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

Houston Astros outfielder Taylor Trammell was carted off the field after apparently injuring himself against the Tigers on Wednesday.

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.

Framber Valdez faces former Astro Charlie Morton as Houston tries to end a three-game scoreless streak in day game at Detroit.

Yordan Alvarez was 2-for-4 with a double in a rehab game with Double-A Corpus Christi and is feeling good so far.

No absence has loomed larger than that of Yordan Alvarez, who has been sidelined with a lingering right-hand issue since May 5. The 28-year-old slugger has seen his return timeline repeatedly pushed back as the season has unfolded—first when the initial diagnosis revealed a fracture rather than a strain,

Lance McCullers Jr. has been on the injured list since July 22 with a blister on his finger but will return to pitch against the Orioles.

The Houston Astros announced Tuesday afternoon that starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. would return to the starting rotation and pitch on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles, according to MLB's Brian McTaggart.