This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/astros as Did Astros Do Enough At MLB Trade Deadline To Have Successful Playoff Run?. The Houston Astros had a notable trade deadline last week as the last chance to make upgrades before the stretch of the season and eventually the playoffs.

According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Astros were looking to land a Minnesota Twins reliever at the trade deadline, with an eye on Griffin Jax, a right-handed reliever. But, they weren't pursuing him alone; he would've been a part of the Carlos Correa blockbuster.

The 2025 MLB trade deadline was one of the most active in recent memory, and while there was no true superstar-caliber player changing hands, some major trades went down ahead of the annual deadline.

Astros score five runs in the fourth inning to coast to 8-2 victory over Miami.

Trevor Story and Ceddanne Rafaela had consecutive RBI singles in a six-run fourth inning filled with five Houston mistakes, Lucas Giolito pitched a season-high