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Franchise Encyclopedia: 2005 / 2007
95-67, Finished 2nd in AL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim Leyland (95-67)
Scored 822 runs, Allowed 675 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 95-67
Ballparks: Comerica Park · Attendance: 2,595,937 (5th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 99
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Lost World Series (4-1) to St. Louis Cardinals Won AL Championship Series (4-0) over Oakland Athletics Won AL Division Series (3-1) over New York Yankees |
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| Season Summary | 95-67, Final Rank:2, GB: 1.0 | |
| Days in First | 131 | last on Saturday, Sep 30, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 147 | last on Sep 30, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 10 | last on Monday, Aug 7, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 3.5 | last on Tuesday, May 9, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 40 | last on Monday, Aug 7 |
| Most Games under .500 | never | |
| Longest Winning Streak | 8 | Saturday, May 20 to Saturday, May 27 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 5 | Tuesday, Aug 8 to Sunday, Aug 13 and Wednesday, Sep 27 to Sunday, Oct 1 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 13 | Thursday, Apr 13 |
| Most Runs Scored | 18 | Saturday, Apr 29 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 13 | Monday, Jun 12 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 8 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 16 | |
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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 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 1 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Rogers | Elarton | Rodney | 2:39 | 41,054 | + | |
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 14 | 3 | 2-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Bonderman | Mays | 2:38 | 11,265 | ++ | ||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 10 | 6 | 3-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | Robertson | Dickey | 2:40 | 21,713 | +++ | ||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 2 | 4-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | Maroth | Koronka | Rodney | 2:37 | 21,155 | ++++ | |
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 7 | 0 | 5-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | Verlander | Millwood | 2:11 | 35,066 | +++++ | ||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 5 | 5-1 | 1 | Tied | Padilla | Rogers | Cordero | 2:35 | 31,032 | - | |
| 7 | 7 | Monday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 5-2 | 2 | 0.5 | Garcia | Bonderman | Jenks | 2:14 | 44,179 | -- | ||
| 8 | 8 | Wednesday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 5-3 | 2 | 1.0 | Contreras | Robertson | Jenks | 2:14 | 12,601 | --- | ||
| 9 | 9 | Thursday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 9 | 13 | 5-4 | 2 | 1.0 | Garland | Verlander | 3:12 | 14,027 | ---- | |||
| 10 | 10 | Friday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 1 | 6-4 | 1 | Tied | Rogers | Westbrook | 2:25 | 27,358 | + | |||
| 11 | 11 | Saturday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 7 | 6-5 | 2 | 1.0 | Carmona | Bonderman | 2:38 | 30,107 | - | |||
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 7-5 | 1 | Tied | Maroth | Lee | Rodney | 2:18 | 14,303 | + | ||
| 13 | 13 | Monday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 10 | 7-6 | 3 | 1.0 | Byrd | Robertson | 2:22 | 19,126 | - | |||
| 14 | 14 | Tuesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 4 | 7-7 | 3 | 2.0 | Duchscherer | Verlander | Street | 2:15 | 16,857 | -- | |
| 15 | 15 | Wednesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 11 | 4 | 8-7 | 3 | 2.0 | Rogers | Blanton | 2:36 | 18,309 | + | ||
| 16 | 16 | Thursday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 9-7 | 2 | 1.5 | Rodney | Duchscherer | 2:41 | 15,489 | ++ | ||
| 17 | 17 | Friday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 2 | 1 | 10-7 | 2 | 1.5 | Maroth | Washburn | Jones | 2:33 | 35,237 | +++ | |
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 2 | 0 | 11-7 | 2 | 1.5 | Robertson | Meche | Rodney | 2:34 | 27,893 | ++++ | |
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 6 | 4 | 12-7 | 2 | 1.5 | Verlander | Hernandez | Jones | 2:45 | 28,659 | +++++ | |
| 20 | 20 | Monday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | L | 0 | 3 | 12-8 | 2 | 1.5 | Santana | Rogers | Rodriguez | 2:26 | 39,776 | - | |
| 21 | 21 | Tuesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | W | 5 | 2 | 13-8 | 2 | 1.5 | Bonderman | Carrasco | Jones | 2:29 | 40,007 | + | |
| 22 | 22 | Wednesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | L | 0 | 4 | 13-9 | 2 | 1.5 | Lackey | Maroth | 2:15 | 37,532 | - | ||
| 23 | 23 | Friday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 9 | 0 | 14-9 | 2 | 1.5 | Robertson | Radke | 2:53 | 23,263 | + | |||
| 24 | 24 | Saturday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 18 | 1 | 15-9 | 2 | 1.5 | Verlander | Silva | 2:56 | 24,258 | ++ | |||
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 6 | 0 | 16-9 | 2 | 1.5 | Rogers | Lohse | 2:01 | 24,323 | +++ | |||
| 26 | 26 | Monday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 3 | 2 | 17-9 | 2 | 1.5 | Bonderman | Hernandez | Jones | 2:16 | 9,597 | ++++ | ||
| 27 | 27 | Tuesday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 1 | 18-9 | 2 | 0.5 | Maroth | Redman | Jones | 2:17 | 12,415 | +++++ | ||
| 28 | 28 | Wednesday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | LAA | W | 2 | 1 | 19-9 | 2 | 0.5 | Zumaya | Weaver | Rodney | 2:20 | 17,171 | ++++++ | ||
| 29 | 29 | Thursday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | LAA | L | 2 | 7 | 19-10 | 2 | 1.5 | Gregg | Verlander | 2:12 | 24,879 | - | |||
| 30 | 30 | Friday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 9 | 6 | 20-10 | 2 | 0.5 | Rogers | Lohse | Jones | 2:50 | 23,892 | + | |
| 31 | 31 | Saturday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 6 | 7 | 20-11 | 2 | 1.5 | Rincon | Jones | 2:41 | 20,907 | - | ||
| 32 | 32 | Sunday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 4 | 20-12 | 2 | 2.5 | Santana | Maroth | Nathan | 2:22 | 20,548 | -- | |
| 33 | 33 | Tuesday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 6 | 7 | 20-13 | 2 | 3.5 | Hawkins | Rodney | Ray | 3:07 | 16,566 | --- | |
| 34 | 34 | Wednesday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 3 | 21-13 | 2 | 2.5 | Verlander | Lopez | Jones | 2:38 | 15,548 | + | |
| 35 | 35 | Friday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 4 | 22-13 | 2 | 1.5 | Rogers | Lee | Jones | 2:37 | 23,588 | ++ | |
| 36 | 36 | Saturday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 0 | 23-13 | 2 | 0.5 | Bonderman | Sabathia | Jones | 2:26 | 24,051 | +++ | |
| 37 | 37 | Sunday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 24-13 | 2 | 0.5 | Maroth | Johnson | Rodney | 2:46 | 21,875 | ++++ | |
| 38 | 38 | Tuesday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 7 | 4 | 25-13 | 1 | Tied | Robertson | Lohse | Jones | 2:58 | 18,115 | +++++ | ||
| 39 | 39 | Wednesday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 2 | 0 | 26-13 | 1 | Tied | Verlander | Santana | Jones | 2:02 | 16,669 | ++++++ | ||
| 40 | 40 | Thursday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 5 | 3 | 27-13 | 1 | up 1.0 | Rogers | Radke | Jones | 2:44 | 26,732 | +++++++ | ||
| 41 | 41 | Friday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | CIN | L | 4 | 9 | 27-14 | 1 | Tied | Claussen | Bonderman | 2:44 | 26,933 | - | |||
| 42 | 42 | Saturday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | CIN | W | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28-14 | 1 | Tied | Rodney | Weathers | 3:04 | 43,128 | + | ||
| 43 | 43 | Sunday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | CIN | W | 1 | 0 | 29-14 | 1 | up 1.0 | Rodney | Harang | Jones | 2:18 | 31,515 | ++ | ||
| 44 | 44 | Monday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 0 | 30-14 | 1 | up 1.0 | Verlander | Affeldt | 2:20 | 9,746 | +++ | ||
| 45 | 45 | Tuesday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 5 | 31-14 | 1 | up 1.0 | Zumaya | Dessens | Jones | 3:09 | 15,556 | ++++ | |
| 46 | 46 | Wednesday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 3 | 32-14 | 1 | up 1.0 | Bonderman | Gobble | Jones | 2:40 | 10,745 | +++++ | |
| 47 | 47 | Thursday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 13 | 8 | 33-14 | 1 | up 1.5 | Zumaya | Dessens | 3:37 | 11,488 | ++++++ | ||
| 48 | 48 | Friday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 8 | 3 | 34-14 | 1 | up 2.5 | Robertson | Westbrook | 2:23 | 31,241 | +++++++ | |||
| 49 | 49 | Saturday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 35-14 | 1 | up 3.5 | Verlander | Byrd | Jones | 2:06 | 37,102 | ++++++++ | ||
| 50 | 50 | Sunday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 9 | 35-15 | 1 | up 2.5 | Johnson | Rogers | 3:07 | 37,908 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Monday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 4 | 35-16 | 1 | up 1.5 | Johnson | Bonderman | 2:43 | 39,759 | -- | |||
| 52 | 52 | Tuesday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 6 | 11 | 11 | 35-17 | 1 | up 1.5 | Rivera | Jones | 4:04 | 24,765 | --- | ||
| 53 | 53 | Wednesday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 6 | 35-18 | 1 | up 1.5 | Mussina | Robertson | 2:28 | 23,757 | ---- | |||
| 54 | 54 | Thursday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 6 | 36-18 | 1 | up 2.5 | Rodney | Farnsworth | 3:25 | 27,231 | + | |||
| 55 | 55 | Friday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 36-19 | 1 | up 2.5 | Seanez | Jones | Papelbon | 3:04 | 35,531 | - | ||
| 56 | 56 | Saturday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 2 | 37-19 | 1 | up 2.5 | Bonderman | Wakefield | Rodney | 2:17 | 40,872 | + | ||
| 57 | 57 | Sunday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 8 | 37-20 | 1 | up 2.5 | Clement | Miner | 3:26 | 35,764 | - | |||
| 58 | 58 | Tuesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 37-21 | 1 | up 1.5 | McCarthy | Rodney | Jenks | 2:42 | 37,192 | -- | |
| 59 | 59 | Wednesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 37-22 | 1 | up 0.5 | Contreras | Verlander | Jenks | 2:31 | 37,612 | --- | |
| 60 | 60 | Thursday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 2 | 38-22 | 1 | up 1.5 | Rogers | Garland | 2:29 | 37,354 | + | ||
| 61 | 61 | Friday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 5 | 10 | 38-23 | 1 | up 0.5 | Frasor | Jones | 3:39 | 21,425 | - | ||
| 62 | 62 | Saturday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 5 | 3 | 39-23 | 1 | up 0.5 | Miner | Lilly | Jones | 2:24 | 27,021 | + | |
| 63 | 63 | Sunday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 10 | 5 | 40-23 | 1 | up 1.5 | Robertson | Taubenheim | Zumaya | 3:24 | 30,404 | ++ | |
| 64 | 64 | Monday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | TBD | W | 4 | 3 | 13 | 41-23 | 1 | up 1.5 | Jones | Meadows | 4:00 | 16,302 | +++ | ||
| 65 | 65 | Tuesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | TBD | W | 7 | 1 | 42-23 | 1 | up 1.5 | Rogers | McClung | 2:33 | 20,935 | ++++ | |||
| 66 | 66 | Wednesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | TBD | L | 1 | 5 | 12 | 42-24 | 1 | up 1.5 | Meadows | Jones | 3:24 | 25,265 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Thursday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | TBD | W | 6 | 2 | 43-24 | 1 | up 1.5 | Miner | Fossum | 2:25 | 28,269 | + | |||
| 68 | 68 | Friday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHC | W | 5 | 3 | 44-24 | 1 | up 1.5 | Robertson | Rusch | Jones | 3:02 | 40,683 | ++ | |
| 69 | 69 | Saturday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHC | W | 9 | 3 | 45-24 | 1 | up 1.5 | Verlander | Marmol | 3:05 | 41,459 | +++ | ||
| 70 | 70 | Sunday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHC | W | 12 | 3 | 46-24 | 1 | up 1.5 | Rogers | Prior | 2:32 | 39,938 | ++++ | ||
| 71 | 71 | Monday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 3 | 1 | 47-24 | 1 | up 2.0 | Bonderman | Wise | Jones | 2:46 | 29,623 | +++++ | |
| 72 | 72 | Tuesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 10 | 1 | 48-24 | 1 | up 2.0 | Miner | Helling | 2:14 | 33,119 | ++++++ | ||
| 73 | 73 | Wednesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 4 | 48-25 | 1 | up 1.0 | Capuano | Zumaya | Turnbow | 2:41 | 31,222 | - | |
| 74 | 74 | Friday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | STL | W | 10 | 6 | 49-25 | 1 | up 0.5 | Verlander | Carpenter | 2:42 | 42,238 | + | |||
| 75 | 75 | Saturday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | STL | W | 7 | 6 | 10 | 50-25 | 1 | up 0.5 | Zumaya | Johnson | 3:42 | 42,535 | ++ | ||
| 76 | 76 | Sunday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | STL | W | 4 | 1 | 51-25 | 1 | up 1.5 | Ledezma | Ponson | Jones | 2:31 | 40,644 | +++ | ||
| 77 | 77 | Monday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | HOU | W | 10 | 4 | 52-25 | 1 | up 2.0 | Miner | Rodriguez | 3:01 | 24,285 | ++++ | |||
| 78 | 78 | Tuesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | HOU | W | 4 | 0 | 53-25 | 1 | up 2.0 | Robertson | Clemens | 2:43 | 39,852 | +++++ | |||
| 79 | 79 | Wednesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | HOU | W | 5 | 0 | 54-25 | 1 | up 2.0 | Verlander | Pettitte | 2:23 | 29,249 | ++++++ | |||
| 80 | 80 | Friday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | PIT | W | 7 | 6 | 55-25 | 1 | up 2.5 | Colon | Wells | Jones | 3:04 | 27,318 | +++++++ | |
| 81 | 81 | Saturday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | PIT | L | 2 | 9 | 55-26 | 1 | up 1.5 | Capps | Grilli | 3:02 | 37,111 | - | ||
| 82 | 82 | Sunday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | PIT | W | 9 | 8 | 56-26 | 1 | up 2.5 | Miner | Snell | Jones | 3:17 | 28,136 | + | |
| 83 | 83 | Monday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 5 | 56-27 | 1 | up 2.5 | Blanton | Robertson | Street | 2:15 | 35,077 | - | |
| 84 | 84 | Tuesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 56-28 | 1 | up 1.5 | Gaudin | Rodney | 2:49 | 21,096 | -- | |
| 85 | 85 | Wednesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 10 | 4 | 57-28 | 1 | up 1.5 | Rogers | Saarloos | Colon | 2:35 | 22,210 | + | |
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 6 | 1 | 58-28 | 1 | up 2.0 | Bonderman | Pineiro | 2:24 | 31,727 | ++ | ||
| 87 | 87 | Saturday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 2 | 1 | 59-28 | 1 | up 3.0 | Miner | Washburn | Jones | 2:47 | 32,404 | +++ | |
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 3 | 59-29 | 1 | up 2.0 | Meche | Robertson | Putz | 2:08 | 37,364 | - | |
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 6 | 4 | 60-29 | 1 | up 2.5 | Bonderman | Duckworth | Jones | 3:08 | 31,967 | + | ||
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 10 | 9 | 61-29 | 1 | up 3.5 | Jones | Affeldt | 3:32 | 38,442 | ++ | |||
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 6 | 0 | 62-29 | 1 | up 4.5 | Verlander | Gobble | 2:44 | 40,210 | +++ | |||
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 6 | 9 | 62-30 | 1 | up 4.5 | Elarton | Miner | MacDougal | 3:22 | 37,893 | - | ||
| 93 | 93 | Tuesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 7 | 62-31 | 1 | up 3.5 | Garland | Robertson | 2:28 | 39,153 | -- | |||
| 94 | 94 | Wednesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 63-31 | 1 | up 4.5 | Bonderman | Vazquez | 2:36 | 39,593 | + | |||
| 95 | 95 | Thursday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 64-31 | 1 | up 5.5 | Zumaya | Contreras | Jones | 2:29 | 41,075 | ++ | ||
| 96 | 96 | Friday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 7 | 4 | 65-31 | 1 | up 6.5 | Verlander | Haren | 2:36 | 40,687 | +++ | |||
| 97 | 97 | Saturday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 5 | 9 | 65-32 | 1 | up 6.5 | Blanton | Ledezma | 2:59 | 38,923 | - | |||
| 98 | 98 | Sunday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 8 | 4 | 66-32 | 1 | up 6.5 | Robertson | Loaiza | 2:18 | 40,355 | + | |||
| 99 | 99 | Monday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 7 | 67-32 | 1 | up 7.5 | Bonderman | Lee | Jones | 3:48 | 19,045 | ++ | |
| 100 | 100 | Tuesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 7 | 12 | 67-33 | 1 | up 7.5 | Davis | Rogers | 3:10 | 28,085 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Wednesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 68-33 | 1 | up 8.5 | Verlander | Sabathia | Jones | 2:55 | 31,220 | + | |
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 69-33 | 1 | up 8.5 | Rodney | Rincon | Jones | 2:42 | 45,478 | ++ |
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 6 | 70-33 | 1 | up 8.5 | Robertson | Radke | Jones | 2:49 | 45,496 | +++ | |
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 6 | 70-34 | 1 | up 8.5 | Neshek | Bonderman | Nathan | 3:04 | 43,204 | - | |
| 105 | 105 | Monday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBD | L | 3 | 7 | 70-35 | 1 | up 7.5 | Fossum | Rogers | 2:40 | 15,065 | -- | ||
| 106 | 106 | Tuesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBD | W | 10 | 4 | 71-35 | 1 | up 7.5 | Verlander | Howell | 3:17 | 13,808 | + | ||
| 107 | 107 | Wednesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBD | W | 8 | 3 | 72-35 | 1 | up 8.5 | Grilli | Switzer | 3:09 | 13,126 | ++ | ||
| 108 | 108 | Thursday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBD | L | 1 | 2 | 72-36 | 1 | up 8.0 | McClung | Robertson | Meadows | 2:28 | 12,665 | - | |
| 109 | 109 | Friday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 6 | 73-36 | 1 | up 8.0 | Colon | Cabrera | Jones | 2:55 | 41,502 | + | ||
| 110 | 110 | Saturday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 74-36 | 1 | up 8.0 | Zumaya | Carmona | 2:39 | 43,015 | ++ | |||
| 111 | 111 | Sunday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 75-36 | 1 | up 9.0 | Ledezma | Sabathia | Jones | 2:42 | 39,178 | +++ | ||
| 112 | 112 | Monday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 9 | 3 | 76-36 | 1 | up10.0 | Miner | Liriano | 2:32 | 34,870 | ++++ | |||
| 113 | 113 | Tuesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 4 | 76-37 | 1 | up 9.0 | Radke | Robertson | Nathan | 3:00 | 35,624 | - | ||
| 114 | 114 | Wednesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 3 | 4 | 76-38 | 1 | up 8.5 | Santana | Zumaya | Nathan | 2:44 | 36,339 | -- | ||
| 115 | 115 | Friday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 5 | 76-39 | 1 | up 7.5 | Contreras | Verlander | 2:13 | 39,378 | --- | ||
| 116 | 116 | Saturday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 76-40 | 1 | up 6.5 | MacDougal | Rogers | Jenks | 2:25 | 38,873 | ---- | |
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 7 | 76-41 | 1 | up 5.5 | Garcia | Miner | Jenks | 3:01 | 38,931 | ----- | |
| 118 | 118 | Monday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 4 | 77-41 | 1 | up 5.5 | Robertson | Beckett | Jones | 3:05 | 36,392 | + | |
| 119 | 119 | Tuesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 78-41 | 1 | up 6.5 | Rodney | Timlin | Jones | 2:54 | 36,179 | ++ | |
| 120 | 120 | Wednesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 6 | 78-42 | 1 | up 6.5 | Wells | Verlander | Papelbon | 2:47 | 36,304 | - | |
| 121 | 121 | Thursday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 4 | 2 | 79-42 | 1 | up 6.5 | Rogers | Volquez | Jones | 2:57 | 34,756 | + | ||
| 122 | 122 | Friday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 79-43 | 1 | up 6.5 | Millwood | Miner | Otsuka | 2:34 | 39,327 | - | ||
| 123 | 123 | Saturday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 1 | 3 | 79-44 | 1 | up 5.5 | Tejeda | Robertson | Otsuka | 2:25 | 41,643 | -- | ||
| 124 | 124 | Sunday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 6 | 7 | 79-45 | 1 | up 5.5 | Benoit | Grilli | Otsuka | 3:11 | 39,071 | --- | ||
| 125 | 125 | Monday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 1 | 80-45 | 1 | up 6.5 | Verlander | Contreras | 2:29 | 39,278 | + | |||
| 126 | 126 | Tuesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 0 | 81-45 | 1 | up 7.5 | Rogers | Buehrle | 2:28 | 39,361 | ++ | |||
| 127 | 127 | Wednesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 5 | 7 | 81-46 | 1 | up 6.5 | Garcia | Miner | Jenks | 3:10 | 40,187 | - | ||
| 128 | 128 | Thursday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 10 | 81-47 | 1 | up 5.5 | Garland | Robertson | 2:14 | 41,565 | -- | |||
| 129 | 129 | Friday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 81-48 | 1 | up 5.0 | Sowers | Bonderman | Betancourt | 2:47 | 33,416 | --- | |
| 130 | 130 | Saturday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 8 | 81-49 | 1 | up 4.0 | Westbrook | Verlander | Mastny | 2:49 | 29,138 | ---- | |
| 131 | 131 | Sunday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 1 | 82-49 | 1 | up 5.0 | Rogers | Lee | 2:37 | 28,342 | + | ||
| 132 | 132 | Wednesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 2 | 82-50 | 1 | up 4.5 | Wang | Robertson | Rivera | 2:37 | 52,585 | - | |
| 133 | 133 | Wednesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 3 | 83-50 | 1 | up 4.5 | Grilli | Proctor | Jones | 3:06 | 54,509 | + | |
| 134 | 134 | Thursday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 6 | 83-51 | 1 | up 4.5 | Johnson | Bonderman | Rivera | 2:54 | 54,771 | - | |
| 135 | 135 | Friday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | LAA | W | 9 | 0 | 84-51 | 1 | up 5.5 | Rogers | Santana | 2:50 | 37,509 | + | |||
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | LAA | L | 2 | 7 | 10 | 84-52 | 1 | up 4.5 | Rodriguez | Jones | 3:23 | 37,826 | - | ||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | LAA | L | 1 | 2 | 84-53 | 1 | up 4.5 | Escobar | Ledezma | Rodriguez | 2:25 | 38,688 | -- | ||
| 138 | 138 | Monday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 6 | 2 | 85-53 | 1 | up 5.0 | Robertson | Washburn | 2:08 | 32,948 | + | |||
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 3 | 4 | 85-54 | 1 | up 4.0 | Pineiro | Miller | Putz | 2:19 | 23,583 | - | ||
| 140 | 140 | Wednesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 85-55 | 1 | up 4.0 | Huber | Zumaya | Putz | 2:57 | 23,066 | -- | |
| 141 | 141 | Thursday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 7 | 2 | 86-55 | 1 | up 5.0 | Verlander | Baker | 2:33 | 21,229 | + | ||
| 142 | 142 | Friday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 5 | 9 | 86-56 | 1 | up 4.0 | Neshek | Ledezma | 3:14 | 29,042 | - | ||
| 143 | 143 | Saturday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 2 | 86-57 | 1 | up 3.0 | Bonser | Robertson | Nathan | 2:29 | 39,160 | -- | |
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 12 | 86-58 | 1 | up 2.0 | Santana | Bonderman | 2:54 | 40,158 | --- | ||
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 87-58 | 1 | up 1.5 | Rodney | Mahay | 2:25 | 24,196 | + | |||
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 3 | 11 | 87-59 | 1 | up 1.5 | Millwood | Verlander | 2:40 | 24,672 | - | |||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 17 | 2 | 88-59 | 1 | up 2.0 | Bonderman | Penn | 2:54 | 38,261 | + | |||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 2 | 0 | 89-59 | 1 | up 2.0 | Robertson | Benson | Jones | 2:14 | 39,030 | ++ | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 8 | 12 | 10 | 89-60 | 1 | up 1.0 | Ray | Grilli | 3:32 | 37,464 | - | ||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 2 | 90-60 | 1 | up 1.5 | Rogers | Buehrle | 2:54 | 39,427 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 7 | 90-61 | 1 | up 0.5 | Garcia | Verlander | 2:25 | 38,850 | - | ||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 2 | 91-61 | 1 | up 0.5 | Bonderman | Garland | 2:53 | 38,971 | + | ||
| 153 | 153 | Thursday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 91-62 | 1 | up 0.5 | Benson | Rodney | Ray | 2:47 | 17,877 | - | |
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 3 | 92-62 | 1 | up 1.5 | Ledezma | Hudson | 2:59 | 13,151 | + | ||
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 15 | 4 | 93-62 | 1 | up 1.5 | Rogers | Redman | 2:57 | 15,459 | ++ | ||
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 11 | 4 | 94-62 | 1 | up 1.5 | Verlander | Hernandez | 3:00 | 10,922 | +++ | ||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 4 | 3 | 95-62 | 1 | up 1.0 | Bonderman | McGowan | Jones | 2:56 | 27,908 | ++++ | ||
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 4 | 7 | 95-63 | 1 | up 1.0 | Lilly | Robertson | Ryan | 3:16 | 26,430 | - | ||
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 6 | 8 | 95-64 | 1 | Tied | Burnett | Rogers | Ryan | 3:06 | 28,670 | -- | ||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 7 | 9 | 11 | 95-65 | 1 | Tied | Greinke | Walker | Peralta | 3:42 | 37,243 | --- | |
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 6 | 9 | 95-66 | 1 | Tied | Wellemeyer | Miner | Gobble | 3:22 | 40,071 | ---- | ||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 8 | 10 | 12 | 95-67 | 2 | 1.0 | Gobble | Rogers | 4:37 | 40,155 | ----- | ||
| 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.