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| Season Summary | 74-88, Final Rank:5, GB: 14.5 | |
| Days in First | never | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 15 | last on Sep 24, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 3 | last on Jul 30 |
| Most Games under .500 | 15 | last on Sep 24 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 6 | Jun 10 to Jun 15 and Jun 25 to Jun 30 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 7 | Mar 31 to Apr 8 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 16 | Aug 17 |
| Most Runs Scored | 19 | Apr 23, May 24 and Jul 21 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 15 | Jul 6 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 12 | |
| 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 | Mar 31 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0-1 | 4 | 1.0 | Nunez | Bautista | Soria | 3:37 | 44,934 | - | |
| 2 | 2 | Apr 2 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 0 | 4 | 0-2 | 4 | 2.0 | Bannister | Rogers | 2:31 | 32,348 | -- | |||
| 3 | 3 | Apr 3 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 1 | 4 | 0-3 | 5 | 3.0 | Greinke | Bonderman | Soria | 2:45 | 32,735 | --- | ||
| 4 | 4 | Apr 4 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 5 | 8 | 0-4 | 5 | 3.0 | Logan | Grilli | Jenks | 3:10 | 34,569 | ---- | ||
| 5 | 5 | Apr 5 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 0-5 | 5 | 3.0 | Floyd | Miner | Jenks | 2:39 | 42,381 | ----- | ||
| 6 | 6 | Apr 6 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 13 | 0-6 | 5 | 4.0 | Buehrle | Verlander | 2:45 | 35,230 | ------ | |||
| 7 | 7 | Apr 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 5 | 0-7 | 5 | 5.0 | Matsuzaka | Rogers | 3:29 | 36,567 | ------- | ||
| 8 | 8 | Apr 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 2 | 1-7 | 5 | 5.0 | Bonderman | Lester | 3:45 | 37,190 | + | ||
| 9 | 9 | Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 6 | 12 | 1-8 | 5 | 5.0 | Wakefield | Robertson | Papelbon | 3:44 | 37,612 | - | |
| 10 | 10 | Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 2-8 | 5 | 4.0 | Lopez | Contreras | Jones | 3:13 | 26,094 | + | |
| 11 | 11 | Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 7 | 2-9 | 5 | 4.5 | Floyd | Verlander | 2:25 | 29,649 | - | ||
| 12 | 12 | Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 11 | 2-10 | 5 | 5.5 | Vazquez | Rogers | 2:34 | 26,294 | -- | ||
| 13 | 13 | Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 11 | 9 | 3-10 | 5 | 5.0 | Beltran | Neshek | Jones | 3:16 | 32,002 | + | ||
| 14 | 14 | Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 6 | 5 | 4-10 | 5 | 4.5 | Rapada | Crain | Jones | 2:36 | 30,901 | ++ | ||
| 15 | 15 | Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 13 | 2 | 5-10 | 4 | 4.5 | Galarraga | Sabathia | 3:17 | 17,644 | +++ | ||
| 16 | 16 | Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 11 | 5-11 | 5 | 4.5 | Carmona | Verlander | 3:23 | 21,547 | - | ||
| 17 | 17 | Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 8 | 4 | 6-11 | 5 | 4.5 | Rogers | Accardo | 3:08 | 24,294 | + | ||
| 18 | 18 | Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 3 | 6-12 | 5 | 4.5 | McGowan | Bonderman | Ryan | 2:54 | 31,052 | - | |
| 19 | 19 | Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 3 | 5 | 6-13 | 5 | 5.5 | Burnett | Robertson | Accardo | 2:54 | 30,139 | -- | |
| 20 | 20 | Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 5 | 1 | 7-13 | 5 | 5.0 | Galarraga | Marcum | 3:01 | 25,287 | + | ||
| 21 | 21 | Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 10 | 2 | 8-13 | 5 | 4.0 | Verlander | Padilla | 3:04 | 33,629 | ++ | |||
| 22 | 22 | Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 19 | 6 | 9-13 | 4 | 3.0 | Rapada | Francisco | 3:33 | 34,245 | +++ | |||
| 23 | 23 | Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 8 | 2 | 10-13 | 4 | 3.0 | Miner | Jennings | 2:54 | 39,058 | ++++ | |||
| 24 | 24 | Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | LAA | L | 3 | 4 | 10-14 | 5 | 3.5 | Santana | Robertson | Rodriguez | 2:46 | 40,380 | - | ||
| 25 | 25 | Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | LAA | W | 6 | 4 | 11-14 | 5 | 3.0 | Lopez | O'Day | Jones | 2:41 | 42,068 | + | ||
| 26 | 26 | Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | LAA | L | 2 | 6 | 11-15 | 5 | 4.0 | Weaver | Verlander | 2:56 | 36,347 | - | |||
| 27 | 27 | Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 4 | 12-15 | 4 | 2.5 | Rogers | Hughes | Jones | 3:26 | 49,194 | + | |
| 28 | 28 | Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 2 | 13-15 | 3 | 1.5 | Bonderman | Pettitte | 2:48 | 49,513 | ++ | ||
| 29 | 29 | May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 4 | 14-15 | 2 | 1.0 | Robertson | Albaladejo | 3:30 | 50,993 | +++ | ||
| 30 | 30 | May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 11 | 14-16 | 4 | 1.0 | Hernandez | Galarraga | 3:00 | 33,628 | - | ||
| 31 | 31 | May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 4 | 14-17 | 4 | 2.0 | Bass | Verlander | Nathan | 2:39 | 28,985 | -- | |
| 32 | 32 | May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 6 | 7 | 14-18 | 5 | 3.0 | Guerrier | Miner | Nathan | 2:46 | 29,821 | --- | |
| 33 | 33 | May 5 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 6 | 14-19 | 5 | 3.5 | Matsuzaka | Bonderman | Papelbon | 3:29 | 39,478 | ---- | ||
| 34 | 34 | May 6 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 5 | 14-20 | 5 | 3.5 | Wakefield | Robertson | 2:21 | 38,564 | ----- | |||
| 35 | 35 | May 7 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 10 | 9 | 15-20 | 5 | 3.5 | Jones | Papelbon | 3:55 | 38,062 | + | |||
| 36 | 36 | May 8 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 5 | 15-21 | 5 | 3.5 | Beckett | Verlander | 2:52 | 38,952 | - | |||
| 37 | 37 | May 9 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 5 | 16-21 | 4 | 3.5 | Rogers | Igawa | 3:03 | 44,062 | + | |||
| 38 | 38 | May 10 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 16-22 | 4 | 3.5 | Rasner | Bonderman | Rivera | 2:51 | 44,580 | - | ||
| 39 | 39 | May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 3 | 16-23 | 5 | 4.5 | Nunez | Cruceta | Soria | 2:38 | 11,703 | -- | |
| 40 | 40 | May 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 0 | 2 | 16-24 | 5 | 5.0 | Hochevar | Verlander | Soria | 2:48 | 14,053 | --- | |
| 41 | 41 | May 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 4 | 8 | 16-25 | 5 | 6.0 | Meche | Rogers | 2:53 | 34,734 | ---- | ||
| 42 | 42 | May 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | ARI | L | 3 | 4 | 16-26 | 5 | 6.0 | Haren | Miner | Pena | 2:46 | 33,531 | ----- | |
| 43 | 43 | May 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | ARI | W | 3 | 2 | 17-26 | 5 | 5.0 | Galarraga | Scherzer | Jones | 3:13 | 48,804 | + | |
| 44 | 44 | May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | ARI | L | 0 | 4 | 17-27 | 5 | 6.0 | Johnson | Robertson | 2:30 | 38,793 | - | ||
| 45 | 45 | May 20 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 12 | 8 | 18-27 | 5 | 6.0 | Verlander | Silva | Jones | 2:49 | 39,463 | + | ||
| 46 | 46 | May 21 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 9 | 4 | 19-27 | 5 | 6.0 | Rogers | Washburn | 2:39 | 36,495 | ++ | |||
| 47 | 47 | May 22 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 9 | 2 | 20-27 | 5 | 6.0 | Bonderman | Batista | Dolsi | 2:44 | 40,166 | +++ | ||
| 48 | 48 | May 23 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 4 | 9 | 20-28 | 5 | 6.0 | Slowey | Galarraga | 3:22 | 40,732 | - | |||
| 49 | 49 | May 24 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 19 | 3 | 21-28 | 4 | 5.0 | Robertson | Bonser | 2:53 | 41,137 | + | |||
| 50 | 50 | May 25 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 6 | 21-29 | 4 | 6.0 | Perkins | Cruceta | 2:42 | 42,413 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | May 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | L | 0 | 1 | 12 | 21-30 | 4 | 7.0 | Arredondo | Dolsi | 3:52 | 41,031 | -- | |
| 52 | 52 | May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | L | 2 | 3 | 21-31 | 4 | 7.0 | Santana | Lopez | 2:20 | 36,569 | --- | ||
| 53 | 53 | May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | W | 6 | 2 | 22-31 | 4 | 7.0 | Galarraga | Saunders | 2:35 | 42,191 | + | ||
| 54 | 54 | May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 7 | 4 | 23-31 | 4 | 6.5 | Robertson | Silva | Jones | 2:35 | 34,019 | ++ | |
| 55 | 55 | May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 0 | 5 | 23-32 | 4 | 6.5 | Hernandez | Verlander | 2:28 | 33,441 | - | ||
| 56 | 56 | Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 7 | 5 | 24-32 | 4 | 5.5 | Miner | Putz | 3:07 | 38,610 | + | ||
| 57 | 57 | Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 3 | 24-33 | 4 | 6.0 | Street | Cruceta | 2:48 | 11,772 | - | ||
| 58 | 58 | Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 24-34 | 4 | 7.0 | Gaudin | Seay | 3:50 | 10,871 | -- | |
| 59 | 59 | Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 10 | 24-35 | 4 | 8.0 | Duchscherer | Robertson | 2:44 | 19,258 | --- | ||
| 60 | 60 | Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 24-36 | 4 | 9.5 | Byrd | Verlander | Borowski | 2:30 | 40,990 | ---- | ||
| 61 | 61 | Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 8 | 4 | 25-36 | 4 | 9.5 | Miner | Kobayashi | Jones | 2:45 | 42,193 | + | ||
| 62 | 62 | Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 2 | 26-36 | 4 | 9.5 | Galarraga | Sowers | Jones | 3:08 | 39,941 | ++ | ||
| 63 | 63 | Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 8 | 26-37 | 4 | 10.5 | Lee | Willis | 3:06 | 38,440 | - | |||
| 64 | 64 | Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 4 | 27-37 | 4 | 9.5 | Robertson | Contreras | Jones | 2:34 | 38,295 | + | ||
| 65 | 65 | Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 1 | 28-37 | 4 | 8.5 | Verlander | Vazquez | 2:13 | 38,693 | ++ | |||
| 66 | 66 | Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 29-37 | 4 | 7.5 | Jones | Dotel | 2:04 | 40,297 | +++ | |||
| 67 | 67 | Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | LAD | W | 5 | 0 | 30-37 | 4 | 7.5 | Galarraga | Lowe | Dolsi | 2:34 | 40,430 | ++++ | ||
| 68 | 68 | Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | LAD | W | 12 | 7 | 31-37 | 4 | 6.5 | Bonine | Penny | 3:01 | 42,348 | +++++ | |||
| 69 | 69 | Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | LAD | W | 5 | 4 | 32-37 | 4 | 5.5 | Robertson | Park | Jones | 2:50 | 41,189 | ++++++ | ||
| 70 | 70 | Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | SFG | L | 6 | 8 | 32-38 | 4 | 6.0 | Yabu | Dolsi | 2:45 | 33,317 | - | ||
| 71 | 71 | Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | SFG | W | 5 | 1 | 33-38 | 3 | 6.0 | Rogers | Sanchez | 2:43 | 33,636 | + | ||
| 72 | 72 | Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | SFG | W | 7 | 2 | 34-38 | 3 | 6.0 | Galarraga | Zito | 3:11 | 38,194 | ++ | ||
| 73 | 73 | Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | SDP | L | 2 | 6 | 34-39 | 3 | 6.5 | Bell | Rodney | 2:36 | 40,683 | - | ||
| 74 | 74 | Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | SDP | W | 7 | 5 | 35-39 | 3 | 5.5 | Robertson | Baek | Jones | 2:52 | 34,749 | + | |
| 75 | 75 | Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | SDP | W | 5 | 3 | 36-39 | 3 | 4.5 | Verlander | Wolf | Jones | 3:14 | 28,779 | ++ | |
| 76 | 76 | Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | STL | L | 4 | 8 | 36-40 | 3 | 5.5 | Looper | Rogers | 3:14 | 44,446 | - | |||
| 77 | 77 | Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | STL | W | 8 | 7 | 37-40 | 3 | 4.5 | Jones | McClellan | 3:21 | 40,091 | + | |||
| 78 | 78 | Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | STL | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 38-40 | 3 | 4.5 | Seay | Parisi | 3:31 | 41,022 | ++ | ||
| 79 | 79 | Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | COL | W | 7 | 1 | 39-40 | 3 | 4.5 | Bonine | Jimenez | 2:31 | 40,842 | +++ | |||
| 80 | 80 | Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | COL | W | 7 | 6 | 40-40 | 3 | 4.5 | Dolsi | Fuentes | 3:21 | 42,729 | ++++ | |||
| 81 | 81 | Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | COL | W | 4 | 3 | 41-40 | 3 | 4.5 | Rogers | Reynolds | Jones | 2:45 | 41,305 | +++++ | ||
| 82 | 82 | Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 4 | 42-40 | 3 | 4.5 | Fossum | Guerrier | Zumaya | 3:09 | 22,196 | ++++++ | |
| 83 | 83 | Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 6 | 42-41 | 3 | 5.5 | Baker | Robertson | Nathan | 2:46 | 23,754 | - | |
| 84 | 84 | Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 0 | 7 | 42-42 | 3 | 6.5 | Blackburn | Bonine | 2:30 | 30,102 | -- | ||
| 85 | 85 | Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 8 | 4 | 43-42 | 3 | 5.5 | Verlander | Silva | Rodney | 2:52 | 22,523 | + | |
| 86 | 86 | Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 4 | 43-43 | 3 | 5.5 | Bedard | Rogers | Morrow | 2:43 | 30,564 | - | |
| 87 | 87 | Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 3 | 43-44 | 3 | 6.5 | Batista | Rodney | Morrow | 2:36 | 30,373 | -- | |
| 88 | 88 | Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 2 | 1 | 15 | 44-44 | 3 | 6.5 | Lopez | Burke | Jones | 4:12 | 29,083 | + |
| 89 | 89 | Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 9 | 2 | 45-44 | 3 | 6.5 | Verlander | Sowers | 2:27 | 40,443 | ++ | |||
| 90 | 90 | Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 8 | 6 | 46-44 | 3 | 6.5 | Jones | Lewis | 3:00 | 41,062 | +++ | |||
| 91 | 91 | Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 6 | 7 | 11 | 46-45 | 3 | 6.5 | Guerrier | Dolsi | 3:57 | 41,952 | - | ||
| 92 | 92 | Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 3 | 46-46 | 3 | 6.5 | Perkins | Galarraga | Nathan | 2:59 | 42,352 | -- | ||
| 93 | 93 | Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 5 | 6 | 46-47 | 3 | 7.5 | Baker | Robertson | Nathan | 3:04 | 41,301 | --- | ||
| 94 | 94 | Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 4 | 2 | 47-47 | 3 | 6.5 | Verlander | Blackburn | Jones | 2:27 | 41,453 | + | ||
| 95 | 95 | Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 5 | 48-47 | 3 | 6.0 | Rogers | Olson | Jones | 2:51 | 23,224 | ++ | |
| 96 | 96 | Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 7 | 48-48 | 3 | 7.0 | Guthrie | Galarraga | Sherrill | 2:38 | 29,111 | - | |
| 97 | 97 | Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 10 | 11 | 10 | 48-49 | 3 | 7.0 | Sherrill | Dolsi | 3:48 | 31,525 | -- | |
| 98 | 98 | Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 1 | 49-49 | 3 | 6.0 | Verlander | Burres | 2:37 | 23,278 | + | ||
| 99 | 99 | Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 19 | 4 | 50-49 | 3 | 5.0 | Miner | Hochevar | 3:24 | 14,137 | ++ | ||
| 100 | 100 | Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 1 | 51-49 | 3 | 5.0 | Rogers | Davies | 3:07 | 22,074 | +++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 1 | 52-49 | 3 | 5.0 | Galarraga | Greinke | 2:41 | 16,594 | ++++ | ||
| 102 | 102 | Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 5 | 6 | 52-50 | 3 | 6.0 | Carrasco | Jones | Jenks | 2:52 | 44,393 | - | ||
| 103 | 103 | Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 6 | 7 | 52-51 | 3 | 7.0 | Danks | Verlander | Jenks | 3:05 | 45,280 | -- | ||
| 104 | 104 | Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 4 | 53-51 | 3 | 6.0 | Miner | Vazquez | 2:46 | 41,790 | + | |||
| 105 | 105 | Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 5 | 53-52 | 3 | 6.0 | Byrd | Rogers | 2:38 | 24,689 | - | ||
| 106 | 106 | Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 8 | 5 | 54-52 | 3 | 5.0 | Galarraga | Ginter | 3:25 | 30,625 | + | ||
| 107 | 107 | Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 14 | 12 | 13 | 55-52 | 3 | 5.0 | Fossum | Rincon | 5:33 | 26,596 | ++ | |
| 108 | 108 | Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 9 | 55-53 | 3 | 5.0 | Carmona | Verlander | 3:14 | 34,186 | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBR | L | 2 | 5 | 55-54 | 3 | 6.0 | Balfour | Miner | Percival | 3:29 | 26,403 | -- | |
| 110 | 110 | Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBR | L | 3 | 9 | 55-55 | 3 | 6.0 | Sonnanstine | Rogers | 3:29 | 36,048 | --- | ||
| 111 | 111 | Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBR | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 55-56 | 3 | 7.0 | Miller | Rodney | 3:45 | 33,438 | ---- | |
| 112 | 112 | Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 8 | 10 | 14 | 55-57 | 3 | 7.0 | Russell | Zumaya | 4:58 | 35,371 | ----- | |
| 113 | 113 | Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 5 | 55-58 | 3 | 8.0 | Danks | Verlander | 2:31 | 34,124 | ------ | ||
| 114 | 114 | Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 3 | 56-58 | 3 | 7.0 | Miner | Vazquez | Rodney | 3:08 | 36,383 | + | |
| 115 | 115 | Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 4 | 56-59 | 3 | 8.0 | Braden | Rogers | Ziegler | 2:37 | 41,457 | - | ||
| 116 | 116 | Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 10 | 2 | 57-59 | 3 | 8.0 | Galarraga | Meyer | 2:58 | 41,308 | + | |||
| 117 | 117 | Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 6 | 1 | 58-59 | 3 | 7.0 | Robertson | Smith | Rodney | 2:41 | 40,743 | ++ | ||
| 118 | 118 | Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 2 | 7 | 58-60 | 3 | 8.0 | Marcum | Verlander | 2:33 | 39,718 | - | |||
| 119 | 119 | Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 4 | 6 | 58-61 | 3 | 8.0 | Burnett | Zumaya | Ryan | 3:17 | 39,790 | -- | ||
| 120 | 120 | Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 3 | 4 | 58-62 | 3 | 9.0 | Purcey | Rogers | League | 2:52 | 39,073 | --- | ||
| 121 | 121 | Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 5 | 1 | 59-62 | 3 | 9.0 | Galarraga | Frasor | 2:44 | 41,259 | + | |||
| 122 | 122 | Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 11 | 59-63 | 3 | 9.5 | Cormier | Robertson | 3:17 | 40,546 | - | |||
| 123 | 123 | Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 60-63 | 3 | 9.5 | Verlander | Sarfate | Rodney | 2:53 | 41,727 | + | ||
| 124 | 124 | Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 8 | 16 | 60-64 | 3 | 10.5 | Cabrera | Fossum | 3:33 | 40,586 | - | |||
| 125 | 125 | Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 8 | 7 | 61-64 | 3 | 10.0 | Rogers | Francisco | Rodney | 3:25 | 17,786 | + | |
| 126 | 126 | Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 11 | 3 | 62-64 | 3 | 10.0 | Galarraga | Padilla | 3:05 | 18,470 | ++ | ||
| 127 | 127 | Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 9 | 62-65 | 3 | 11.0 | Millwood | Robertson | 2:30 | 19,403 | - | ||
| 128 | 128 | Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 4 | 3 | 63-65 | 3 | 11.0 | Verlander | Bannister | Rodney | 2:41 | 18,361 | + | |
| 129 | 129 | Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 4 | 0 | 64-65 | 3 | 10.0 | Miner | Davies | 2:38 | 27,346 | ++ | ||
| 130 | 130 | Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 7 | 64-66 | 3 | 10.0 | Duckworth | Rogers | 2:55 | 16,663 | - | ||
| 131 | 131 | Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 64-67 | 3 | 11.0 | Donnelly | Glover | Lewis | 3:12 | 39,196 | -- | |
| 132 | 132 | Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 10 | 64-68 | 4 | 12.0 | Lee | Lambert | 2:48 | 38,774 | --- | |||
| 133 | 133 | Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 7 | 9 | 64-69 | 4 | 12.0 | Carmona | Verlander | 3:20 | 38,519 | ---- | |||
| 134 | 134 | Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 6 | 3 | 65-69 | 4 | 11.0 | Miner | Davies | 2:52 | 40,206 | + | |||
| 135 | 135 | Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 3 | 13 | 65-70 | 4 | 11.0 | Duckworth | Rogers | 2:58 | 40,623 | - | |||
| 136 | 136 | Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 2 | 66-70 | 3 | 11.0 | Glover | Wells | Rodney | 2:56 | 39,782 | + | ||
| 137 | 137 | Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 9 | 13 | 66-71 | 4 | 11.0 | Bruney | Verlander | 3:46 | 44,336 | - | |||
| 138 | 138 | Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | LAA | L | 4 | 5 | 66-72 | 4 | 11.0 | Shields | Rodney | Rodriguez | 3:14 | 35,320 | -- | ||
| 139 | 139 | Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | LAA | W | 9 | 6 | 67-72 | 4 | 11.0 | Farnsworth | Arredondo | Rodney | 2:55 | 36,671 | + | ||
| 140 | 140 | Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | LAA | L | 1 | 7 | 67-73 | 4 | 11.5 | Santana | Rogers | 2:33 | 37,890 | - | |||
| 141 | 141 | Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 10 | 67-74 | 4 | 12.5 | Liriano | Galarraga | 2:33 | 24,424 | -- | ||
| 142 | 142 | Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 4 | 68-74 | 4 | 12.5 | Rapada | Guerrier | Rodney | 3:07 | 42,606 | + | |
| 143 | 143 | Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 7 | 5 | 69-74 | 4 | 11.5 | Lambert | Perkins | Rodney | 3:06 | 31,236 | ++ | |
| 144 | 144 | Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 14 | 8 | 70-74 | 3 | 11.0 | Fossum | Gonzalez | 3:29 | 37,981 | +++ | |||
| 145 | 145 | Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 3 | 70-75 | 4 | 10.5 | Devine | Rodney | Ziegler | 2:46 | 37,240 | - | ||
| 146 | 146 | Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 5 | 70-76 | 4 | 11.5 | Street | Galarraga | Ziegler | 3:06 | 37,194 | -- | ||
| 147 | 147 | Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 70-77 | 4 | 13.0 | Vazquez | Verlander | 2:17 | 0 | --- | ||
| 148 | 148 | Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 7 | 11 | 70-78 | 4 | 13.0 | Thornton | Seay | 3:16 | 28,238 | ---- | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 8 | 11 | 70-79 | 4 | 13.0 | Francisco | Farnsworth | 3:27 | 13,536 | ----- | ||
| 150 | 150 | Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 4 | 5 | 70-80 | 4 | 14.0 | Wright | Rodney | 2:35 | 14,659 | ------ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 17 | 4 | 71-80 | 4 | 13.0 | Garcia | Nippert | 3:24 | 17,808 | + | ||
| 152 | 152 | Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 71-81 | 4 | 13.5 | Perez | Dolsi | 2:52 | 33,733 | - | ||
| 153 | 153 | Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 71-82 | 4 | 13.5 | Sowers | Verlander | Lewis | 3:26 | 36,869 | -- | |
| 154 | 154 | Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 10 | 71-83 | 4 | 14.5 | Lewis | Willis | 3:17 | 36,957 | --- | ||
| 155 | 155 | Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 6 | 71-84 | 4 | 15.0 | Meche | Miner | 2:59 | 36,482 | ---- | |||
| 156 | 156 | Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 0 | 5 | 71-85 | 4 | 15.0 | Greinke | Garcia | 2:17 | 35,121 | ----- | |||
| 157 | 157 | Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 4 | 10 | 71-86 | 5 | 15.0 | Bannister | Robertson | 2:58 | 35,899 | ------ | |||
| 158 | 158 | Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | TBR | W | 7 | 5 | 72-86 | 5 | 14.5 | Galarraga | Kazmir | Rodney | 2:46 | 36,259 | + | ||
| 159 | 159 | Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | TBR | W | 6 | 4 | 73-86 | 5 | 13.5 | Verlander | Sonnanstine | Rodney | 3:07 | 39,617 | ++ | ||
| 160 | 160 | Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | TBR | W | 4 | 3 | 74-86 | 5 | 12.5 | Lopez | Niemann | Rodney | 2:43 | 40,756 | +++ | ||
| 161 | 161 | Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | TBR | L | 7 | 8 | 11 | 74-87 | 5 | 13.5 | Jackson | Lambert | Hammel | 3:47 | 40,373 | - | |
| 162 | 162 | Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 8 | 74-88 | 5 | 14.0 | Floyd | Galarraga | 3:14 | 35,923 | -- |
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