(HOUSTON - After their struggles entering this series, a sweep over any team would have been big for the Detroit Tigers and manager A.J. Hinch. But doing it against his former club did make the victories just a bit sweeter. Michael Fulmer earned his first win since 2018 and the Tigers built a big lead before holding off the short-handed Houston Astros 6-4 Wednesday night to win all three games. Hinch wrapped up a triumphant return to Houston with the sweep that followed the Tigers losing their previous four games and six of seven. It was his first meeting with the Astros since being suspended by Major League Baseball and subsequently fired in January 2020 for his role in the team's sign-stealing scam. Jeimer Candelario had three hits and two RBI for Tigers, who took advantage of a wild performance by Lance McCullers Jr. (1-1) to pile up six runs in four innings with only a double and a smattering of singles. The small-ball display came a night after Detroit scored all its runs in an 8-2 win via five homers. The Astros trailed 6-3 going into the ninth and loaded the bases with no outs. Bryan Garcia retired the next two batters before walking Yuli Gurriel to force home a run. Garcia then struck out Kyle Tucker to get his second save. Fulmer (1-0) yielded three hits and two runs over five innings. It was his first start this season after three relief appearances. Fulmer snapped a nine-game losing streak with his first win since June 14, 2018.