Free Press sports writer Anthony Fenech breaks down five Detroit Tigers' position battles that could carry over to spring training next year. Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press
They already knew they weren't going to be the worst Detroit Tigers team in franchise history.
When the Tigers beat the Orioles last week, they cut ties to that infamy. But the final historical hurdle they had to clear, the one that has stuck in manager Ron Gardenhire’s craw all season, was still ahead.
Entering this weekend’s series against the White Sox, the Tigers needed to win just one of their final six home games of the season to avoid becoming the first team in modern baseball history to lose 60 of their 81 home games.