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| Season Summary | 79-83, Final Rank:3, GB: 19.0 | |
| Days in First | never | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 24.5 | last on Wednesday, Aug 27, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 1 | last on Tuesday, Sep 23 |
| Most Games under .500 | 10 | last on Saturday, Aug 30 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 4 | Wednesday, Sep 3 to Saturday, Sep 6 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 5 | Friday, Jun 13 to Tuesday, Jun 17 and Wednesday, Sep 24 to Sunday, Sep 28 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 18 | Monday, Jul 14 |
| Most Runs Scored | 16 | Friday, Aug 22 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 15 | Sunday, Sep 7 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 13 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 8 | |
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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 | Tuesday, Apr 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 5 | 7 | 0-1 | 3 | 0.5 | Naulty | Miceli | Aguilera | 3:00 | 43,216 | - | |
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 6 | 7 | 0-2 | 5 | 1.5 | Aguilera | Jones | 3:10 | 10,827 | -- | ||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 6 | 10 | 0-3 | 5 | 2.5 | Ritchie | Blair | Naulty | 3:18 | 11,533 | --- | |
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1-3 | 5 | 2.5 | Jones | Levine | Sager | 3:51 | 38,560 | + |
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 15 | 12 | 2-3 | 5 | 2.5 | Blair | Castillo | Jones | 4:20 | 21,956 | ++ | |
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 2-4 | 5 | 2.5 | Navarro | Brocail | Hernandez | 3:08 | 19,259 | - | |
| 7 | 7 | Monday, Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 10 | 4 | 3-4 | 4 | 1.5 | Thompson | Rodriguez | 2:55 | 42,749 | + | |||
| 8 | 8 | Wednesday, Apr 9 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 10 | 5 | 4-4 | 2 | 1.5 | Cummings | Ritchie | 3:21 | 6,477 | ++ | |||
| 9 | 9 | Thursday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 3 | 7 | 4-5 | 5 | 2.0 | Aldred | Blair | 3:11 | 6,381 | - | |||
| 10 | 10 | Friday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 5-5 | 3 | 2.0 | Olivares | Drabek | Jones | 3:04 | 7,598 | + | ||
| 11 | 11 | Sunday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 8 | 11 | 12 | 5-6 | 2 | 2.5 | Hernandez | Lira | 4:17 | 0 | - | ||
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 6-6 | 2 | 2.5 | Sager | Hernandez | 2:49 | 10,818 | + | |||
| 13 | 13 | Monday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 7 | 6-7 | 3 | 3.5 | Eldred | Moehler | 2:41 | 6,079 | - | ||
| 14 | 14 | Tuesday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 3 | 1 | 7-7 | 3 | 3.5 | Blair | Karl | Jones | 2:45 | 5,891 | + | |
| 15 | 15 | Wednesday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 3 | 7 | 7-8 | 3 | 3.5 | Johnson | Sager | 2:52 | 8,090 | - | |||
| 16 | 16 | Thursday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 6 | 8 | 7-9 | 4 | 4.5 | Fassero | Bautista | Charlton | 3:41 | 8,973 | -- | ||
| 17 | 17 | Friday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 5 | 9 | 7-10 | 4 | 5.0 | Groom | Myers | 3:49 | 7,748 | --- | |||
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 1 | 7 | 7-11 | 5 | 5.5 | Adams | Thompson | 2:51 | 10,592 | ---- | |||
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 9 | 2 | 8-11 | 4 | 5.5 | Moehler | Karsay | 2:34 | 9,281 | + | |||
| 20 | 20 | Monday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 7 | 6 | 9-11 | 4 | 4.5 | Sager | Vosberg | Miceli | 3:23 | 21,562 | ++ | |
| 21 | 21 | Wednesday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 9-12 | 5 | 5.0 | Wetteland | Brocail | 2:21 | 35,230 | - | ||
| 22 | 22 | Thursday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 9-13 | 5 | 5.0 | Pavlik | Thompson | Wetteland | 2:49 | 31,902 | -- | |
| 23 | 23 | Friday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | ANA | L | 3 | 8 | 9-14 | 5 | 6.0 | Dickson | Lira | 2:49 | 30,464 | --- | ||
| 24 | 24 | Saturday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | ANA | W | 2 | 0 | 10-14 | 5 | 6.0 | Moehler | Finley | 2:18 | 30,872 | + | ||
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | ANA | L | 5 | 6 | 10-15 | 5 | 6.0 | James | Myers | 3:06 | 16,409 | - | ||
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 1 | 2 | 10-16 | 5 | 7.0 | Eldred | Olivares | Jones | 3:00 | 8,195 | -- | ||
| 27 | 27 | Wednesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 8 | 4 | 11-16 | 5 | 7.0 | Thompson | Karl | 2:41 | 12,888 | + | |||
| 28 | 28 | Saturday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 6 | 7 | 11-17 | 5 | 8.0 | Plunk | Brocail | 3:38 | 42,469 | - | ||
| 29 | 29 | Sunday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 2 | 0 | 12-17 | 5 | 8.0 | Blair | Nagy | Brocail | 3:16 | 42,387 | + | |
| 30 | 30 | Monday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 3 | 12-18 | 5 | 8.0 | Clemens | Olivares | 2:32 | 27,169 | - | ||
| 31 | 31 | Tuesday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12-19 | 5 | 9.0 | Crabtree | Jones | 2:53 | 26,294 | -- | |
| 32 | 32 | Wednesday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 12 | 3 | 13-19 | 5 | 9.0 | Lira | Pittsley | 3:05 | 7,949 | + | |||
| 33 | 33 | Thursday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 0 | 4 | 13-20 | 5 | 10.0 | Belcher | Moehler | 2:49 | 16,243 | - | |||
| 34 | 34 | Friday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 5 | 13-21 | 5 | 10.0 | Nagy | Sager | 2:49 | 20,393 | -- | |||
| 35 | 35 | Saturday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 0 | 14-21 | 5 | 9.0 | Olivares | Colon | 2:45 | 30,578 | + | |||
| 36 | 36 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 11 | 3 | 15-21 | 5 | 9.0 | Thompson | Hershiser | 2:42 | 19,869 | ++ | |||
| 37 | 37 | Tuesday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 4 | 0 | 16-21 | 4 | 9.5 | Lira | Guzman | 2:31 | 9,992 | +++ | |||
| 38 | 38 | Wednesday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 2 | 7 | 16-22 | 4 | 9.5 | Hentgen | Moehler | 2:28 | 11,788 | - | |||
| 39 | 39 | Thursday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 9 | 10 | 16-23 | 4 | 9.5 | Walker | Brocail | 3:37 | 18,160 | -- | ||
| 40 | 40 | Friday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 10 | 2 | 17-23 | 4 | 9.5 | Thompson | Rosado | 2:53 | 17,787 | + | ||
| 41 | 41 | Saturday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 9 | 2 | 18-23 | 4 | 9.5 | Pugh | Pittsley | 2:53 | 22,891 | ++ | ||
| 42 | 42 | Sunday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 5 | 19-23 | 4 | 9.5 | Cummings | Belcher | Myers | 3:36 | 15,333 | +++ | |
| 43 | 43 | Tuesday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 19-24 | 4 | 10.5 | Kamieniecki | Olivares | Myers | 2:51 | 48,003 | - | |
| 44 | 44 | Wednesday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 2 | 19-25 | 4 | 11.5 | Erickson | Thompson | Myers | 2:26 | 47,877 | -- | |
| 45 | 45 | Friday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 7 | 1 | 20-25 | 4 | 10.5 | Moehler | Oliver | 2:31 | 16,017 | + | |||
| 46 | 46 | Saturday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 4 | 8 | 20-26 | 4 | 11.5 | Hill | Pugh | 2:58 | 10,797 | - | |||
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 13 | 5 | 21-26 | 4 | 10.5 | Lira | Witt | Sager | 3:08 | 13,451 | + | ||
| 48 | 48 | Monday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | ANA | W | 6 | 0 | 22-26 | 4 | 10.5 | Olivares | Finley | 2:41 | 12,562 | ++ | |||
| 49 | 49 | Tuesday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | ANA | W | 6 | 2 | 23-26 | 4 | 10.5 | Thompson | Perisho | Myers | 2:42 | 8,042 | +++ | ||
| 50 | 50 | Wednesday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 8 | 23-27 | 4 | 11.5 | Key | Moehler | Boskie | 2:56 | 10,692 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Friday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 5 | 2 | 24-27 | 4 | 11.5 | Lira | Fassero | Jones | 3:12 | 32,305 | + | |
| 52 | 52 | Saturday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 4 | 2 | 25-27 | 4 | 11.5 | Olivares | Wolcott | Jones | 2:09 | 57,118 | ++ | |
| 53 | 53 | Sunday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 4 | 25-28 | 4 | 12.0 | Sanders | Thompson | Ayala | 2:47 | 39,841 | - | |
| 54 | 54 | Monday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 8 | 7 | 26-28 | 4 | 11.5 | Moehler | Karsay | Brocail | 2:56 | 6,480 | + | |
| 55 | 55 | Tuesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 8 | 9 | 26-29 | 4 | 12.5 | Small | Myers | Johnson | 2:58 | 10,134 | - | |
| 56 | 56 | Thursday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 6 | 14 | 26-30 | 4 | 13.5 | Fassero | Lira | 3:07 | 12,572 | -- | |||
| 57 | 57 | Friday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 3 | 6 | 26-31 | 4 | 13.5 | Lowe | Olivares | Ayala | 2:29 | 25,547 | --- | ||
| 58 | 58 | Saturday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 3 | 1 | 27-31 | 4 | 12.5 | Thompson | Wolcott | Jones | 2:34 | 18,896 | + | ||
| 59 | 59 | Sunday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 0 | 2 | 27-32 | 4 | 13.5 | Johnson | Moehler | Ayala | 2:42 | 20,287 | - | ||
| 60 | 60 | Tuesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 6 | 4 | 28-32 | 4 | 14.5 | Blair | Prieto | Jones | 3:11 | 10,019 | + | ||
| 61 | 61 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 4 | 2 | 29-32 | 4 | 13.5 | Brocail | Small | Jones | 3:01 | 11,534 | ++ | ||
| 62 | 62 | Friday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | MON | L | 3 | 4 | 29-33 | 4 | 14.0 | Perez | Olivares | Urbina | 2:31 | 20,333 | - | |
| 63 | 63 | Saturday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | MON | L | 0 | 1 | 29-34 | 4 | 15.0 | Martinez | Thompson | 2:15 | 21,127 | -- | ||
| 64 | 64 | Sunday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | MON | L | 2 | 10 | 29-35 | 4 | 16.0 | Juden | Moehler | 2:26 | 18,534 | --- | ||
| 65 | 65 | Monday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | FLA | L | 3 | 7 | 29-36 | 4 | 16.0 | Brown | Blair | 3:11 | 23,874 | ---- | |||
| 66 | 66 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | FLA | L | 2 | 3 | 29-37 | 4 | 17.0 | Alfonseca | Jones | Nen | 3:05 | 13,351 | ----- | ||
| 67 | 67 | Wednesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | FLA | W | 6 | 2 | 30-37 | 4 | 16.0 | Olivares | Leiter | 2:15 | 14,043 | + | |||
| 68 | 68 | Friday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 12 | 6 | 31-37 | 4 | 15.0 | Thompson | Wakefield | Sager | 3:13 | 20,091 | ++ | ||
| 69 | 69 | Saturday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 15 | 4 | 32-37 | 4 | 15.0 | Bautista | Eshelman | 2:49 | 20,599 | +++ | |||
| 70 | 70 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 2 | 32-38 | 4 | 16.0 | Gordon | Blair | Slocumb | 2:49 | 19,477 | - | ||
| 71 | 71 | Monday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 32-39 | 4 | 16.0 | Cone | Lira | Rivera | 2:57 | 14,556 | -- | ||
| 72 | 72 | Tuesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 9 | 12 | 32-40 | 5 | 17.0 | Lloyd | Myers | Rivera | 3:33 | 15,872 | --- | ||
| 73 | 73 | Wednesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 3 | 32-41 | 5 | 18.0 | Stanton | Thompson | Rivera | 2:32 | 15,348 | ---- | ||
| 74 | 74 | Thursday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 10 | 6 | 33-41 | 5 | 17.0 | Moehler | Eshelman | 3:32 | 31,878 | + | ||
| 75 | 75 | Friday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 2 | 1 | 11 | 34-41 | 4 | 16.0 | Miceli | Hammond | Jones | 3:05 | 26,753 | ++ |
| 76 | 76 | Saturday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 2 | 35-41 | 4 | 15.0 | Lira | Sele | 3:08 | 30,886 | +++ | ||
| 77 | 77 | Sunday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 6 | 8 | 35-42 | 4 | 15.0 | Wasdin | Bautista | Slocumb | 3:10 | 30,844 | - | |
| 78 | 78 | Monday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | NYM | W | 14 | 0 | 36-42 | 4 | 15.0 | Thompson | Clark | 2:37 | 15,009 | + | |||
| 79 | 79 | Tuesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | NYM | W | 8 | 6 | 37-42 | 4 | 15.0 | Moehler | Jones | Jones | 2:31 | 14,849 | ++ | ||
| 80 | 80 | Wednesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | NYM | W | 9 | 7 | 38-42 | 4 | 15.0 | Blair | Mlicki | Jones | 3:46 | 16,211 | +++ | ||
| 81 | 81 | Thursday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 10 | 38-43 | 4 | 16.0 | Key | Lira | 2:36 | 13,209 | - | |||
| 82 | 82 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 38-44 | 4 | 16.0 | Rhodes | Keagle | Myers | 3:35 | 0 | -- | ||
| 83 | 83 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 11 | 8 | 39-44 | 4 | 16.0 | Bautista | Mills | Jones | 3:18 | 30,100 | + | ||
| 84 | 84 | Saturday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 6 | 5 | 40-44 | 3 | 15.0 | Miceli | Orosco | Jones | 3:00 | 37,074 | ++ | ||
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 14 | 9 | 41-44 | 3 | 14.0 | Blair | Erickson | 3:03 | 18,197 | +++ | |||
| 86 | 86 | Thursday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 10 | 41-45 | 3 | 14.5 | Irabu | Olivares | 3:03 | 51,901 | - | ||
| 87 | 87 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 3 | 41-46 | 4 | 14.5 | Pettitte | Moehler | Rivera | 2:39 | 27,135 | -- | |
| 88 | 88 | Saturday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 6 | 41-47 | 4 | 14.5 | Cone | Lira | Rivera | 3:29 | 39,681 | --- | |
| 89 | 89 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 42-47 | 4 | 13.5 | Blair | Gooden | Jones | 3:09 | 36,679 | + | |
| 90 | 90 | Monday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 18 | 42-48 | 4 | 14.5 | Suppan | Jarvis | 3:13 | 21,997 | - | ||
| 91 | 91 | Tuesday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 5 | 12 | 43-48 | 4 | 14.5 | Jones | Wasdin | 4:07 | 25,822 | + | |
| 92 | 92 | Wednesday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | ANA | L | 3 | 5 | 43-49 | 4 | 14.5 | Finley | Moehler | Percival | 2:50 | 16,570 | - | |
| 93 | 93 | Thursday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | ANA | L | 4 | 9 | 43-50 | 4 | 14.5 | Springer | Lira | 2:44 | 19,246 | -- | ||
| 94 | 94 | Friday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 4 | 44-50 | 4 | 13.5 | Blair | Witt | Jones | 3:04 | 35,074 | + | |
| 95 | 95 | Saturday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 6 | 5 | 45-50 | 4 | 13.5 | Brocail | Hernandez | Jones | 3:26 | 45,025 | ++ | |
| 96 | 96 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 6 | 7 | 10 | 45-51 | 4 | 13.5 | Wetteland | Sager | 3:26 | 33,655 | - | |
| 97 | 97 | Monday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 3 | 45-52 | 4 | 14.5 | Alvarez | Thompson | Hernandez | 2:48 | 14,260 | -- | ||
| 98 | 98 | Tuesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 3 | 46-52 | 4 | 14.5 | Moehler | Darwin | Jones | 3:08 | 16,895 | + | ||
| 99 | 99 | Wednesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 8 | 6 | 47-52 | 4 | 14.5 | Blair | Baldwin | Jones | 2:34 | 18,525 | ++ | ||
| 100 | 100 | Friday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 1 | 6 | 47-53 | 4 | 14.5 | Karl | Sanders | 2:31 | 22,532 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Saturday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 1 | 3 | 47-54 | 4 | 15.5 | Florie | Thompson | Fetters | 2:44 | 20,057 | -- | ||
| 102 | 102 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 7 | 11 | 47-55 | 5 | 16.5 | Eldred | Moehler | Reyes | 3:32 | 20,318 | --- | ||
| 103 | 103 | Tuesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 48-55 | 5 | 17.0 | Blair | Baldwin | 2:18 | 20,380 | + | ||
| 104 | 104 | Wednesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 48-56 | 5 | 18.0 | Drabek | Sanders | Hernandez | 3:09 | 30,613 | - | |
| 105 | 105 | Thursday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 4 | 2 | 49-56 | 5 | 18.0 | Thompson | Person | Jones | 2:09 | 16,294 | + | ||
| 106 | 106 | Friday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 5 | 7 | 49-57 | 5 | 18.0 | Hentgen | Miceli | Escobar | 2:48 | 23,682 | - | ||
| 107 | 107 | Saturday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 8 | 7 | 50-57 | 5 | 18.0 | Brocail | Quantrill | Jones | 3:27 | 22,254 | + | ||
| 108 | 108 | Sunday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 5 | 2 | 51-57 | 3 | 18.0 | Blair | Williams | Jones | 2:41 | 27,848 | ++ | ||
| 109 | 109 | Monday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 7 | 51-58 | 4 | 18.5 | Nagy | Sanders | 2:58 | 26,832 | - | |||
| 110 | 110 | Tuesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 4 | 52-58 | 4 | 17.5 | Thompson | Plunk | Jones | 3:29 | 24,824 | + | ||
| 111 | 111 | Wednesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 4 | 5 | 52-59 | 5 | 18.5 | Rosado | Sager | Montgomery | 2:54 | 14,640 | - | |
| 112 | 112 | Thursday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 4 | 53-59 | 5 | 18.0 | Dishman | Belcher | 2:42 | 21,497 | + | ||
| 113 | 113 | Friday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 3 | 6 | 53-60 | 5 | 19.0 | Williams | Blair | Escobar | 2:58 | 30,228 | - | |
| 114 | 114 | Saturday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 3 | 2 | 54-60 | 5 | 18.0 | Sanders | Carpenter | Jones | 3:01 | 37,166 | + | |
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 4 | 2 | 55-60 | 4 | 18.0 | Thompson | Person | 2:16 | 32,354 | ++ | ||
| 116 | 116 | Monday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 8 | 55-61 | 5 | 18.5 | Hentgen | Jarvis | 2:35 | 30,105 | - | ||
| 117 | 117 | Tuesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 7 | 55-62 | 5 | 19.5 | Plunk | Keagle | Mesa | 3:12 | 32,992 | -- | |
| 118 | 118 | Wednesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 13 | 3 | 56-62 | 5 | 19.0 | Blair | Smiley | 3:02 | 0 | + | ||
| 119 | 119 | Wednesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 9 | 56-63 | 5 | 19.0 | Hershiser | Dishman | 3:10 | 42,673 | - | ||
| 120 | 120 | Thursday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 12 | 56-64 | 5 | 19.5 | Nagy | Sanders | 2:40 | 42,936 | -- | ||
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 3 | 5 | 56-65 | 5 | 20.0 | Rusch | Thompson | Montgomery | 2:52 | 20,099 | --- | ||
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 1 | 2 | 56-66 | 5 | 21.0 | Appier | Jarvis | Montgomery | 2:50 | 15,502 | ---- | ||
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 8 | 4 | 57-66 | 5 | 21.0 | Keagle | Rosado | 2:34 | 22,371 | + | |||
| 124 | 124 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 8 | 2 | 58-66 | 5 | 21.0 | Blair | Hawkins | 2:37 | 15,478 | ++ | |||
| 125 | 125 | Wednesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 11 | 58-67 | 5 | 22.0 | Radke | Sanders | 2:51 | 13,199 | - | |||
| 126 | 126 | Thursday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 12 | 59-67 | 5 | 22.0 | Miceli | Wickman | Jones | 3:32 | 18,117 | + |
| 127 | 127 | Friday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 16 | 1 | 60-67 | 5 | 22.0 | Moehler | Woodard | Gaillard | 3:21 | 14,423 | ++ | |
| 128 | 128 | Saturday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 5 | 60-68 | 5 | 23.0 | Karl | Keagle | Jones | 2:28 | 19,524 | - | |
| 129 | 129 | Sunday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 6 | 60-69 | 5 | 24.0 | Mercedes | Blair | 2:43 | 21,245 | -- | ||
| 130 | 130 | Monday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 7 | 6 | 12 | 61-69 | 5 | 23.5 | Sager | Aguilera | 3:49 | 15,245 | + | |
| 131 | 131 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 8 | 61-70 | 5 | 23.5 | Robertson | Thompson | Trombley | 2:32 | 10,562 | - | |
| 132 | 132 | Wednesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 0 | 2 | 61-71 | 5 | 24.5 | Tewksbury | Moehler | 2:13 | 10,441 | -- | ||
| 133 | 133 | Friday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | PHI | W | 7 | 2 | 62-71 | 5 | 24.0 | Blair | Green | 2:38 | 22,925 | + | |||
| 134 | 134 | Saturday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | PHI | L | 0 | 2 | 62-72 | 5 | 24.0 | Beech | Sanders | Bottalico | 3:05 | 22,537 | - | ||
| 135 | 135 | Sunday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | PHI | W | 2 | 1 | 63-72 | 5 | 23.0 | Thompson | Leiter | Jones | 2:41 | 19,152 | + | ||
| 136 | 136 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | ATL | W | 4 | 2 | 64-72 | 5 | 22.0 | Moehler | Maddux | Jones | 2:39 | 38,950 | ++ | |
| 137 | 137 | Tuesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | ATL | L | 0 | 5 | 64-73 | 5 | 22.0 | Neagle | Keagle | 2:18 | 32,308 | - | ||
| 138 | 138 | Wednesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | ATL | W | 12 | 4 | 65-73 | 4 | 21.0 | Blair | Smoltz | 2:46 | 36,556 | + | ||
| 139 | 139 | Thursday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | ANA | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 66-73 | 4 | 21.0 | Jones | Harris | 3:42 | 9,445 | ++ | ||
| 140 | 140 | Friday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | ANA | W | 6 | 1 | 67-73 | 3 | 21.0 | Thompson | Springer | 2:25 | 16,016 | +++ | |||
| 141 | 141 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | ANA | W | 7 | 5 | 68-73 | 3 | 21.0 | Moehler | Watson | Jones | 2:54 | 16,294 | ++++ | ||
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | ANA | L | 4 | 5 | 15 | 68-74 | 4 | 21.0 | Hasegawa | Dishman | 5:02 | 25,602 | - | ||
| 143 | 143 | Monday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 6 | 2 | 69-74 | 3 | 20.0 | Blair | Witt | 2:34 | 15,765 | + | |||
| 144 | 144 | Tuesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 4 | 0 | 70-74 | 3 | 20.0 | Sanders | Helling | 2:14 | 9,139 | ++ | |||
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 0 | 10 | 70-75 | 3 | 20.5 | Moyer | Thompson | 2:51 | 22,967 | - | ||
| 146 | 146 | Thursday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 3 | 1 | 71-75 | 3 | 19.5 | Moehler | Fassero | Jones | 2:38 | 25,141 | + | |
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 7 | 2 | 72-75 | 3 | 18.5 | Keagle | Ludwick | Miceli | 2:58 | 11,775 | ++ | |
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 4 | 72-76 | 4 | 19.5 | Telgheder | Blair | Mathews | 3:01 | 20,482 | - | |
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 5 | 73-76 | 4 | 18.5 | Sanders | Haynes | Jones | 3:07 | 16,440 | + | |
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 3 | 74-76 | 3 | 18.0 | Thompson | Oquist | Jones | 2:50 | 4,651 | ++ | |
| 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 | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 6 | 74-77 | 3 | 18.0 | Mendoza | Moehler | 2:46 | 19,331 | - | ||
| 152 | 152 | Thursday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 9 | 7 | 11 | 75-77 | 3 | 18.0 | Jones | Borowski | Miceli | 4:09 | 18,600 | + |
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 10 | 76-77 | 3 | 17.0 | Jones | Mills | 3:17 | 47,544 | ++ | |
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 8 | 12 | 76-78 | 3 | 18.0 | Rodriguez | Sanders | 3:12 | 47,489 | - | ||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 11 | 3 | 77-78 | 3 | 17.0 | Thompson | Key | 3:02 | 47,446 | + | ||
| 156 | 156 | Monday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 78-78 | 3 | 16.0 | Gaillard | Benitez | Jones | 3:20 | 46,616 | ++ | |
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 0 | 79-78 | 3 | 16.0 | Keagle | Suppan | 3:14 | 43,039 | +++ | |||
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 9 | 79-79 | 3 | 17.0 | Wakefield | Blair | 2:56 | 10,067 | - | |||
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 3 | 79-80 | 3 | 17.0 | Checo | Sanders | Gordon | 2:24 | 14,495 | -- | ||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 8 | 79-81 | 3 | 17.0 | Rivera | Jones | 3:06 | 29,206 | --- | |||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 6 | 79-82 | 3 | 18.0 | Wells | Moehler | 2:56 | 33,712 | ---- | |||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 7 | 79-83 | 3 | 19.0 | Irabu | Keagle | 2:47 | 38,171 | ----- | |||
| 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.