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| Season Summary | 84-77, Final Rank:3, GB: 15.0 | |
| Days in First | 15 | last on Sunday, Apr 28, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 20 | last on Apr 29, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 2 | last on Tuesday, Apr 16, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 18 | last on Sunday, Sep 29, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 13 | last on Wednesday, Jul 10 |
| Most Games under .500 | never | |
| Longest Winning Streak | 6 | Monday, Apr 8 to Tuesday, Apr 16 and Saturday, Jun 8 to Saturday, Jun 15 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 8 | Wednesday, Sep 4 to Friday, Sep 13 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 14 | Sunday, Aug 4 and Monday, Sep 16 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Sunday, Sep 1 and Tuesday, Sep 3 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 15 | Saturday, Jul 20 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 6 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 11 | |
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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 | Monday, Apr 8 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 4 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Morris | Camacho | Hernandez | 2:49 | 51,180 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 8 | 1 | 2-0 | 1 | Tied | Petry | Ruhle | Lopez | 2:33 | 14,659 | ++ | ||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3-0 | 1 | Tied | Hernandez | Von Ohlen | 3:56 | 19,090 | +++ | ||
| 4 | 4 | Saturday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 1 | 4-0 | 1 | Tied | Morris | Black | 2:35 | 21,823 | ++++ | ||
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 1 | 5-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | Petry | Saberhagen | Hernandez | 2:31 | 24,447 | +++++ | |
| 6 | 6 | Tuesday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 6-0 | 1 | up 2.0 | Terrell | Burris | Lopez | 2:23 | 23,869 | ++++++ | ||
| 7 | 7 | Wednesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 0 | 2 | 6-1 | 1 | up 1.0 | Darwin | Morris | 1:58 | 15,221 | - | |||
| 8 | 8 | Friday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 9 | 6-2 | 1 | up 1.0 | Saberhagen | Petry | 2:35 | 35,432 | -- | |||
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 3 | 7-2 | 1 | up 1.0 | Hernandez | Quisenberry | 2:30 | 27,339 | + | |||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7-3 | 1 | up 1.0 | Quisenberry | Berenguer | Gura | 4:05 | 30,168 | - | |
| 11 | 11 | Monday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 6 | 7-4 | 1 | up 1.0 | Schulze | Morris | Waddell | 2:56 | 5,667 | -- | |
| 12 | 12 | Tuesday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 8-4 | 1 | up 1.5 | Petry | Blyleven | Hernandez | 3:00 | 7,654 | + | |
| 13 | 13 | Wednesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 6 | 7 | 8-5 | 1 | up 0.5 | Easterly | Lopez | 3:11 | 7,224 | - | ||
| 14 | 14 | Thursday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 7 | 11 | 8-6 | 2 | 0.5 | Gibson | Scherrer | 2:54 | 9,619 | -- | ||
| 15 | 15 | Friday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 2 | 0.5 | Morris | Burris | 2:29 | 15,278 | + | ||
| 16 | 16 | Saturday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 10-6 | 1 | up 0.5 | Petry | Darwin | Hernandez | 2:19 | 16,468 | ++ | |
| 17 | 17 | Sunday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 5 | 0 | 11-6 | 1 | up 0.5 | Terrell | Higuera | 2:28 | 19,140 | +++ | ||
| 18 | 18 | Tuesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 11 | 11-7 | 3 | 1.0 | Butcher | Wilcox | 2:36 | 22,899 | - | |||
| 19 | 19 | Wednesday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 3 | 7 | 11-8 | 3 | 2.0 | Viola | Morris | Lysander | 2:58 | 19,008 | -- | ||
| 20 | 20 | Friday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 7 | 11-9 | 3 | 2.5 | Seaver | Petry | 2:49 | 34,273 | --- | |||
| 21 | 21 | Saturday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 1 | 12-9 | 3 | 1.5 | Terrell | Lollar | 3:00 | 37,865 | + | |||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 13-9 | 3 | 1.5 | Berenguer | Dotson | Hernandez | 2:23 | 29,376 | ++ | ||
| 23 | 23 | Tuesday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 10 | 1 | 14-9 | 3 | 1.5 | Morris | Noles | 3:01 | 18,212 | +++ | ||
| 24 | 24 | Wednesday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 4 | 1 | 15-9 | 2 | 0.5 | Petry | Mason | Hernandez | 2:26 | 17,534 | ++++ | |
| 25 | 25 | Friday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 16-9 | 2 | 0.5 | Terrell | Seaver | Hernandez | 2:59 | 28,241 | +++++ | |
| 26 | 26 | Saturday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 7 | 16-10 | 3 | 1.5 | Dotson | Berenguer | James | 2:56 | 33,636 | - | |
| 27 | 27 | Sunday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 4 | 16-11 | 3 | 1.5 | Bannister | Morris | 2:29 | 21,216 | -- | ||
| 28 | 28 | Monday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 7 | 4 | 17-11 | 3 | 1.0 | Petry | Hooton | Hernandez | 2:30 | 23,207 | + | ||
| 29 | 29 | Tuesday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 4 | 1 | 18-11 | 2 | 1.0 | Wilcox | Hough | Hernandez | 2:32 | 22,603 | ++ | ||
| 30 | 30 | Wednesday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18-12 | 2 | 1.0 | Wardle | Lopez | 3:23 | 21,030 | - | |
| 31 | 31 | Thursday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 5 | 7 | 18-13 | 3 | 1.5 | Schrom | Berenguer | Davis | 2:31 | 22,153 | -- | |
| 32 | 32 | Friday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 10 | 2 | 19-13 | 3 | 0.5 | Morris | Sutton | Lopez | 2:55 | 24,411 | + | |
| 33 | 33 | Saturday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 9 | 6 | 20-13 | 2 | 0.5 | Petry | McCatty | 3:11 | 26,581 | ++ | ||
| 34 | 34 | Sunday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 7 | 9 | 20-14 | 3 | 0.5 | Codiroli | Wilcox | 2:50 | 40,199 | - | ||
| 35 | 35 | Monday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 7 | 20-15 | 3 | 1.5 | Romanick | Terrell | 2:20 | 30,519 | -- | ||
| 36 | 36 | Tuesday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 2 | 11 | 20-16 | 3 | 2.5 | Moore | Hernandez | 2:51 | 35,184 | --- | |
| 37 | 37 | Wednesday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 3 | 2 | 21-16 | 3 | 2.5 | Petry | Witt | 2:33 | 35,062 | + | ||
| 38 | 38 | Friday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22-16 | 3 | 3.0 | Hernandez | Stanton | 3:18 | 17,460 | ++ | |
| 39 | 39 | Saturday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 3 | 2 | 23-16 | 2 | 3.0 | Terrell | Best | Hernandez | 2:57 | 25,705 | +++ | |
| 40 | 40 | Sunday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 6 | 0 | 24-16 | 2 | 3.0 | Morris | Barojas | 2:29 | 15,340 | ++++ | ||
| 41 | 41 | Monday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 5 | 24-17 | 2 | 3.5 | Young | Petry | Best | 2:34 | 17,061 | - | |
| 42 | 42 | Wednesday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 4 | 24-18 | 2 | 4.0 | Codiroli | Wilcox | 2:41 | 23,075 | -- | |||
| 43 | 43 | Thursday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 25-18 | 2 | 3.5 | Terrell | Birtsas | Hernandez | 2:39 | 22,250 | + | ||
| 44 | 44 | Friday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 3 | 6 | 25-19 | 3 | 4.5 | Clements | Morris | Moore | 3:16 | 39,154 | - | ||
| 45 | 45 | Saturday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 2 | 9 | 25-20 | 3 | 5.5 | Witt | Petry | 2:43 | 36,068 | -- | |||
| 46 | 46 | Sunday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 26-20 | 3 | 5.0 | Hernandez | Moore | 2:31 | 36,472 | + | |||
| 47 | 47 | Monday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 8 | 9 | 26-21 | 3 | 5.5 | Beattie | Lopez | Stanton | 3:40 | 18,407 | - | ||
| 48 | 48 | Tuesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 6 | 7 | 12 | 26-22 | 3 | 6.5 | Thomas | Hernandez | Young | 3:58 | 17,446 | -- | |
| 49 | 49 | Wednesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 5 | 2 | 27-22 | 3 | 6.5 | Morris | Langston | 2:52 | 19,003 | + | |||
| 50 | 50 | Thursday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 0 | 2 | 12 | 27-23 | 3 | 7.5 | Acker | Lopez | 3:25 | 36,384 | - | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Friday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 9 | 27-24 | 3 | 8.5 | Stieb | Terrell | 2:49 | 42,455 | -- | ||
| 52 | 52 | Saturday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 10 | 1 | 28-24 | 3 | 7.5 | O'Neal | Leal | 2:22 | 44,484 | + | ||
| 53 | 53 | Sunday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 8 | 3 | 29-24 | 2 | 6.5 | Bair | Clancy | 2:40 | 40,273 | ++ | ||
| 54 | 54 | Monday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30-24 | 2 | 5.5 | Lopez | Stewart | 3:55 | 33,239 | +++ | ||
| 55 | 55 | Wednesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 6 | 2 | 31-24 | 2 | 6.0 | Petry | Boddicker | 2:20 | 31,489 | ++++ | |||
| 56 | 56 | Friday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 0 | 32-24 | 2 | 4.5 | Terrell | Rasmussen | Hernandez | 2:37 | 35,224 | +++++ | |
| 57 | 57 | Saturday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 10 | 8 | 33-24 | 2 | 3.5 | Morris | Niekro | Hernandez | 3:05 | 55,623 | ++++++ | |
| 58 | 58 | Sunday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 33-25 | 2 | 3.5 | Shirley | O'Neal | 2:14 | 36,036 | - | ||
| 59 | 59 | Monday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 33-26 | 3 | 3.5 | Nipper | Hernandez | 2:42 | 31,258 | -- | |||
| 60 | 60 | Tuesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 9 | 8 | 34-26 | 2 | 2.5 | Berenguer | Hurst | Lopez | 3:02 | 31,766 | + | ||
| 61 | 61 | Wednesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 9 | 3 | 35-26 | 2 | 2.5 | Terrell | Boyd | Lopez | 2:45 | 35,135 | ++ | ||
| 62 | 62 | Thursday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 10 | 9 | 10 | 36-26 | 2 | 2.5 | Bair | Righetti | 3:49 | 36,565 | +++ | ||
| 63 | 63 | Friday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 4 | 37-26 | 2 | 2.5 | O'Neal | Niekro | Hernandez | 2:36 | 47,499 | ++++ | ||
| 64 | 64 | Saturday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 4 | 37-27 | 2 | 2.5 | Guidry | Petry | 2:27 | 41,774 | - | |||
| 65 | 65 | Sunday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 38-27 | 2 | 2.5 | Tanana | Shirley | Hernandez | 2:26 | 40,929 | + | ||
| 66 | 66 | Monday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 9 | 38-28 | 2 | 3.0 | Boyd | Terrell | 2:52 | 31,777 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Tuesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 3 | 0 | 39-28 | 2 | 3.0 | Morris | Ojeda | 3:02 | 31,359 | + | ||
| 68 | 68 | Wednesday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 3 | 0 | 40-28 | 2 | 2.0 | O'Neal | Nipper | Hernandez | 2:38 | 29,960 | ++ | |
| 69 | 69 | Friday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 0 | 2 | 40-29 | 2 | 3.5 | Stieb | Petry | 2:17 | 48,002 | - | |||
| 70 | 70 | Saturday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 8 | 0 | 41-29 | 2 | 2.5 | Terrell | Leal | 2:27 | 47,965 | + | |||
| 71 | 71 | Sunday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 5 | 6 | 41-30 | 2 | 3.5 | Lavelle | Lopez | Lamp | 3:14 | 44,377 | - | ||
| 72 | 72 | Monday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 1 | 42-30 | 2 | 2.5 | O'Neal | McGregor | 2:33 | 27,109 | + | ||
| 73 | 73 | Tuesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 42-31 | 2 | 2.5 | Aase | Hernandez | 2:45 | 28,969 | - | |
| 74 | 74 | Wednesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 43-31 | 2 | 2.5 | Petry | Stewart | 2:49 | 38,869 | + | |
| 75 | 75 | Thursday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 4 | 43-32 | 2 | 2.5 | Hooton | Terrell | 2:11 | 42,445 | - | ||
| 76 | 76 | Friday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 3 | 43-33 | 2 | 3.5 | Hough | Morris | 2:25 | 28,864 | -- | ||
| 77 | 77 | Saturday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 4 | 3 | 44-33 | 2 | 2.5 | O'Neal | Rozema | Hernandez | 2:56 | 24,295 | + | |
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 3 | 45-33 | 2 | 2.5 | Tanana | Harris | Hernandez | 2:39 | 16,387 | ++ | |
| 79 | 79 | Monday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 9 | 45-34 | 2 | 3.5 | Nelson | Petry | 3:11 | 32,699 | - | |||
| 80 | 80 | Tuesday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 5 | 46-34 | 2 | 3.5 | Hernandez | James | 3:01 | 29,408 | + | |||
| 81 | 81 | Wednesday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 1 | 0 | 47-34 | 2 | 3.5 | Morris | Seaver | 2:24 | 33,748 | ++ | |||
| 82 | 82 | Thursday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 5 | 47-35 | 2 | 4.5 | Smithson | O'Neal | Davis | 2:53 | 26,215 | - | ||
| 83 | 83 | Friday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 3 | 47-36 | 2 | 4.5 | Butcher | Tanana | Davis | 2:53 | 38,524 | -- | ||
| 84 | 84 | Saturday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 4 | 6 | 47-37 | 3 | 4.5 | Schrom | Petry | Eufemia | 2:53 | 42,887 | --- | ||
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 8 | 0 | 48-37 | 3 | 3.5 | Terrell | Viola | Hernandez | 2:28 | 34,879 | + | ||
| 86 | 86 | Thursday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 2 | 3 | 48-38 | 3 | 3.5 | Hough | Tanana | Harris | 3:06 | 26,374 | - | ||
| 87 | 87 | Friday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 48-39 | 3 | 4.5 | Hooton | Petry | Rozema | 3:00 | 30,803 | -- | ||
| 88 | 88 | Saturday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 6 | 5 | 15 | 49-39 | 3 | 3.5 | Scherrer | Harris | 4:14 | 38,602 | + | ||
| 89 | 89 | Sunday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 5 | 7 | 49-40 | 3 | 4.5 | Schmidt | Lopez | 2:52 | 36,036 | - | |||
| 90 | 90 | Monday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 9 | 49-41 | 3 | 5.5 | Nelson | O'Neal | Gleaton | 3:25 | 35,202 | -- | |
| 91 | 91 | Tuesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 49-42 | 3 | 6.5 | Burns | Tanana | 2:48 | 23,577 | --- | ||
| 92 | 92 | Wednesday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 50-42 | 3 | 6.5 | Petry | Seaver | 2:56 | 27,214 | + | ||
| 93 | 93 | Thursday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 7 | 2 | 51-42 | 3 | 6.5 | Morris | Viola | 2:47 | 21,186 | ++ | ||
| 94 | 94 | Friday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 5 | 6 | 51-43 | 3 | 7.5 | Smithson | Terrell | Davis | 3:04 | 23,194 | - | |
| 95 | 95 | Saturday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 11 | 51-44 | 3 | 8.5 | Butcher | Lopez | 2:44 | 32,607 | -- | ||
| 96 | 96 | Sunday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 3 | 2 | 52-44 | 3 | 8.5 | Tanana | Schrom | Hernandez | 2:38 | 37,146 | + | |
| 97 | 97 | Monday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 4 | 52-45 | 3 | 9.5 | Saberhagen | Petry | 2:48 | 36,068 | - | |||
| 98 | 98 | Tuesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 11 | 7 | 53-45 | 3 | 8.5 | Morris | Leibrandt | Hernandez | 3:27 | 34,261 | + | ||
| 99 | 99 | Wednesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 5 | 53-46 | 3 | 9.5 | Jackson | Terrell | Quisenberry | 2:30 | 34,276 | - | ||
| 100 | 100 | Friday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 4 | 1 | 54-46 | 3 | 10.0 | Tanana | Vuckovich | 2:20 | 37,702 | + | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Saturday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 9 | 3 | 55-46 | 3 | 10.0 | Petry | Darwin | 2:43 | 42,701 | ++ | |||
| 102 | 102 | Sunday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 7 | 4 | 56-46 | 2 | 9.5 | Hernandez | Waits | 3:01 | 0 | +++ | |||
| 103 | 103 | Sunday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 4 | 14 | 56-47 | 2 | 9.5 | Burris | O'Neal | 2:35 | 43,796 | - | |||
| 104 | 104 | Monday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 4 | 57-47 | 2 | 9.0 | Terrell | Jackson | Hernandez | 2:53 | 41,251 | + | |
| 105 | 105 | Thursday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 10 | 57-48 | 3 | 11.0 | Saberhagen | Tanana | 2:39 | 0 | - | ||
| 106 | 106 | Thursday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 4 | 6 | 57-49 | 3 | 11.0 | Gubicza | Petry | Quisenberry | 3:04 | 35,585 | -- | |
| 107 | 107 | Friday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 57-50 | 3 | 11.0 | Easterly | Hernandez | Thompson | 2:39 | 18,050 | --- | |
| 108 | 108 | Saturday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 58-50 | 3 | 10.0 | Hernandez | Ruhle | 3:14 | 15,069 | + | |
| 109 | 109 | Sunday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 7 | 58-51 | 3 | 11.0 | Heaton | O'Neal | 2:54 | 13,475 | - | ||
| 110 | 110 | Monday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 4 | 58-52 | 3 | 11.0 | Cocanower | Hernandez | Fingers | 2:45 | 13,778 | -- | |
| 111 | 111 | Tuesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 5 | 4 | 13 | 59-52 | 3 | 11.0 | Lopez | Gibson | Hernandez | 3:38 | 15,504 | + |
| 112 | 112 | Wednesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 60-52 | 3 | 11.0 | Morris | Darwin | Hernandez | 2:56 | 13,085 | ++ | |
| 113 | 113 | Thursday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 6 | 7 | 60-53 | 3 | 11.5 | Wardle | Hernandez | Reed | 2:41 | 23,542 | - | ||
| 114 | 114 | Friday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 61-53 | 3 | 10.5 | Lopez | Heaton | 2:41 | 27,044 | + | |||
| 115 | 115 | Saturday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 5 | 62-53 | 3 | 9.5 | Tanana | Wardle | O'Neal | 2:38 | 32,723 | ++ | ||
| 116 | 116 | Sunday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 0 | 63-53 | 3 | 9.5 | Petry | Romero | Hernandez | 2:37 | 31,148 | +++ | ||
| 117 | 117 | Monday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 63-54 | 3 | 9.5 | Saberhagen | Morris | 2:42 | 20,929 | - | |
| 118 | 118 | Tuesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 1 | 64-54 | 3 | 9.5 | Terrell | Birtsas | Hernandez | 2:44 | 12,505 | + | |
| 119 | 119 | Wednesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 4 | 64-55 | 3 | 9.5 | Mura | Hernandez | 3:06 | 13,604 | - | ||
| 120 | 120 | Thursday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 3 | 13 | 65-55 | 3 | 9.0 | Scherrer | Atherton | Cary | 4:21 | 14,550 | + |
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 6 | 7 | 65-56 | 3 | 10.5 | Sanchez | Hernandez | 2:52 | 39,932 | - | ||
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 13 | 2 | 66-56 | 3 | 10.5 | Morris | McCaskill | 2:51 | 32,780 | + | ||
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 7 | 66-57 | 3 | 10.5 | Cliburn | Terrell | 2:42 | 36,026 | - | ||
| 124 | 124 | Monday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 6 | 3 | 67-57 | 3 | 10.5 | Berenguer | Wills | Hernandez | 3:04 | 13,597 | + | |
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 3 | 67-58 | 3 | 11.5 | Young | Tanana | 2:21 | 11,296 | - | ||
| 126 | 126 | Thursday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 68-58 | 3 | 10.5 | Scherrer | Mura | 3:47 | 21,842 | + | ||
| 127 | 127 | Friday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 3 | 8 | 68-59 | 3 | 11.5 | Sutton | Morris | 2:35 | 22,423 | - | |||
| 128 | 128 | Saturday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 4 | 1 | 69-59 | 3 | 11.5 | Terrell | Birtsas | Hernandez | 2:42 | 24,240 | + | ||
| 129 | 129 | Sunday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 14 | 3 | 70-59 | 3 | 10.5 | Berenguer | Codiroli | 3:02 | 21,946 | ++ | |||
| 130 | 130 | Monday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 1 | 11 | 70-60 | 3 | 11.5 | Slaton | Tanana | 2:47 | 19,703 | - | |||
| 131 | 131 | Tuesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 14 | 8 | 71-60 | 3 | 11.0 | Petry | McCaskill | Stoddard | 2:57 | 14,123 | + | ||
| 132 | 132 | Wednesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 2 | 5 | 71-61 | 3 | 11.0 | Candelaria | Morris | Moore | 2:55 | 15,123 | - | ||
| 133 | 133 | Friday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 4 | 8 | 71-62 | 3 | 12.5 | Moore | Terrell | 2:45 | 17,149 | -- | |||
| 134 | 134 | Saturday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 5 | 12 | 71-63 | 4 | 12.5 | Young | Berenguer | 3:17 | 20,052 | --- | |||
| 135 | 135 | Sunday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 2 | 6 | 71-64 | 4 | 13.5 | Thomas | Tanana | 2:55 | 18,802 | ---- | |||
| 136 | 136 | Monday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 3 | 5 | 71-65 | 4 | 14.5 | Key | Mahler | Henke | 2:34 | 31,153 | ----- | |
| 137 | 137 | Tuesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 2 | 71-66 | 4 | 15.5 | Alexander | Morris | 2:39 | 31,228 | ------ | ||
| 138 | 138 | Wednesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 3 | 71-67 | 4 | 16.5 | Lamp | Terrell | Henke | 2:48 | 31,269 | ------- | |
| 139 | 139 | Friday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 4 | 6 | 71-68 | 4 | 17.0 | McGregor | Berenguer | Aase | 3:13 | 27,477 | -------- | ||
| 140 | 140 | Saturday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 10 | 3 | 72-68 | 4 | 17.5 | Tanana | Boddicker | 2:53 | 0 | + | |||
| 141 | 141 | Saturday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 4 | 5 | 72-69 | 4 | 17.5 | Flanagan | Mahler | Martinez | 3:15 | 31,261 | - | ||
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 4 | 1 | 73-69 | 4 | 17.5 | Hernandez | Stewart | 2:39 | 28,447 | + | |||
| 143 | 143 | Monday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 7 | 14 | 73-70 | 4 | 18.0 | Martinez | Cary | Aase | 3:19 | 17,659 | - | ||
| 144 | 144 | Tuesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 9 | 1 | 74-70 | 4 | 17.0 | Petry | Guidry | 2:21 | 20,213 | + | |||
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 2 | 75-70 | 4 | 16.0 | Mahler | Niekro | Hernandez | 2:32 | 20,318 | ++ | ||
| 146 | 146 | Thursday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 10 | 3 | 76-70 | 4 | 15.5 | Tanana | Niekro | 2:44 | 19,588 | +++ | |||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 2 | 77-70 | 4 | 15.5 | Morris | Hurst | 2:45 | 23,442 | ++++ | ||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 6 | 7 | 77-71 | 4 | 16.5 | Lollar | Terrell | Crawford | 3:27 | 25,618 | - | |
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 6 | 77-72 | 4 | 16.5 | Boyd | Petry | 2:49 | 23,847 | -- | ||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 2 | 1 | 78-72 | 4 | 16.5 | Berenguer | Ojeda | Hernandez | 2:46 | 14,089 | + | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 9 | 1 | 79-72 | 4 | 16.5 | Tanana | Niekro | 2:22 | 16,702 | ++ | ||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 10 | 79-73 | 4 | 16.5 | Niekro | Morris | 2:47 | 17,010 | - | ||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 1 | 80-73 | 4 | 16.0 | Terrell | Boyd | Hernandez | 2:12 | 20,147 | + | ||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 2 | 10 | 80-74 | 4 | 17.0 | Ojeda | Hernandez | Crawford | 2:40 | 21,890 | - | |
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 8 | 80-75 | 4 | 18.0 | Woodward | Berenguer | 3:09 | 20,486 | -- | |||
| 156 | 156 | Tuesday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 6 | 1 | 81-75 | 3 | 17.0 | Tanana | Alexander | 2:54 | 19,040 | + | |||
| 157 | 157 | Wednesday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 4 | 2 | 82-75 | 3 | 16.0 | Morris | Stieb | Cary | 2:15 | 19,802 | ++ | ||
| 158 | 158 | Thursday, Oct 3 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 2 | 0 | 83-75 | 3 | 15.0 | Terrell | Clancy | 2:16 | 23,381 | +++ | |||
| 159 | 159 | Friday, Oct 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 5 | 83-76 | 3 | 15.0 | McGregor | Petry | 2:26 | 18,827 | - | ||
| 160 | 160 | Saturday, Oct 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 6 | 7 | 83-77 | 3 | 16.0 | Aase | Scherrer | 3:25 | 21,094 | -- | ||
| 161 | 161 | Sunday, Oct 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 11 | 3 | 84-77 | 3 | 15.0 | Tanana | Martinez | 2:53 | 22,295 | + | ||
| 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.