The Minnesota Twins are set to be sellers at the trade deadline and the Houston Astros are interested in Willi Castro.

After being swept at home by the Athletics, Houston opens its last series before the trade deadline against Washington.

Part of why Houston struggled against the Athletics is health, as shortstop Jeremy Peña (rib) and third baseman Isaac Paredes (hamstring) are both on the 10-day IL. Peña leads the team with a .322 batting average, which also ranks third in baseball. Meanwhile, Paredes tops the squad with 19 homers.

Preview the July 27 matchup between the Houston Astros and Athletics with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Houston Astros return to Daikin Park on a four-game winning streak and open a four-game series against the Athletics.

Christian Walker singled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep. Zack Short and Taylor Trammell started the ninth with bunt singles against Kevin Ginkel (1-4).

McCullers’ injury serves as yet another blow to the Astros pitching staff. He now joins a long list of injured pitchers that includes Spencer Arrighetti, Ronel Blanco, J.P. France, Luis Garcia, Cristian Javier, and Hayden Wesneski.

The Houston Astros already have one of the worst injury situations in baseball and it just got worse with their update on Isaac Paredes.