The Houston Astros made their fair share of moves at the trade deadline, but not acquiring San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Cease is a miss.

But, as the deadline was approaching, the Astros were strongly linked to the San Diego Padres for a potential Dylan Cease trade. However, as the deadline passed and no deal came to fruition, the Astros passed on trading for Cease.

There was a lot that the Houston Astros did right ahead of the MLB trade deadline to have them feeling good heading into the final two months of the regular season. Their lineup received some much-needed reinforcements with the additions of Carlos Correa,

After a rocky start coming out of the All-Star break, the Red Sox are suddenly streaking again, winners of four straight and six of their last seven. Boston enters Sunday in second place in the AL East, having passed the Yankees both for that spot and for the first wild card position in the American League.

Romy Gonzalez, Trevor Story, and Abraham Toro each hit home runs as the Red Sox jumped the Yankees for the top AL wildcard spot.