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| Season Summary | 71-91, Final Rank:4, GB: 28.0 | |
| Days in First | 2 | last on Thursday, Apr 7, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 4 | last on Apr 7, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 28 | last on Sunday, Oct 2, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 2 | last on Wednesday, Jun 22 |
| Most Games under .500 | 20 | last on Sunday, Oct 2 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 5 | Friday, Apr 22 to Friday, Apr 29 and Wednesday, Aug 17 to Tuesday, Aug 23 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 9 | Thursday, Sep 1 to Friday, Sep 9 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 14 | Saturday, Jun 4 |
| Most Runs Scored | 17 | Sunday, Aug 21 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 13 | Wednesday, Jun 29 and Saturday, Aug 20 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 10 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 2 | |
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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 4 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 11 | 2 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Bonderman | Lima | 2:42 | 44,105 | + | |||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 6 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 7 | 1-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Hernandez | Maroth | 2:50 | 14,168 | - | |||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 7 | 3 | 2-1 | 1 | Tied | Johnson | Wood | 2:52 | 10,463 | + | |||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 8 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1.0 | Riske | Urbina | Wickman | 3:04 | 23,294 | - | ||
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 9 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 11 | 1 | 3-2 | 2 | 1.0 | Ledezma | Westbrook | 2:26 | 26,037 | + | |||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 6 | 7 | 3-3 | 2 | 1.0 | Davis | Bonderman | Wickman | 2:46 | 25,758 | - | ||
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 5 | 3-4 | 3 | 2.0 | Rincon | Percival | 2:52 | 15,071 | -- | ||
| 8 | 8 | Wednesday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 8 | 3-5 | 3 | 3.0 | Lohse | Johnson | 2:39 | 16,067 | --- | ||
| 9 | 9 | Thursday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 10 | 3-6 | 4 | 3.0 | Radke | Robertson | 2:47 | 14,344 | ---- | ||
| 10 | 10 | Friday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 5 | 6 | 3-7 | 5 | 4.0 | Cerda | Urbina | MacDougal | 2:39 | 29,720 | ----- | |
| 11 | 11 | Saturday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 1 | 4-7 | 3 | 4.0 | Bonderman | Anderson | 2:25 | 22,881 | + | ||
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 1 | 5-7 | 3 | 3.0 | Maroth | Hernandez | 2:21 | 14,904 | ++ | ||
| 13 | 13 | Monday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 13 | 3 | 6-7 | 3 | 3.0 | Johnson | Bedard | 3:06 | 16,301 | +++ | ||
| 14 | 14 | Tuesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 8 | 6-8 | 3 | 4.0 | Ponson | Robertson | 2:37 | 18,009 | - | ||
| 15 | 15 | Wednesday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 9 | 6-9 | 3 | 5.0 | Garland | Ledezma | 2:19 | 16,887 | -- | |||
| 16 | 16 | Thursday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 6-10 | 3 | 6.0 | Buehrle | Bonderman | Takatsu | 2:21 | 19,334 | --- | ||
| 17 | 17 | Friday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7-10 | 3 | 6.0 | Percival | Mulholland | 18,873 | + | |||
| 18 | 18 | Monday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 6 | 4 | 8-10 | 3 | 7.0 | Farnsworth | Rincon | Percival | 3:03 | 14,976 | ++ | ||
| 19 | 19 | Wednesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 10 | 3 | 9-10 | 3 | 5.5 | Bonderman | Westbrook | 2:35 | 12,162 | +++ | ||
| 20 | 20 | Thursday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 10-10 | 3 | 5.0 | Maroth | Millwood | Percival | 2:50 | 13,809 | ++++ | |
| 21 | 21 | Friday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11-10 | 3 | 4.0 | Walker | Takatsu | German | 4:10 | 18,313 | +++++ |
| 22 | 22 | Saturday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 11-11 | 3 | 5.0 | Hernandez | Johnson | Hermanson | 2:50 | 30,189 | - | |
| 23 | 23 | Sunday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 8 | 11-12 | 3 | 6.0 | Garland | Ledezma | 2:23 | 20,862 | -- | ||
| 24 | 24 | Monday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 3 | 12-12 | 3 | 5.5 | Bonderman | Neal | Urbina | 3:18 | 17,497 | + | ||
| 25 | 25 | Tuesday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 12-13 | 3 | 6.5 | Halama | Maroth | Foulke | 2:52 | 19,121 | - | ||
| 26 | 26 | Wednesday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 12-14 | 3 | 7.5 | Wakefield | Farnsworth | Foulke | 2:52 | 23,295 | -- | ||
| 27 | 27 | Thursday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 2 | 12-15 | 3 | 8.5 | Arroyo | Urbina | Foulke | 2:44 | 24,870 | --- | ||
| 28 | 28 | Friday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | L | 3 | 4 | 12-16 | 3 | 9.5 | Escobar | Ledezma | Rodriguez | 3:00 | 44,022 | ---- | |
| 29 | 29 | Saturday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | W | 2 | 1 | 13-16 | 3 | 9.5 | Bonderman | Colon | Percival | 2:21 | 43,876 | + | |
| 30 | 30 | Sunday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | W | 10 | 1 | 14-16 | 3 | 9.5 | Maroth | Washburn | 2:23 | 43,587 | ++ | ||
| 31 | 31 | Monday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 2 | 0 | 15-16 | 3 | 8.5 | Robertson | Cordero | Urbina | 2:32 | 24,122 | +++ | |
| 32 | 32 | Tuesday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 4 | 5 | 15-17 | 3 | 8.5 | Brocail | Johnson | Cordero | 2:29 | 24,766 | - | |
| 33 | 33 | Wednesday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 6 | 5 | 16-17 | 3 | 8.5 | Walker | Mahay | Urbina | 3:00 | 28,689 | + | |
| 34 | 34 | Saturday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | LAA | L | 2 | 4 | 16-18 | 3 | 9.0 | Donnelly | Walker | Rodriguez | 2:55 | 0 | - | ||
| 35 | 35 | Saturday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | LAA | W | 3 | 2 | 17-18 | 3 | 9.0 | Maroth | Washburn | Urbina | 2:28 | 33,380 | + | ||
| 36 | 36 | Sunday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | LAA | L | 3 | 9 | 17-19 | 3 | 9.0 | Lackey | Robertson | 2:35 | 23,107 | - | |||
| 37 | 37 | Tuesday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | TBD | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18-19 | 3 | 8.5 | German | Harper | 3:22 | 15,955 | + | ||
| 38 | 38 | Wednesday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | TBD | W | 6 | 4 | 19-19 | 3 | 8.5 | Ledezma | Waechter | Urbina | 2:57 | 17,414 | ++ | ||
| 39 | 39 | Thursday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | TBD | L | 2 | 6 | 19-20 | 3 | 9.0 | Kazmir | Maroth | Baez | 2:54 | 20,355 | - | ||
| 40 | 40 | Friday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | ARI | L | 2 | 6 | 19-21 | 3 | 10.0 | Webb | Walker | Bruney | 3:06 | 30,119 | -- | ||
| 41 | 41 | Saturday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | ARI | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 20-21 | 3 | 10.0 | German | Bruney | 3:16 | 30,134 | + | ||
| 42 | 42 | Sunday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | ARI | L | 0 | 1 | 20-22 | 3 | 10.0 | Vazquez | Johnson | 23,124 | - | ||||
| 43 | 43 | Tuesday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 12 | 20-23 | 3 | 10.5 | Mussina | Ledezma | 2:54 | 37,099 | -- | ||
| 44 | 44 | Wednesday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 20-24 | 4 | 11.5 | Wang | Maroth | Rivera | 2:46 | 51,833 | --- | |
| 45 | 45 | Thursday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 20-25 | 4 | 11.5 | Brown | Bonderman | Rivera | 2:55 | 42,835 | ---- | |
| 46 | 46 | Friday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 21-25 | 4 | 10.5 | Robertson | Ponson | Urbina | 2:38 | 34,175 | + | |
| 47 | 47 | Saturday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 22-25 | 4 | 10.0 | Johnson | Julio | Urbina | 2:41 | 35,955 | ++ | |
| 48 | 48 | Sunday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 8 | 6 | 23-25 | 4 | 9.0 | Spurling | Reed | Urbina | 3:14 | 37,061 | +++ | |
| 49 | 49 | Tuesday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 2 | 8 | 23-26 | 4 | 10.5 | Rogers | Maroth | 2:40 | 16,931 | - | |||
| 50 | 50 | Wednesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 6 | 4 | 24-26 | 4 | 9.5 | Bonderman | Drese | Urbina | 2:14 | 15,428 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Thursday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25-26 | 3 | 9.0 | Urbina | Regilio | 3:15 | 21,166 | ++ | ||
| 52 | 52 | Friday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 26-26 | 3 | 9.0 | Johnson | Chen | Farnsworth | 2:29 | 30,784 | +++ | ||
| 53 | 53 | Saturday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 7 | 14 | 26-27 | 3 | 10.0 | Reed | Walker | 3:44 | 33,451 | - | |||
| 54 | 54 | Sunday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 6 | 26-28 | 3 | 10.0 | Cabrera | Maroth | 2:17 | 28,252 | -- | |||
| 55 | 55 | Monday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAD | L | 3 | 5 | 26-29 | 3 | 11.0 | Lowe | Bonderman | Gagne | 2:09 | 33,518 | --- | |
| 56 | 56 | Tuesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAD | W | 8 | 4 | 27-29 | 3 | 11.0 | Spurling | Sanchez | 2:50 | 32,314 | + | ||
| 57 | 57 | Wednesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAD | L | 1 | 3 | 27-30 | 4 | 12.0 | Weaver | Johnson | Gagne | 2:24 | 34,690 | - | |
| 58 | 58 | Friday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | COL | L | 0 | 2 | 27-31 | 4 | 13.0 | Wright | Maroth | Fuentes | 20,275 | -- | ||
| 59 | 59 | Saturday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | COL | W | 6 | 4 | 28-31 | 4 | 12.0 | Bonderman | Jennings | Percival | 30,192 | + | ||
| 60 | 60 | Sunday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | COL | L | 3 | 7 | 28-32 | 4 | 13.0 | Kim | Robertson | 2:24 | 22,078 | - | ||
| 61 | 61 | Tuesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | SDP | W | 8 | 4 | 29-32 | 4 | 11.5 | Rodney | Peavy | 2:24 | 19,585 | + | |||
| 62 | 62 | Wednesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | SDP | W | 8 | 2 | 30-32 | 4 | 11.5 | Maroth | Eaton | 2:18 | 21,895 | ++ | |||
| 63 | 63 | Thursday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | SDP | W | 3 | 1 | 31-32 | 4 | 11.0 | Bonderman | Williams | Percival | 2:02 | 21,429 | +++ | ||
| 64 | 64 | Friday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | SFG | L | 0 | 4 | 31-33 | 4 | 12.0 | Schmidt | Robertson | Walker | 2:17 | 34,397 | - | ||
| 65 | 65 | Saturday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | SFG | W | 8 | 2 | 32-33 | 4 | 12.0 | Johnson | Rueter | 2:42 | 38,461 | + | |||
| 66 | 66 | Sunday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | SFG | W | 10 | 8 | 10 | 33-33 | 4 | 12.0 | Walker | Eyre | 3:37 | 35,191 | ++ | ||
| 67 | 67 | Tuesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 7 | 2 | 34-33 | 4 | 12.5 | Bonderman | Lohse | 2:38 | 20,839 | +++ | ||
| 68 | 68 | Wednesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 1 | 35-33 | 4 | 12.5 | Robertson | Mays | 2:33 | 24,114 | ++++ | ||
| 69 | 69 | Thursday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 6 | 35-34 | 4 | 13.0 | Silva | Johnson | 2:07 | 20,517 | - | ||
| 70 | 70 | Friday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | ARI | L | 1 | 2 | 35-35 | 4 | 14.0 | Estes | Maroth | Bruney | 2:58 | 24,808 | -- | |
| 71 | 71 | Saturday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | ARI | W | 5 | 1 | 36-35 | 4 | 13.0 | Douglass | Vazquez | 2:59 | 27,344 | + | ||
| 72 | 72 | Sunday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | ARI | L | 7 | 13 | 36-36 | 4 | 13.0 | Vargas | Bonderman | 3:06 | 25,720 | - | ||
| 73 | 73 | Tuesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 36-37 | 4 | 14.0 | Buehrle | Robertson | Hermanson | 2:29 | 23,602 | -- | ||
| 74 | 74 | Wednesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 13 | 36-38 | 4 | 15.0 | Takatsu | Rodney | 3:59 | 19,931 | --- | ||
| 75 | 75 | Thursday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 6 | 36-39 | 4 | 16.0 | Garcia | Maroth | 23,447 | ---- | ||||
| 76 | 76 | Friday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 10 | 2 | 37-39 | 4 | 15.0 | Bonderman | Johnson | 2:21 | 40,776 | + | |||
| 77 | 77 | Saturday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 8 | 37-40 | 4 | 16.0 | Gordon | Percival | 3:08 | 41,207 | - | |||
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 1 | 37-41 | 4 | 16.0 | Wang | Robertson | Rivera | 2:26 | 40,056 | -- | ||
| 79 | 79 | Monday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 9 | 37-42 | 4 | 17.5 | Elarton | Johnson | 2:34 | 26,869 | --- | ||
| 80 | 80 | Monday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 6 | 37-43 | 4 | 17.5 | Davis | Verlander | 2:45 | 33,599 | ---- | ||
| 81 | 81 | Tuesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 38-43 | 4 | 17.5 | Maroth | Westbrook | Percival | 2:43 | 18,478 | + | |
| 82 | 82 | Wednesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 3 | 39-43 | 4 | 17.5 | Bonderman | Sabathia | Percival | 3:08 | 22,539 | ++ | |
| 83 | 83 | Thursday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBD | W | 6 | 4 | 40-43 | 4 | 17.0 | Douglass | McClung | Percival | 2:45 | 9,174 | +++ | |
| 84 | 84 | Friday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBD | W | 7 | 3 | 41-43 | 4 | 16.0 | German | Kazmir | 3:05 | 10,582 | ++++ | ||
| 85 | 85 | Saturday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBD | L | 4 | 5 | 41-44 | 4 | 16.0 | Baez | Percival | 2:28 | 9,320 | - | ||
| 86 | 86 | Sunday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBD | W | 9 | 4 | 42-44 | 4 | 15.0 | Maroth | Hendrickson | 2:40 | 15,223 | + | ||
| 87 | 87 | Thursday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 9 | 12 | 42-45 | 4 | 16.0 | Greinke | Bonderman | MacDougal | 3:24 | 18,922 | - | ||
| 88 | 88 | Friday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 1 | 43-45 | 4 | 16.0 | Robertson | Lima | Farnsworth | 2:46 | 30,807 | + | ||
| 89 | 89 | Saturday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 5 | 3 | 44-45 | 4 | 16.0 | Johnson | Wood | Farnsworth | 2:44 | 29,482 | ++ | ||
| 90 | 90 | Sunday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 0 | 5 | 44-46 | 4 | 17.0 | Hernandez | Maroth | 2:48 | 24,166 | - | |||
| 91 | 91 | Monday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 5 | 7 | 44-47 | 4 | 18.0 | Vizcaino | Spurling | Politte | 2:52 | 37,556 | -- | |
| 92 | 92 | Tuesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 1 | 45-47 | 4 | 17.0 | Bonderman | Contreras | 2:35 | 31,008 | + | ||
| 93 | 93 | Wednesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 6 | 46-47 | 4 | 16.0 | Robertson | Garcia | Dingman | 39,146 | ++ | ||
| 94 | 94 | Thursday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 5 | 10 | 46-48 | 4 | 16.0 | Santana | Johnson | 3:08 | 23,769 | - | |||
| 95 | 95 | Friday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 12 | 6 | 47-48 | 4 | 16.0 | Maroth | Mays | 2:47 | 34,526 | + | |||
| 96 | 96 | Saturday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 2 | 1 | 48-48 | 4 | 15.5 | Douglass | Silva | Farnsworth | 2:23 | 20,206 | ++ | ||
| 97 | 97 | Saturday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 5 | 48-49 | 4 | 15.5 | Baker | Verlander | Nathan | 2:12 | 34,388 | - | ||
| 98 | 98 | Sunday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 5 | 2 | 49-49 | 4 | 15.5 | Bonderman | Lohse | Farnsworth | 2:22 | 27,966 | + | ||
| 99 | 99 | Monday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 5 | 49-50 | 4 | 16.5 | Putz | Robertson | Guardado | 2:47 | 27,102 | - | |
| 100 | 100 | Tuesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 8 | 5 | 50-50 | 4 | 15.5 | Johnson | Mateo | Farnsworth | 2:57 | 30,644 | + | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Wednesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 9 | 50-51 | 4 | 15.5 | Moyer | Maroth | 2:46 | 29,323 | - | ||
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 8 | 50-52 | 4 | 16.5 | Harden | Douglass | 2:58 | 20,563 | -- | ||
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 5 | 9 | 50-53 | 4 | 17.5 | Zito | Robertson | Witasick | 2:36 | 25,265 | --- | |
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 5 | 50-54 | 4 | 18.5 | Saarloos | Bonderman | 2:09 | 30,057 | ---- | ||
| 105 | 105 | Tuesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 1 | 4 | 50-55 | 4 | 19.0 | Mateo | Johnson | Guardado | 2:39 | 30,306 | ----- | ||
| 106 | 106 | Wednesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 10 | 7 | 51-55 | 4 | 18.0 | Maroth | Meche | Rodney | 2:58 | 26,760 | + | ||
| 107 | 107 | Thursday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 3 | 1 | 52-55 | 4 | 18.0 | Douglass | Hernandez | Rodney | 2:30 | 28,148 | ++ | ||
| 108 | 108 | Friday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 6 | 9 | 52-56 | 4 | 18.0 | Sabathia | Robertson | Howry | 2:57 | 38,928 | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Saturday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 52-57 | 4 | 19.0 | Westbrook | Bonderman | Wickman | 2:43 | 39,817 | -- | ||
| 110 | 110 | Sunday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 52-58 | 4 | 20.0 | Riske | Rodney | Wickman | 2:48 | 34,553 | --- | ||
| 111 | 111 | Monday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 9 | 8 | 12 | 53-58 | 4 | 19.0 | Darensbourg | Schoeneweis | Dingman | 3:38 | 20,887 | + |
| 112 | 112 | Tuesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 4 | 6 | 53-59 | 4 | 20.0 | McGowan | Douglass | Batista | 2:38 | 21,145 | - | |
| 113 | 113 | Wednesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 3 | 4 | 53-60 | 4 | 21.0 | Speier | Dingman | 2:26 | 24,624 | -- | ||
| 114 | 114 | Thursday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 2 | 53-61 | 4 | 21.5 | Downs | Bonderman | Batista | 2:04 | 30,578 | --- | |
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 7 | 54-61 | 4 | 19.5 | Dingman | Burgos | Rodney | 3:00 | 0 | + | |
| 116 | 116 | Sunday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 1 | 0 | 55-61 | 4 | 19.5 | Maroth | Lima | Rodney | 1:58 | 17,568 | ++ | |
| 117 | 117 | Monday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 7 | 6 | 56-61 | 4 | 18.5 | Walker | Schilling | 3:08 | 30,426 | +++ | |||
| 118 | 118 | Tuesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 7 | 10 | 10 | 56-62 | 4 | 18.5 | Bradford | Dingman | 3:05 | 32,129 | - | ||
| 119 | 119 | Wednesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 57-62 | 4 | 17.5 | Bonderman | Wells | Rodney | 2:55 | 30,634 | + | ||
| 120 | 120 | Friday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 9 | 5 | 58-62 | 4 | 16.5 | Maroth | Bush | Dingman | 2:48 | 32,769 | ++ | ||
| 121 | 121 | Saturday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 3 | 2 | 13 | 59-62 | 4 | 15.5 | German | Batista | 3:54 | 38,073 | +++ | ||
| 122 | 122 | Sunday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 17 | 6 | 60-62 | 4 | 15.5 | Douglass | McGowan | 2:46 | 36,818 | ++++ | |||
| 123 | 123 | Tuesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 4 | 1 | 61-62 | 4 | 14.5 | Robertson | Haren | Rodney | 2:18 | 24,467 | +++++ | ||
| 124 | 124 | Wednesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 9 | 61-63 | 4 | 15.5 | Saarloos | Bonderman | 2:52 | 29,210 | - | |||
| 125 | 125 | Thursday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 1 | 11 | 61-64 | 4 | 16.5 | Zito | Maroth | 2:44 | 24,440 | -- | |||
| 126 | 126 | Friday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 8 | 9 | 61-65 | 4 | 17.5 | Wakefield | Johnson | Timlin | 3:09 | 35,056 | --- | |
| 127 | 127 | Saturday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 12 | 8 | 62-65 | 4 | 17.5 | Colon | Papelbon | 3:37 | 35,228 | + | ||
| 128 | 128 | Sunday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 11 | 62-66 | 4 | 17.5 | Wells | Robertson | 2:50 | 34,568 | - | ||
| 129 | 129 | Monday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 8 | 10 | 62-67 | 4 | 17.5 | Cabrera | Bonderman | Wickman | 3:10 | 22,713 | -- | |
| 130 | 130 | Wednesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 63-67 | 4 | 16.5 | Maroth | Betancourt | Rodney | 2:55 | 22,091 | + | |
| 131 | 131 | Thursday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 12 | 63-68 | 4 | 17.5 | Contreras | Johnson | 2:32 | 20,743 | - | ||
| 132 | 132 | Friday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 9 | 63-69 | 4 | 18.5 | Garcia | Douglass | 2:30 | 25,502 | -- | ||
| 133 | 133 | Saturday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 6 | 63-70 | 4 | 19.5 | Buehrle | Robertson | 2:21 | 30,509 | --- | ||
| 134 | 134 | Sunday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 2 | 63-71 | 4 | 20.5 | Garland | Bonderman | 2:07 | 30,931 | ---- | ||
| 135 | 135 | Monday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 2 | 63-72 | 4 | 21.5 | Elarton | Maroth | Wickman | 2:59 | 26,150 | ----- | ||
| 136 | 136 | Tuesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 6 | 63-73 | 4 | 22.5 | Lee | Johnson | 2:59 | 15,308 | ------ | |||
| 137 | 137 | Wednesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 63-74 | 4 | 23.5 | Sabathia | Colon | 2:18 | 13,193 | ------- | |||
| 138 | 138 | Thursday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 63-75 | 4 | 23.5 | Betancourt | Robertson | Wickman | 2:48 | 20,363 | -------- | |
| 139 | 139 | Friday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 12 | 63-76 | 4 | 23.5 | Greinke | Douglass | 3:11 | 23,950 | --------- | |||
| 140 | 140 | Saturday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 3 | 64-76 | 4 | 22.5 | Spurling | Sisco | Rodney | 2:47 | 25,242 | + | ||
| 141 | 141 | Sunday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 14 | 4 | 65-76 | 4 | 21.5 | Johnson | Lima | 2:54 | 20,559 | ++ | |||
| 142 | 142 | Monday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 2 | 65-77 | 4 | 22.0 | Lohse | Spurling | Nathan | 2:43 | 12,748 | - | ||
| 143 | 143 | Tuesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 3 | 9 | 65-78 | 4 | 23.0 | Radke | Robertson | 2:25 | 16,986 | -- | |||
| 144 | 144 | Wednesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 4 | 2 | 66-78 | 4 | 22.0 | Dingman | Rincon | 2:26 | 19,438 | + | |||
| 145 | 145 | Thursday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | W | 8 | 6 | 67-78 | 4 | 21.0 | Maroth | Colon | Dingman | 2:44 | 41,962 | ++ | |
| 146 | 146 | Friday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | L | 6 | 7 | 12 | 67-79 | 4 | 22.0 | Escobar | Darensbourg | 3:55 | 43,144 | - | |
| 147 | 147 | Saturday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | L | 1 | 3 | 67-80 | 4 | 22.0 | Santana | Spurling | Rodriguez | 2:44 | 43,831 | -- | |
| 148 | 148 | Sunday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | L | 3 | 5 | 67-81 | 4 | 23.0 | Byrd | Ginter | Rodriguez | 2:51 | 43,076 | --- | |
| 149 | 149 | Monday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 4 | 10 | 67-82 | 4 | 23.0 | Wood | Bonderman | 2:45 | 8,915 | ---- | ||
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 4 | 5 | 67-83 | 4 | 24.5 | MacDougal | Dingman | 2:41 | 0 | ----- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 4 | 67-84 | 4 | 24.5 | Greinke | Robertson | MacDougal | 2:14 | 9,418 | ------ | |
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 67-85 | 4 | 24.5 | Snyder | Rodney | 2:55 | 8,640 | ------- | ||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 1 | 2 | 67-86 | 4 | 25.0 | Franklin | Spurling | Guardado | 2:50 | 23,972 | -------- | ||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 7 | 1 | 68-86 | 4 | 25.0 | Grilli | Moyer | 2:31 | 25,328 | + | |||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 8 | 1 | 69-86 | 4 | 25.0 | Maroth | Hasegawa | 2:17 | 26,128 | ++ | |||
| 156 | 156 | Monday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 70-86 | 4 | 24.0 | Rodney | Politte | 2:43 | 10,840 | +++ | |||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 71-86 | 4 | 23.0 | Robertson | McCarthy | Rodney | 2:21 | 13,983 | ++++ | ||
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 8 | 71-87 | 4 | 24.0 | Contreras | Douglass | 2:46 | 17,221 | - | |||
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 71-88 | 4 | 25.0 | Garcia | Grilli | Jenks | 2:22 | 13,494 | -- | ||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 7 | 71-89 | 4 | 26.0 | Liriano | Maroth | 2:12 | 18,725 | --- | ||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 0 | 3 | 71-90 | 4 | 27.0 | Baker | Johnson | Nathan | 2:17 | 28,292 | ---- | |
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 6 | 71-91 | 4 | 28.0 | Santana | Robertson | Nathan | 2:27 | 20,160 | ----- | |
| 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.