games against the A's at Daikin Park, shrinking its division lead and highlighting the short-handed state of its lineup.

Nick Kurtz of the Athletics became the first rookie in major league history to hit four home runs in a game, going deep in the second, sixth, eighth and ninth innings at Houston on Friday night.

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...

The Houston Astros are firmly in the group of contenders in Major League Baseball, all of whom are looking to upgrade at the trade deadline by poaching some of the top available bat and arms in the le...