The Detroit Tigers held a players' meeting recently to talk about the importance of competing down the stretch. "From the beginning of the season, people have been counting us out. We've played pretty well this year, given the circumstances," outfielder Mikie Mahtook said. "At the beginning of the season, if you said Miguel Cabrera would be out ... season-ending injury, I don't think people would think that we'd have this season. I think people all expected us to lose a hundred games." Mahtook hit one of three Detroit home runs in the sixth inning, and the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Thursday. Even after the victory, Detroit is 22 games under .500, but after finishing tied for the worst record in baseball last season, the Tigers have avoided a total collapse in 2018. read more http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=380823106
