It has been a month to forget for Framber Valdez of the Houston Astros.s The 31-year-old lefthander came into his start on Wednesday, allowing 12 earned runs over three starts. Valdez and the Astros had lost their last four starts, dating back to July 22, as he allowed 27 hits during those games.

Dillon Dingler tripled in a six-run first inning, and the Detroit Tigers finished a sweep of the Houston Astros with a 7-2 win.

On Wednesday afternoon, the boost of caffeine seemed to do them good. Detroit batters jumped Astros ace Framber Valdez for a six-run opening inning and cruised from there, completing a three-game series sweep with a 7-2 win at Comerica Park. The Tigers are ...

Offense continued to pile on as Valdez threw a pair of wild pitches that scored runners and Dillon Dingler brought Riley Greene home off a triple to center field. By the time Valdez found his third out, the Tigers were out to a 6-0 lead that would already be enough to secure the win.

The Houston Astros have been shut out in back-to-back games, but they remain 1.5 games up on the Seattle Mariners in the AL West heading into their series final

"ESPN's Jeff Passan submitted Valdez as a candidate for a $100 million deal in May, and Spotrac even puts his market value at $209 million over six years. The latter is probably a reach, but he can at least chase after Aaron Nola's seven-year, $175 million standard for a durable pitcher in his early 30s," he wrote.

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers will go for a three-game sweep on Wednesday afternoon. The Tigers (75-53) play the Houston Astros (69-57) at 1:10 p.m. at Comerica Park. Infielders Colt Keith, Zach McKinstry and Trey Sweeney; and outfielder Kerry Carpenter will be available off the bench. The full lineup is below.

The Houston Astros suffered another gut punch loss on Tuesday night, dropping a 1-0 affair against the Detroit Tigers in 10-innings at Comerica Park. The loss p

At the MLB trade deadline, the Houston Astros made a couple of interesting deals. The biggest of the three they swung was re-acquiring Carlos Correa. They also brought in Jesus Sanchez to be a left-handed bat, as well as adding Ramon Urias for infield depth.