Jose Altuve tied a career high with four hits, highlighted by a three-run homer, to lead the Houston Astros to a 9-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. It was Altuve's second four-hit game of the season and 41st of his career,

The Houston Astros' need for offensive reinforcement requires no belaboring. A season-long losing skid, days before baseball's trade deadline, is providing it anyway. Monday offered the latest evidence.

Angels send two minor-leaguers, left-hander Jake Eder and first baseman Sam Brown, to Washington in exchange for bullpen help a day before the trade deadline.

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The Los Angeles Angels recently swung a shocking trade to acquire two pitchers from the Washington Nationals, and it could shake up the entire trade deadline.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Nats traded away two pitchers to the Angels. There are almost certainly still more to go. The first two gone: Luis Garcia and Andrew Chafin. According to ESPN's Jeff Passan,

The Washington Nationals continued their trading ways on Wednesday afternoon, sending a pair of relievers to the Los Angeles Angels for a pair of prospects.