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.

DETROIT -- Dillon Dingler’s triple in a six-run first inning helped the Detroit Tigers finish off a sweep of the Houston Astros with a 7-2 win on Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park. The Tigers (76-53) took three from the Astros (69-58) by a combined score of 18-2 and have won seven of their last eight.

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

He started this year with the Orioles, and now he’s plying his trade in Detroit, of course. Facing Morton was his former teammate on the Astros, Framber Valdez, who came up in 2018 with Houston and has been there ever since. The lefty seems to be ...

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

Houston Astros ace Framber Valdez no-hit the Cleveland Guardians (HOU 2, CLE 0) only a few hours after the defending World Series champions reacquired Justin Verlander in a trade with the New York ...

Charlie Morton (9-10) allowed two runs on three hits and three walks in six innings. Framber Valdez (11-7) gave up seven runs, matching a season high, in five innings. He is 0-3 in his last five starts. The Tigers scored five runs before Valdez recorded an ...

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.