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| Season Summary | 57-102, Final Rank:6, GB: 37.5 | |
| Days in First | 8 | last on Thursday, May 1, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 10 | last on May 1, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 2 | last on Tuesday, Apr 29, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 37.5 | last on Sunday, Sep 28, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 5 | last on Tuesday, Apr 29 |
| Most Games under .500 | 45 | last on Sunday, Sep 28 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 9 | Thursday, Jul 3 to Thursday, Jul 10 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 19 | Tuesday, Jul 29 to Friday, Aug 15 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 17 | Thursday, May 1 |
| Most Runs Scored | 11 | Friday, Jun 6, Sunday, Jul 6 and Friday, Sep 5 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 12 | Monday, Jun 16 and Saturday, Aug 23 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 20 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 10 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Thursday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 0 | 10 | 0-1 | 5 | 1.0 | Palmer | Coleman | 2:09 | 40,139 | - | |||
| 2 | 2 | Friday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | 3 | 0.5 | Lolich | Hunter | Hiller | 2:34 | 26,212 | + | |
| 3 | 3 | Saturday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 2 | 2-1 | 3 | 0.5 | Ruhle | Dobson | 2:34 | 12,215 | ++ | ||
| 4 | 4 | Sunday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 6 | 2-2 | 1 | Tied | Medich | Walker | 2:12 | 0 | - | ||
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 2 | 3-2 | 1 | Tied | LaGrow | May | 2:36 | 28,051 | + | ||
| 6 | 6 | Friday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 11 | 3-3 | 4 | 1.0 | Medich | Coleman | 2:24 | 9,047 | - | |||
| 7 | 7 | Saturday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 8 | 3 | 4-3 | 3 | 1.0 | Lolich | Hunter | 2:10 | 8,396 | + | |||
| 8 | 8 | Sunday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 7 | 4-4 | 3 | 1.5 | May | Ruhle | 2:05 | 9,610 | - | |||
| 9 | 9 | Tuesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 5-4 | 1 | Tied | LaGrow | Perry | 2:10 | 5,692 | + | |||
| 10 | 10 | Wednesday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 5-5 | 3 | 1.0 | Perry | Coleman | Buskey | 2:03 | 5,470 | - | ||
| 11 | 11 | Friday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 1 | 0 | 6-5 | 2 | 0.5 | Lolich | Tiant | 1:44 | 10,109 | + | |||
| 12 | 12 | Saturday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7-5 | 1 | up 0.5 | Hiller | Lee | 2:27 | 9,594 | ++ | ||
| 13 | 13 | Sunday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 8-5 | 1 | up 1.0 | LaGrow | Wise | Hiller | 2:17 | 17,414 | +++ | ||
| 14 | 14 | Monday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 9-5 | 1 | up 1.5 | Coleman | Cuellar | Hiller | 2:28 | 3,784 | ++++ | |
| 15 | 15 | Tuesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10-5 | 1 | up 2.0 | Walker | Grimsley | 2:38 | 4,668 | +++++ | |
| 16 | 16 | Wednesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 6 | 10-6 | 1 | up 1.0 | Slaton | Lemanczyk | Rodriguez | 2:20 | 6,075 | - | |
| 17 | 17 | Thursday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 17 | 10-7 | 1 | Tied | Broberg | Bare | Colborn | 2:54 | 8,395 | -- | |
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 12 | 10-8 | 2 | 1.5 | Wise | LaGrow | 2:35 | 13,153 | --- | ||
| 19 | 19 | Tuesday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 4 | 2 | 11-8 | 2 | 1.0 | Coleman | Broberg | 2:13 | 11,035 | + | |||
| 20 | 20 | Wednesday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 5 | 7 | 11-9 | 3 | 2.0 | Rodriguez | Lolich | 2:34 | 13,610 | - | |||
| 21 | 21 | Thursday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 6 | 4 | 12-9 | 2 | 1.0 | Bare | Colborn | Hiller | 2:24 | 10,220 | + | ||
| 22 | 22 | Friday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 1 | 3 | 12-10 | 3 | 2.0 | Brown | LaGrow | 2:29 | 23,370 | - | |||
| 23 | 23 | Saturday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 2 | 5 | 12-11 | 3 | 3.0 | Hands | Coleman | 2:26 | 15,283 | -- | |||
| 24 | 24 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 7 | 11 | 12-12 | 3 | 3.0 | Jenkins | Lolich | Foucault | 2:50 | 11,854 | --- | ||
| 25 | 25 | Monday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 5 | 0 | 13-12 | 3 | 2.5 | Ruhle | Leonard | 2:39 | 7,002 | + | |||
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 7 | 8 | 13-13 | 3 | 2.5 | Fitzmorris | LaGrow | 2:45 | 8,370 | - | |||
| 27 | 27 | Wednesday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 1 | 4 | 13-14 | 3 | 3.5 | Briles | Coleman | 3:06 | 8,009 | -- | |||
| 28 | 28 | Friday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 10 | 13-15 | 4 | 5.0 | Hands | Lolich | 2:19 | 15,755 | --- | ||
| 29 | 29 | Saturday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 6 | 4 | 14-15 | 2 | 4.0 | Ruhle | Brown | Hiller | 2:45 | 21,896 | + | |
| 30 | 30 | Sunday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14-16 | 3 | 4.0 | Thomas | Lemanczyk | 3:11 | 12,682 | - | |
| 31 | 31 | Monday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 3 | 15-16 | 3 | 3.5 | Coleman | Pazik | Hiller | 2:26 | 3,399 | + | |
| 32 | 32 | Tuesday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 3 | 16-16 | 3 | 3.5 | Lolich | Goltz | 2:24 | 4,144 | ++ | ||
| 33 | 33 | Wednesday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16-17 | 3 | 3.5 | Corbin | Hiller | 3:00 | 4,999 | - | |
| 34 | 34 | Friday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 6 | 16-18 | 3 | 3.0 | Forster | LaGrow | 2:24 | 8,789 | -- | ||
| 35 | 35 | Saturday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 8 | 10 | 16-19 | 3 | 3.5 | Bahnsen | Coleman | Gogolewski | 3:09 | 29,683 | --- | |
| 36 | 36 | Sunday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17-19 | 3 | 2.5 | Lolich | Osteen | 1:53 | 30,947 | + | |
| 37 | 37 | Monday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 6 | 2 | 18-19 | 3 | 2.5 | Ruhle | Campbell | 2:14 | 15,361 | ++ | |||
| 38 | 38 | Tuesday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 5 | 6 | 18-20 | 3 | 3.0 | Albury | Hiller | 2:50 | 8,764 | - | |||
| 39 | 39 | Wednesday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 5 | 18-21 | 3 | 4.0 | Hughes | Coleman | 2:31 | 9,675 | -- | |||
| 40 | 40 | Saturday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 2 | 0 | 19-21 | 3 | 3.5 | Ruhle | Kaat | 1:35 | 13,152 | + | |||
| 41 | 41 | Sunday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 1 | 20-21 | 2 | 4.0 | Lolich | Wood | 2:07 | 0 | ++ | |||
| 42 | 42 | Sunday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 20-22 | 2 | 4.0 | Gossage | Walker | 2:27 | 26,749 | - | |||
| 43 | 43 | Tuesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 8 | 5 | 21-22 | 3 | 3.5 | Hiller | Tanana | 2:54 | 7,412 | + | ||
| 44 | 44 | Wednesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 2 | 21-23 | 4 | 4.5 | Figueroa | Bare | 1:50 | 8,411 | - | ||
| 45 | 45 | Thursday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 8 | 21-24 | 4 | 5.0 | Singer | Ruhle | 2:03 | 7,357 | -- | ||
| 46 | 46 | Friday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 11 | 2 | 22-24 | 3 | 5.0 | Lolich | Bosman | Hiller | 2:32 | 6,536 | + | |
| 47 | 47 | Saturday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 3 | 0 | 23-24 | 3 | 5.0 | LaGrow | Blue | 2:26 | 34,953 | ++ | ||
| 48 | 48 | Sunday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 4 | 23-25 | 3 | 5.0 | Holtzman | Coleman | 1:44 | 9,780 | - | ||
| 49 | 49 | Monday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 5 | 23-26 | 4 | 5.0 | McDaniel | Walker | 2:22 | 10,026 | -- | ||
| 50 | 50 | Tuesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 23-27 | 4 | 5.0 | Pattin | Ruhle | McDaniel | 2:18 | 8,759 | --- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 7 | 14 | 23-28 | 4 | 5.5 | Tanana | Lolich | 2:52 | 0 | ---- | |||
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 5 | 3 | 24-28 | 4 | 5.5 | Bare | Hassler | Hiller | 2:13 | 22,835 | + | ||
| 53 | 53 | Thursday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 1 | 7 | 24-29 | 4 | 5.5 | Figueroa | LaGrow | 2:10 | 14,490 | - | |||
| 54 | 54 | Friday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 5 | 7 | 24-30 | 4 | 6.0 | Lindblad | Coleman | Fingers | 2:06 | 29,567 | -- | ||
| 55 | 55 | Saturday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 25-30 | 4 | 6.0 | Walker | Siebert | Hiller | 2:17 | 21,121 | + | ||
| 56 | 56 | Monday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 6 | 12 | 25-31 | 4 | 7.5 | Cleveland | Walker | 3:17 | 17,074 | - | ||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 6 | 7 | 25-32 | 5 | 8.5 | Wise | LaGrow | Drago | 3:13 | 9,803 | -- | ||
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 15 | 25-33 | 5 | 9.5 | Tiant | Coleman | 2:26 | 13,029 | --- | |||
| 59 | 59 | Thursday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 9 | 25-34 | 5 | 10.0 | Hunter | Bare | 2:12 | 14,271 | ---- | |||
| 60 | 60 | Friday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 10 | 9 | 26-34 | 5 | 10.0 | Ruhle | May | 2:15 | 23,347 | + | |||
| 61 | 61 | Saturday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 4 | 26-35 | 5 | 10.0 | Dobson | Lolich | 2:10 | 19,780 | - | |||
| 62 | 62 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 5 | 26-36 | 5 | 10.5 | Gura | Walker | Tidrow | 2:25 | 31,077 | -- | ||
| 63 | 63 | Monday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 4 | 8 | 26-37 | 5 | 10.5 | Hausman | Coleman | 3:07 | 10,945 | --- | ||
| 64 | 64 | Tuesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 5 | 26-38 | 6 | 11.5 | Slaton | Bare | 1:59 | 0 | ---- | ||
| 65 | 65 | Tuesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 4 | 26-39 | 6 | 11.5 | Travers | LaGrow | 2:38 | 21,199 | ----- | ||
| 66 | 66 | Wednesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 6 | 7 | 26-40 | 6 | 12.5 | Broberg | Ruhle | Sprague | 2:56 | 12,681 | ------ | |
| 67 | 67 | Thursday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 5 | 27-40 | 6 | 11.5 | Lolich | Alexander | 2:32 | 7,053 | + | ||
| 68 | 68 | Friday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 27-41 | 6 | 12.0 | Grimsley | Hiller | 1:57 | 8,748 | - | ||
| 69 | 69 | Saturday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 7 | 27-42 | 6 | 12.5 | Torrez | Coleman | Jackson | 3:00 | 20,700 | -- | |
| 70 | 70 | Sunday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 27-43 | 6 | 13.0 | Cuellar | Bare | 2:14 | 12,908 | --- | ||
| 71 | 71 | Monday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 27-44 | 6 | 14.0 | Harrison | Ruhle | 2:31 | 0 | ---- | ||
| 72 | 72 | Monday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 27-45 | 6 | 14.0 | Raich | LaGrow | 2:01 | 26,114 | ----- | ||
| 73 | 73 | Tuesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 28-45 | 6 | 13.0 | Lolich | Bibby | 2:32 | 7,539 | + | ||
| 74 | 74 | Wednesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 5 | 13 | 28-46 | 6 | 13.5 | Torrez | Walker | 2:53 | 10,671 | - | |||
| 75 | 75 | Thursday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 9 | 5 | 29-46 | 6 | 12.5 | Coleman | Garland | 2:25 | 10,940 | + | |||
| 76 | 76 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 8 | 2 | 30-46 | 6 | 11.5 | Bare | Travers | 2:28 | 14,259 | ++ | |||
| 77 | 77 | Saturday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 31-46 | 6 | 10.5 | Ruhle | Colborn | 1:59 | 14,092 | +++ | |||
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 7 | 5 | 32-46 | 6 | 9.5 | Lolich | Hausman | Hiller | 2:44 | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 79 | 79 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 11 | 2 | 33-46 | 6 | 9.5 | LaGrow | Broberg | 2:13 | 24,019 | +++++ | |||
| 80 | 80 | Monday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 34-46 | 6 | 9.5 | Walker | Kaat | 1:38 | 15,377 | ++++++ | |||
| 81 | 81 | Tuesday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 0 | 35-46 | 6 | 9.5 | Coleman | Wood | Hiller | 1:59 | 13,268 | +++++++ | ||
| 82 | 82 | Wednesday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 2 | 36-46 | 6 | 9.5 | Bare | Jefferson | 2:13 | 16,155 | ++++++++ | |||
| 83 | 83 | Thursday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 2 | 37-46 | 5 | 9.5 | Ruhle | Busby | Reynolds | 2:47 | 10,968 | +++++++++ | |
| 84 | 84 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 5 | 37-47 | 6 | 10.5 | Pattin | Lolich | 2:20 | 14,391 | - | ||
| 85 | 85 | Saturday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 2 | 0 | 38-47 | 6 | 10.5 | LaGrow | Fitzmorris | 2:24 | 17,944 | + | ||
| 86 | 86 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 4 | 39-47 | 6 | 10.5 | Coleman | Leonard | Hiller | 2:26 | 19,856 | ++ | |
| 87 | 87 | Thursday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 4 | 39-48 | 6 | 11.0 | Wood | Lolich | 1:44 | 0 | - | ||
| 88 | 88 | Thursday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 9 | 1 | 40-48 | 6 | 11.0 | LaGrow | Osteen | 2:08 | 13,161 | + | ||
| 89 | 89 | Friday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 4 | 40-49 | 6 | 12.0 | Kaat | Ruhle | 1:53 | 11,701 | - | ||
| 90 | 90 | Saturday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 10 | 8 | 41-49 | 5 | 12.0 | Coleman | Pattin | Hiller | 2:15 | 22,151 | + | ||
| 91 | 91 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 7 | 3 | 42-49 | 5 | 11.5 | Bare | Briles | 2:24 | 20,142 | ++ | |||
| 92 | 92 | Monday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 3 | 42-50 | 5 | 11.5 | Leonard | Lolich | Mingori | 2:13 | 19,090 | - | ||
| 93 | 93 | Tuesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 0 | 11 | 42-51 | 6 | 13.0 | Abbott | Walker | 2:12 | 0 | -- | |||
| 94 | 94 | Tuesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 4 | 16 | 42-52 | 6 | 13.0 | Bahnsen | LaGrow | 2:48 | 29,089 | --- | |||
| 95 | 95 | Wednesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 0 | 3 | 42-53 | 6 | 14.0 | Blue | Ruhle | 2:12 | 20,251 | ---- | |||
| 96 | 96 | Thursday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 5 | 2 | 43-53 | 5 | 14.0 | Coleman | Perry | Hiller | 1:55 | 14,255 | + | ||
| 97 | 97 | Friday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 44-53 | 5 | 13.0 | Bare | Hood | Reynolds | 2:31 | 25,627 | ++ | ||
| 98 | 98 | Saturday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 6 | 44-54 | 5 | 14.0 | Eckersley | Lolich | 2:32 | - | ||||
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 8 | 7 | 45-54 | 5 | 15.0 | Arroyo | LaRoche | Reynolds | 2:55 | 0 | + | ||
| 100 | 100 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 7 | 45-55 | 5 | 15.0 | Peterson | LaGrow | 2:06 | 30,850 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Monday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 0 | 46-55 | 5 | 15.0 | Ruhle | Gura | 2:07 | 11,244 | + | ||
| 102 | 102 | Tuesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 46-56 | 5 | 15.0 | Medich | Coleman | Martinez | 2:15 | 13,410 | - | |
| 103 | 103 | Wednesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 46-57 | 6 | 15.0 | May | Lolich | 1:52 | 12,591 | -- | ||
| 104 | 104 | Thursday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 46-58 | 6 | 17.0 | Lee | Reynolds | 2:31 | 0 | --- | |
| 105 | 105 | Thursday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 6 | 46-59 | 6 | 17.0 | Moret | Lemanczyk | 2:18 | 31,317 | ---- | ||
| 106 | 106 | Friday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 7 | 8 | 46-60 | 6 | 18.0 | Willoughby | Pentz | 2:29 | 26,537 | ----- | ||
| 107 | 107 | Saturday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 7 | 46-61 | 6 | 19.0 | Wise | Ruhle | 2:38 | 27,188 | ------ | ||
| 108 | 108 | Sunday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 6 | 46-62 | 6 | 20.0 | Cleveland | Walker | Willoughby | 1:56 | 23,575 | ------- | |
| 109 | 109 | Monday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 6 | 46-63 | 6 | 20.0 | Eckersley | Lolich | Brown | 2:27 | 11,240 | -------- | |
| 110 | 110 | Tuesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 8 | 46-64 | 6 | 20.0 | Raich | Bare | Waits | 2:59 | 5,442 | --------- | |
| 111 | 111 | Wednesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 4 | 46-65 | 6 | 21.5 | Torrez | LaGrow | Garland | 2:12 | 0 | ---------- | ||
| 112 | 112 | Wednesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 8 | 46-66 | 6 | 21.5 | Grimsley | Lemanczyk | Miller | 2:30 | 15,500 | ----------- | ||
| 113 | 113 | Thursday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 6 | 7 | 10 | 46-67 | 6 | 22.5 | Miller | Reynolds | 2:55 | 11,321 | ------------ | ||
| 114 | 114 | Friday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 3 | 46-68 | 6 | 22.5 | Hughes | Coleman | 2:26 | 18,259 | ------------- | |||
| 115 | 115 | Saturday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 0 | 1 | 46-69 | 6 | 23.5 | Goltz | Lolich | 2:24 | 18,028 | -------------- | |||
| 116 | 116 | Sunday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 0 | 4 | 46-70 | 6 | 24.5 | Blyleven | Bare | 1:56 | 11,851 | --------------- | |||
| 117 | 117 | Monday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 0 | 7 | 46-71 | 6 | 24.5 | Perry | LaGrow | 2:52 | 14,694 | ---------------- | |||
| 118 | 118 | Tuesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 3 | 4 | 46-72 | 6 | 25.5 | Perzanowski | Ruhle | Foucault | 2:24 | 10,563 | ----------------- | ||
| 119 | 119 | Wednesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 5 | 6 | 11 | 46-73 | 6 | 25.5 | Foucault | Pentz | 2:50 | 10,263 | ------------------ | ||
| 120 | 120 | Friday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 8 | 46-74 | 6 | 26.0 | Tanana | Lolich | 2:16 | 8,885 | ------------------- | ||
| 121 | 121 | Saturday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 8 | 0 | 47-74 | 6 | 26.0 | Bare | Hockenbery | 2:25 | 31,569 | + | ||
| 122 | 122 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 7 | 0 | 48-74 | 6 | 25.5 | Ruhle | Figueroa | 2:09 | 8,358 | ++ | ||
| 123 | 123 | Monday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 3 | 49-74 | 6 | 25.0 | Coleman | Blue | 2:21 | 24,488 | +++ | ||
| 124 | 124 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 3 | 1 | 50-74 | 6 | 25.0 | Lolich | Bosman | 2:06 | 5,016 | ++++ | ||
| 125 | 125 | Wednesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 2 | 50-75 | 6 | 25.0 | Siebert | Bare | Todd | 1:59 | 6,255 | - | |
| 126 | 126 | Friday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 8 | 50-76 | 6 | 26.0 | Goltz | Ruhle | Campbell | 2:09 | 8,101 | -- | |
| 127 | 127 | Saturday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 5 | 12 | 51-76 | 6 | 25.0 | Lemanczyk | Burgmeier | 3:08 | 9,052 | + | |
| 128 | 128 | Sunday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 3 | 51-77 | 6 | 26.0 | Hughes | Lolich | 2:13 | 7,570 | - | ||
| 129 | 129 | Monday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 0 | 1 | 51-78 | 6 | 26.5 | Umbarger | Bare | 1:45 | 5,458 | -- | ||
| 130 | 130 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 51-79 | 6 | 26.5 | Perry | Pentz | 3:06 | 7,308 | --- | |
| 131 | 131 | Wednesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 8 | 51-80 | 6 | 27.5 | Jenkins | LaGrow | 2:21 | 5,910 | ---- | ||
| 132 | 132 | Friday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 1 | 8 | 51-81 | 6 | 28.5 | Tanana | Lolich | 2:09 | 10,451 | ----- | |||
| 133 | 133 | Saturday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 9 | 2 | 52-81 | 6 | 27.5 | Bare | Hockenbery | 1:58 | 7,570 | + | |||
| 134 | 134 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 5 | 4 | 53-81 | 6 | 26.0 | Lemanczyk | Austin | 2:38 | 7,584 | ++ | |||
| 135 | 135 | Tuesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 5 | 6 | 53-82 | 6 | 27.0 | Colborn | Coleman | Rodriguez | 2:26 | 6,263 | - | ||
| 136 | 136 | Wednesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 8 | 53-83 | 6 | 28.0 | Hunter | Lolich | 1:58 | 6,581 | -- | |||
| 137 | 137 | Thursday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 8 | 53-84 | 6 | 29.0 | May | Bare | 2:26 | 6,341 | --- | |||
| 138 | 138 | Friday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 11 | 2 | 54-84 | 6 | 28.0 | Ruhle | Waits | 2:18 | 4,108 | + | ||
| 139 | 139 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 54-85 | 6 | 29.0 | Eckersley | Lemanczyk | LaRoche | 2:19 | 7,851 | - | |
| 140 | 140 | Sunday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 7 | 54-86 | 6 | 30.0 | Bibby | Coleman | Buskey | 2:13 | 0 | -- | |
| 141 | 141 | Sunday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 9 | 54-87 | 6 | 30.0 | Peterson | LaGrow | 2:05 | 17,928 | --- | ||
| 142 | 142 | Monday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 3 | 54-88 | 6 | 30.0 | May | Lolich | 2:05 | 6,944 | ---- | ||
| 143 | 143 | Tuesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 6 | 9 | 54-89 | 6 | 30.0 | Medich | Bare | Martinez | 2:47 | 7,240 | ----- | |
| 144 | 144 | Wednesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 7 | 54-90 | 6 | 30.0 | Moret | Ruhle | Drago | 2:38 | 0 | ------ | |
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 3 | 55-90 | 6 | 30.0 | Arroyo | Willoughby | 2:27 | 20,189 | + | ||
| 146 | 146 | Thursday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 3 | 55-91 | 6 | 31.0 | Tiant | Lemanczyk | 1:56 | 9,508 | - | ||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 4 | 6 | 11 | 55-92 | 6 | 31.5 | Torrez | Coleman | Miller | 2:21 | 7,014 | -- | |
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 0 | 8 | 55-93 | 6 | 32.0 | Alexander | Lolich | 2:05 | 10,266 | --- | |||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 9 | 55-94 | 6 | 33.0 | Mitchell | Bare | 2:28 | 11,151 | ---- | |||
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 9 | 55-95 | 6 | 34.5 | Eckersley | Arroyo | 2:23 | 4,472 | ----- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 0 | 56-95 | 6 | 33.5 | Coleman | Harrison | 1:51 | 4,609 | + | |||
| 152 | 152 | Thursday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 56-96 | 6 | 34.0 | Bibby | Lemanczyk | Buskey | 2:17 | 4,078 | - | ||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 7 | 56-97 | 6 | 35.0 | Pole | Glynn | Drago | 3:00 | 7,780 | -- | ||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 1 | 57-97 | 6 | 34.0 | Lolich | Tiant | 2:23 | 10,186 | + | |||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 57-98 | 6 | 35.0 | Drago | Pentz | 2:46 | 9,059 | - | |||
| 156 | 156 | Wednesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 8 | 57-99 | 6 | 36.0 | Palmer | Coleman | 1:59 | 4,626 | -- | ||
| 157 | 157 | Friday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 3 | 57-100 | 6 | 37.5 | Broberg | Bare | 4,908 | --- | |||
| 158 | 158 | Saturday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 5 | 57-101 | 6 | 37.5 | Augustine | Ruhle | 2:21 | 7,567 | ---- | ||
| 159 | 159 | Sunday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 7 | 57-102 | 6 | 37.5 | Anderson | Glynn | 8,768 | ----- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.