Taylor Trammell's day ended in the first inning as he was trying to pursue a line drive by the Tigers' Dillon Dingler.

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.

The Astros were the last team to change leagues when MLB moved the franchise to the American League West to balance out the 30 teams in MLB. With the Astros’ move to the AL West, each division had five teams, and it sparked a new, consistent rivalry with the Texas Rangers that wasn’t dependent on Interleague scheduling.

If J.P. France is ready, the Astros would need to determine both his role and how to create space on a pitching staff with little flexibility.

The Astros' offense has been missing in action during the team's recent slump but Houston finally ended its scoring drought on Wednesday.

The Houston Astros received a lot of criticism when they decided to trade All-Star right fielder Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs.

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.

The Houston Astros starting pitcher J.P. France has made his long-awaited return to the big leagues after getting shoulder surgery last year.

While the pitching matchup of Hunter Brown (HOU) and Tarik Skubal (DET) lived up to the billing, Houston's offense continued to flounder, as they made history not seen in the last 40 years.Per Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle:Astros lose 1-0 in 10 innings.