While a team meeting failed to provide an immediate spark Wednesday, the Astros still find themselves in first place despite a rough stretch.

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

The Tigers and Astros have met in two wildly different games, despite the same coming out on top. After thumping the Astros 10-0 on Monday night, Detroit and Houston went into extras deadlocked at zero. However, several good at-bats by the Tigers in the 10th inning led to them scoring the game-winning run on a Gleyber Torres.

Dillon Dingler had an RBI triple during a six-run first inning and the host Detroit Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 7-2 victory on Wednesday afternoon.

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.

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 Houston Astros third baseman didn’t mince words about what happened when the franchise lost all three games in Detroit.