They could look to improve their starting rotation, but in a recent piece from Chandler Rome in The Athletic, Astros general manager Dana Brown revealed that the team is "locked in" on adding a bat to the lineup.

Houston Astros GM Dana Brown confirms a left-handed bat is Houston's top trade deadline priority amid injury setbacks and playoff hopes.

HOUSTON — With a major-league-high nine position players on the injured list — some of whom are weeks away from a return — the Houston Astros are “prioritizing the bats” before next week’s trade deadline, general manager Dana Brown said Thursday.