DETROIT -- One part of George Springer¡¯s inside-the-park home run during Tuesday¡¯s fifth inning was the fastball he ripped 421 feet to the right-center-field alley in Comerica Park.

The other part was the the co-American League Player of the Week¡¯s blazing speed around the bases. Springer¡¯s line drive ¡ª hit with an exit velocity of 107 mph, per Statcast ¡ª ricocheted off the corner of the scoreboard in the deepest park of the Tigers¡¯ home field. After the funky bounce, center fielder JaCoby Jones had no shot to throw out Springer, who had already crossed the plate with a head-first slide by the time the ball was cut off near second base.

¡°It¡¯s one of those things where I¡¯m just kind of busting hard out of the [batter¡¯s] box, just in case.¡± Springer said. ¡°I¡¯m not trying to hit an inside-the-park home run right there. I¡¯m just trying to get to second. ¡­ I got a pretty fortunate bounce off the bottom of the wall and I¡¯ll take it.¡±

Springer was winded, but he was all smiles as he popped up after the slide. An inside-the-park homer was just the latest way the Astros have kept their offense clicking as they routed the Tigers, 11-4.

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The win marks the seventh in a row and nine in the last 10 games for the Astros (28-15). The Tigers (18-22) have lost two straight.

¡°At the end of the day, we got our ass kicked, however you want to look at,¡± Tigers right fielder Nicholas Castellanos said. ¡°We could've done everything better. We could've pitched better. We could've hit better. We could've played defense better. We should've done everything better. But we didn't.¡±

With three home runs Tuesday, the Astros briefly passed the Mariners for the most in the Majors -- Seattle took back the top spot in their game against the A's -- and set a franchise record with the most over an 11-game span, with 33 from May 4-14 (previous best: 28, which Astros teams accomplished in 2000, 2004 and 2017).

¡°It just keeps building on our confidence,¡± said Carlos Correa,?who went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, four RBIs, a home run and a triple. ¡°We know what type of lineup we have. We¡¯re confident in each other, we¡¯re not selfish. We want to take the walk if we have to take the walk so the next guy behind us can do the job. And I think that¡¯s what makes us special. We put great at-bats together as a team.¡±

Correa took Tigers starter Ryan Carpenter (0-2) deep for a three-run homer in the first inning to open the scoring. Carpenter had issued a leadoff walk to Springer and a single to Alex Bregman to set the table for the shortstop. Carpenter was tagged for three more in the second before surrendering a solo homer to Aledmys Díaz, who hit his second homer of the series and fifth of the season.

¡°Correa hit a ball in this ballpark that¡¯s not normal,¡± manager AJ Hinch said. ¡°It¡¯s a big home run and off we were. The at-bats were really incredible pretty much on them every inning. It was a tough lineup for [Carpenter] to get through.¡±

After an RBI single from Diaz in the sixth to make it 10-4, Diaz drove in Tony Kemp in the eighth with a sacrifice fly after Kemp led the inning off with a triple.

Diaz, who started his fourth straight game at second, finished 2-for-3 with a walk, and is now 7-for-17 since starting second baseman Jose Altuve (left hamstring strain) went on the 10-day injured list.

¡°He¡¯s a complete player, man,¡± Correa said. ¡°He¡¯s gonna get the job done. There¡¯s no doubt about that. Altuve right now, we want Altuve to be 100 percent when he comes back, but Diaz is taking care of his job.¡±

Starter Wade Miley (4-2) threw 100 pitches over six innings and allowed all four runs on seven hits, including a two-run homer to Ronny Rodriguez in the sixth, while striking out five and walking two.

¡°I was kind of all over the place,¡± Miley said. ¡°One thing I was frustrated with coming out of all this, we scored a boatload of runs. And as a starter, I just kind of wanted to get out there and throw strikes.¡±

Miley, however, has won his last three starts, dating back to May 4 against the Angels, and it was the fifth time in his last six outings that he¡¯s gone at least six innings. The Astros have won seven of his nine starts.

Carpenter¡¯s night was over after allowing eight runs --?seven earned --?through four innings, despite striking out five. Reliever Buck Farmer allowed the inside-the-park homer to Springer, who finished 2-for-3 with two walks and three runs scored. It's the first inside-the-park homer for the Astros since Correa hit one on April 3 last season against the Orioles.

Springer entered the day slashing .447/.491/.872 through his last 12 games.

¡°We know George is going to run and dive and slide and try to make something out of it,¡± Hinch said. ¡°A pretty exciting play. We don¡¯t get to see it a lot, obviously, in our ballpark. But it¡¯s fun when it happens for us.¡±

According to Statcast, Springer¡¯s home-to-home time was 15.34 seconds, the fastest for an Astros player since Statcast began tracking in 2015. His average sprint speed on the play was 28.7 feet/second, 0.4 feet/second faster than his season average and 1.7 feet/second faster than the league average.

¡°I don¡¯t know if that¡¯s slow or fast,¡± Springer said. ¡°I¡¯m going as fast as I think I can or as fast as I think my body can move. I was happy I hit the ball hard.¡±