Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 2010 / 2012
95-67, Finished 1st in AL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim Leyland (95-67)
Scored 787 runs, Allowed 711 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 89-73
Ballparks: Comerica Park · Attendance: 2,642,045 (6th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
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Lost AL Championship Series (4-2) to Texas Rangers Won AL Division Series (3-2) over New York Yankees |
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| Season Summary | 95-67, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0 | |
| Days in First | 82 | last on Wednesday, Sep 28, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 91 | last on Sep 28, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 15 | last on Wednesday, Sep 28, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 8 | last on Tuesday, May 3, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 28 | last on Wednesday, Sep 28 |
| Most Games under .500 | 5 | last on Monday, May 2 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 12 | Friday, Sep 2 to Wednesday, Sep 14 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 26 to Monday, May 2 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 16 | Wednesday, Jun 29 |
| Most Runs Scored | 18 | Sunday, Sep 4 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Tuesday, Aug 9 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 5 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 14 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Thursday, Mar 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 6 | 0-1 | 4 | 0.5 | Chamberlain | Coke | Rivera | 3:02 | D | 48,226 | - | |
| 2 | 2 | Saturday, Apr 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 6 | 10 | 0-2 | 3 | 2.0 | Burnett | Penny | Rivera | 3:30 | D | 41,462 | -- | |
| 3 | 3 | Sunday, Apr 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 10 | 7 | 1-2 | 3 | 1.5 | Scherzer | Hughes | Valverde | 3:20 | D | 40,574 | + | |
| 4 | 4 | Monday, Apr 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 5 | 1-3 | 4 | 2.0 | Arrieta | Porcello | 2:37 | D | 46,593 | - | ||
| 5 | 5 | Wednesday, Apr 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 3 | 2-3 | 4 | 1.5 | Verlander | Bergesen | 2:51 | N | 12,451 | + | ||
| 6 | 6 | Thursday, Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 5 | 9 | 2-4 | 4 | 2.0 | Johnson | Thomas | 3:25 | N | 11,648 | - | ||
| 7 | 7 | Friday, Apr 8 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 5 | 2 | 3-4 | 4 | 2.0 | Scherzer | Davies | Valverde | 3:00 | D | 44,799 | + | ||
| 8 | 8 | Saturday, Apr 9 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 4 | 3.0 | Chen | Coke | Soria | 2:29 | D | 33,810 | - | ||
| 9 | 9 | Sunday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 5 | 9 | 3-6 | 4 | 4.0 | Hochevar | Porcello | Soria | 3:02 | D | 28,984 | -- | ||
| 10 | 10 | Monday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 5 | 5.0 | Ogando | Verlander | Feliz | 2:19 | D | 18,724 | --- | ||
| 11 | 11 | Tuesday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 5 | 4 | 4-7 | 5 | 4.0 | Valverde | O'Day | 3:20 | D | 20,609 | + | |||
| 12 | 12 | Wednesday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 5-7 | 4 | 3.0 | Valverde | Oliver | 3:12 | D | 20,526 | ++ | |||
| 13 | 13 | Thursday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 3 | 0 | 6-7 | 4 | 2.5 | Coke | Ross | Valverde | 2:48 | N | 11,129 | +++ | |
| 14 | 14 | Friday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7-7 | 4 | 2.5 | Villarreal | Fuentes | 3:28 | N | 21,853 | ++++ | |
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 6 | 7-8 | 4 | 3.5 | Braden | Verlander | 3:02 | N | 16,265 | - | ||
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 5 | 7-9 | 4 | 4.5 | Cahill | Penny | 2:39 | D | 16,460 | -- | ||
| 17 | 17 | Monday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 8 | 3 | 8-9 | 3 | 4.5 | Scherzer | Lueke | 3:34 | N | 12,774 | + | ||
| 18 | 18 | Tuesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 13 | 8-10 | 3 | 4.5 | Fister | Coke | 3:23 | N | 12,411 | - | ||
| 19 | 19 | Wednesday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 3 | 2 | 9-10 | 3 | 4.5 | Porcello | Bedard | Valverde | 2:32 | D | 13,339 | + | |
| 20 | 20 | Friday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 9 | 3 | 10-10 | 3 | 3.5 | Verlander | Buehrle | 2:30 | N | 23,537 | ++ | |||
| 21 | 21 | Saturday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 9 | 0 | 11-10 | 3 | 2.5 | Penny | Jackson | 3:01 | D | 35,227 | +++ | |||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 0 | 12-10 | 2 | 1.5 | Scherzer | Danks | Valverde | 2:19 | D | 17,784 | ++++ | ||
| 23 | 23 | Tuesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 3 | 7 | 12-11 | 2 | 2.5 | Hernandez | Coke | 2:42 | N | 18,027 | - | |||
| 24 | 24 | Wednesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 1 | 10 | 12-12 | 2 | 3.5 | Bedard | Verlander | 3:01 | N | 18,153 | -- | |||
| 25 | 25 | Thursday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 2 | 7 | 12-13 | 2 | 4.5 | Pineda | Penny | 3:09 | D | 21,176 | --- | |||
| 26 | 26 | Friday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 9 | 12-14 | 3 | 5.5 | Perez | Benoit | 3:11 | N | 15,568 | ---- | ||
| 27 | 27 | Saturday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12-15 | 3 | 6.5 | Sipp | Villarreal | 3:57 | N | 26,433 | ----- | |
| 28 | 28 | Sunday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 5 | 12-16 | 3 | 7.5 | Durbin | Benoit | Perez | 3:04 | D | 14,164 | ------ | |
| 29 | 29 | Monday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 5 | 12-17 | 3 | 8.0 | Chamberlain | Valverde | Rivera | 3:13 | N | 22,852 | ------- | ||
| 30 | 30 | Tuesday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 2 | 13-17 | 3 | 8.0 | Penny | Sabathia | Valverde | 2:54 | N | 23,551 | + | ||
| 31 | 31 | Wednesday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 0 | 14-17 | 3 | 7.0 | Scherzer | Garcia | 2:41 | N | 22,569 | ++ | |||
| 32 | 32 | Thursday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 15-17 | 3 | 7.0 | Porcello | Burnett | 2:58 | D | 30,572 | +++ | |||
| 33 | 33 | Friday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 4 | 7 | 15-18 | 3 | 7.0 | Litsch | Coke | Francisco | 2:52 | N | 19,711 | - | |
| 34 | 34 | Saturday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 9 | 0 | 16-18 | 3 | 7.0 | Verlander | Romero | 2:35 | D | 23,453 | + | ||
| 35 | 35 | Sunday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 5 | 2 | 17-18 | 3 | 6.0 | Penny | Reyes | Valverde | 2:35 | D | 17,392 | ++ | |
| 36 | 36 | Monday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 10 | 5 | 18-18 | 3 | 5.5 | Scherzer | Morrow | 3:26 | N | 11,785 | +++ | ||
| 37 | 37 | Tuesday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 10 | 2 | 19-18 | 2 | 5.5 | Porcello | Liriano | 3:14 | N | 38,949 | ++++ | ||
| 38 | 38 | Wednesday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 9 | 7 | 20-18 | 2 | 4.5 | Benoit | Capps | Valverde | 3:52 | D | 38,938 | +++++ | |
| 39 | 39 | Friday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 3 | 1 | 21-18 | 2 | 4.0 | Verlander | Hochevar | Valverde | 2:23 | N | 33,641 | ++++++ | ||
| 40 | 40 | Saturday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 3 | 0 | 22-18 | 2 | 3.5 | Penny | Francis | Valverde | 2:22 | D | 37,647 | +++++++ | ||
| 41 | 41 | Monday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 2 | 4 | 22-19 | 2 | 4.5 | Drabek | Benoit | Francisco | 2:53 | N | 20,444 | - | ||
| 42 | 42 | Wednesday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 1 | 22-20 | 2 | 5.0 | Bard | Schlereth | Papelbon | 3:02 | N | 37,311 | -- | |
| 43 | 43 | Thursday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 22-21 | 2 | 5.0 | Papelbon | Alburquerque | 3:08 | N | 37,660 | --- | ||
| 44 | 44 | Friday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | PIT | L | 1 | 10 | 22-22 | 2 | 6.0 | Karstens | Penny | 2:59 | N | 24,396 | ---- | ||
| 45 | 45 | Saturday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | PIT | L | 2 | 6 | 22-23 | 2 | 7.0 | Correia | Scherzer | Hanrahan | 3:08 | N | 37,958 | ----- | |
| 46 | 46 | Sunday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | PIT | W | 2 | 0 | 23-23 | 2 | 7.0 | Porcello | Maholm | Valverde | 2:37 | D | 25,124 | + | |
| 47 | 47 | Monday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | TBR | W | 6 | 3 | 24-23 | 2 | 7.0 | Furbush | Hellickson | 3:21 | N | 21,550 | ++ | |||
| 48 | 48 | Tuesday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | TBR | W | 7 | 6 | 25-23 | 2 | 6.0 | Alburquerque | Ramos | Benoit | 3:13 | N | 24,133 | +++ | ||
| 49 | 49 | Thursday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 14 | 8 | 25-24 | 2 | 6.0 | Aceves | Scherzer | 2:58 | D | 24,213 | - | ||
| 50 | 50 | Friday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 6 | 25-25 | 2 | 6.0 | Wakefield | Porcello | 2:41 | N | 34,046 | -- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Sunday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 25-26 | 2 | 6.0 | Albers | Valverde | Papelbon | 3:16 | D | 36,285 | --- | ||
| 52 | 52 | Sunday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 0 | 26-26 | 2 | 6.0 | Verlander | Beckett | Valverde | 2:51 | N | 39,873 | + | ||
| 53 | 53 | Monday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 6 | 5 | 27-26 | 2 | 5.0 | Alburquerque | Burnett | Valverde | 3:09 | D | 30,198 | ++ | ||
| 54 | 54 | Tuesday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 8 | 7 | 28-26 | 2 | 5.0 | Alburquerque | Dumatrait | Benoit | 3:16 | N | 22,649 | +++ | ||
| 55 | 55 | Wednesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 4 | 2 | 29-26 | 2 | 5.0 | Porcello | Baker | Valverde | 2:46 | N | 24,363 | ++++ | ||
| 56 | 56 | Friday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 6 | 29-27 | 2 | 4.5 | Buehrle | Oliver | Santos | 3:04 | N | 23,095 | - | |
| 57 | 57 | Saturday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 30-27 | 2 | 3.5 | Verlander | Crain | Valverde | 3:17 | N | 31,037 | + | |
| 58 | 58 | Sunday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 3 | 31-27 | 2 | 2.5 | Penny | Peavy | 3:25 | D | 25,149 | ++ | ||
| 59 | 59 | Monday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 13 | 7 | 32-27 | 2 | 1.5 | Scherzer | Lewis | 3:34 | N | 33,921 | +++ | ||
| 60 | 60 | Tuesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 8 | 1 | 33-27 | 2 | 1.5 | Porcello | Harrison | 3:13 | N | 35,165 | ++++ | ||
| 61 | 61 | Wednesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 7 | 33-28 | 2 | 1.5 | Ogando | Coke | 2:54 | N | 40,388 | - | ||
| 62 | 62 | Thursday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 4 | 1 | 34-28 | 2 | 1.0 | Verlander | Fister | Valverde | 2:17 | N | 22,090 | + | ||
| 63 | 63 | Friday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 2 | 3 | 34-29 | 2 | 1.0 | Ray | Penny | League | 2:53 | N | 30,511 | - | ||
| 64 | 64 | Saturday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 8 | 1 | 35-29 | 1 | Tied | Scherzer | Pineda | 2:23 | N | 38,398 | + | |||
| 65 | 65 | Sunday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 3 | 7 | 35-30 | 1 | Tied | Hernandez | Porcello | 2:53 | D | 31,572 | - | |||
| 66 | 66 | Monday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | TBR | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 36-30 | 1 | Tied | Purcey | Farnsworth | 3:37 | N | 30,938 | + | ||
| 67 | 67 | Tuesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 0 | 37-30 | 1 | up 1.0 | Verlander | Masterson | 2:24 | N | 28,128 | ++ | |||
| 68 | 68 | Wednesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 6 | 37-31 | 1 | Tied | Hernandez | Furbush | Perez | 3:34 | N | 26,711 | - | ||
| 69 | 69 | Thursday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 38-31 | 1 | up 1.0 | Scherzer | Talbot | 3:00 | D | 37,437 | + | |||
| 70 | 70 | Friday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | COL | L | 6 | 13 | 38-32 | 1 | Tied | Hammel | Porcello | 2:41 | N | 41,594 | - | ||
| 71 | 71 | Saturday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | COL | L | 4 | 5 | 38-33 | 2 | 1.0 | Jimenez | Coke | Street | 3:09 | N | 48,555 | -- | |
| 72 | 72 | Sunday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | COL | W | 9 | 1 | 39-33 | 2 | 1.0 | Verlander | Cook | 2:41 | D | 49,015 | + | ||
| 73 | 73 | Monday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAD | L | 0 | 4 | 39-34 | 2 | 1.0 | Kershaw | Penny | 2:44 | N | 29,355 | - | ||
| 74 | 74 | Tuesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAD | L | 1 | 6 | 39-35 | 2 | 1.0 | Billingsley | Scherzer | 3:06 | N | 37,769 | -- | ||
| 75 | 75 | Wednesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAD | W | 7 | 5 | 40-35 | 2 | 1.0 | Alburquerque | Lilly | Valverde | 3:41 | D | 30,332 | + | |
| 76 | 76 | Friday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | ARI | L | 6 | 7 | 40-36 | 2 | 1.0 | Vasquez | Purcey | Putz | 3:06 | N | 37,335 | - | ||
| 77 | 77 | Saturday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | ARI | W | 6 | 0 | 41-36 | 1 | Tied | Verlander | Collmenter | 2:35 | N | 43,163 | + | |||
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | ARI | W | 8 | 3 | 42-36 | 1 | up 1.0 | Alburquerque | Heilman | 3:06 | D | 41,036 | ++ | |||
| 79 | 79 | Monday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 4 | 2 | 43-36 | 1 | up 1.0 | Benoit | Rzepczynski | Valverde | 3:01 | N | 25,181 | +++ | ||
| 80 | 80 | Tuesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | NYM | L | 3 | 14 | 43-37 | 1 | up 1.0 | Dickey | Porcello | 3:03 | N | 28,480 | - | |||
| 81 | 81 | Wednesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | NYM | L | 9 | 16 | 43-38 | 1 | Tied | Capuano | Coke | 3:49 | N | 26,338 | -- | |||
| 82 | 82 | Thursday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | NYM | W | 5 | 2 | 44-38 | 1 | up 0.5 | Verlander | Pelfrey | Valverde | 3:15 | D | 31,861 | + | ||
| 83 | 83 | Friday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | SFG | L | 3 | 4 | 44-39 | 2 | 0.5 | Wilson | Valverde | Affeldt | 3:35 | N | 35,583 | - | ||
| 84 | 84 | Saturday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | SFG | L | 3 | 15 | 44-40 | 2 | 1.5 | Zito | Scherzer | Mota | 2:55 | N | 38,983 | -- | ||
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | SFG | W | 6 | 3 | 45-40 | 2 | 0.5 | Porcello | Affeldt | Valverde | 3:08 | D | 31,904 | + | ||
| 86 | 86 | Monday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | L | 1 | 5 | 45-41 | 2 | 1.5 | Pineiro | Furbush | 2:41 | N | 43,012 | - | ||
| 87 | 87 | Tuesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | L | 0 | 1 | 45-42 | 2 | 1.5 | Haren | Verlander | 2:32 | N | 39,006 | -- | ||
| 88 | 88 | Wednesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | W | 5 | 4 | 46-42 | 2 | 1.5 | Penny | Takahashi | Valverde | 3:11 | D | 31,549 | + | |
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 1 | 47-42 | 2 | 1.5 | Scherzer | Duffy | Valverde | 2:53 | N | 16,355 | ++ | |
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 4 | 48-42 | 2 | 0.5 | Porcello | Davies | Valverde | 3:15 | N | 34,563 | +++ | |
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 6 | 13 | 48-43 | 2 | 0.5 | Holland | Furbush | Teaford | 3:24 | N | 25,941 | - | |
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 2 | 1 | 49-43 | 1 | up 0.5 | Verlander | Francis | Valverde | 2:49 | D | 18,373 | + | |
| 93 | 93 | Friday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 8 | 49-44 | 2 | 1.0 | Floyd | Verlander | 3:06 | N | 43,593 | - | |||
| 94 | 94 | Saturday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 5 | 49-45 | 2 | 1.0 | Jackson | Scherzer | 2:46 | D | 40,984 | -- | |||
| 95 | 95 | Sunday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 50-45 | 1 | Tied | Penny | Humber | Valverde | 2:40 | D | 37,049 | + | ||
| 96 | 96 | Tuesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 8 | 3 | 51-45 | 1 | Tied | Porcello | Moscoso | 3:10 | N | 31,980 | ++ | |||
| 97 | 97 | Wednesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 5 | 7 | 51-46 | 1 | Tied | Devine | Purcey | Bailey | 3:16 | N | 31,975 | - | ||
| 98 | 98 | Thursday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 2 | 52-46 | 1 | up 0.5 | Verlander | Pavano | 2:55 | N | 40,149 | + | ||
| 99 | 99 | Friday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 2 | 53-46 | 1 | up 1.5 | Scherzer | Duensing | 3:15 | N | 40,691 | ++ | ||
| 100 | 100 | Saturday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 4 | 53-47 | 1 | up 1.0 | Baker | Penny | Nathan | 2:58 | D | 40,764 | - | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Sunday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 2 | 54-47 | 1 | up 2.0 | Porcello | Liriano | Valverde | 3:17 | D | 40,789 | + | |
| 102 | 102 | Monday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 6 | 54-48 | 1 | up 1.0 | Buehrle | Below | 3:00 | N | 37,110 | - | ||
| 103 | 103 | Tuesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 55-48 | 1 | up 2.0 | Verlander | Ohman | Valverde | 3:04 | N | 28,093 | + | |
| 104 | 104 | Wednesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 55-49 | 1 | up 2.0 | Danks | Scherzer | Santos | 2:50 | D | 26,978 | - | |
| 105 | 105 | Thursday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | LAA | L | 7 | 12 | 55-50 | 1 | up 1.5 | Cassevah | Penny | 3:31 | D | 33,489 | -- | |||
| 106 | 106 | Friday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | LAA | W | 12 | 2 | 56-50 | 1 | up 2.5 | Porcello | Chatwood | 2:44 | N | 40,551 | + | |||
| 107 | 107 | Saturday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | LAA | L | 1 | 5 | 56-51 | 1 | up 1.5 | Haren | Turner | 2:54 | D | 40,753 | - | |||
| 108 | 108 | Sunday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | LAA | W | 3 | 2 | 57-51 | 1 | up 2.5 | Verlander | Weaver | Valverde | 2:36 | D | 36,878 | + | ||
| 109 | 109 | Tuesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 6 | 5 | 58-51 | 1 | up 3.0 | Benoit | Adams | Valverde | 3:32 | N | 29,067 | ++ | ||
| 110 | 110 | Wednesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 5 | 4 | 59-51 | 1 | up 4.0 | Fister | Harrison | Valverde | 2:44 | N | 33,596 | +++ | ||
| 111 | 111 | Thursday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 2 | 5 | 59-52 | 1 | up 3.0 | Ogando | Penny | Feliz | 2:55 | D | 40,497 | - | ||
| 112 | 112 | Friday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 60-52 | 1 | up 4.0 | Schlereth | Crow | Valverde | 3:00 | N | 28,565 | + |
| 113 | 113 | Saturday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 4 | 3 | 61-52 | 1 | up 4.0 | Verlander | Duffy | Valverde | 2:58 | N | 25,818 | ++ | |
| 114 | 114 | Sunday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 61-53 | 1 | up 4.0 | Chen | Scherzer | Soria | 2:32 | D | 20,132 | - | |
| 115 | 115 | Tuesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 14 | 61-54 | 1 | up 3.0 | Herrmann | Pauley | 4:43 | N | 25,317 | -- | |
| 116 | 116 | Wednesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 10 | 61-55 | 1 | up 2.0 | Jimenez | Porcello | 2:38 | N | 23,258 | --- | ||
| 117 | 117 | Thursday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 62-55 | 1 | up 3.0 | Verlander | Hernandez | Valverde | 2:47 | N | 30,988 | + | |
| 118 | 118 | Friday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 63-55 | 1 | up 3.0 | Penny | Patton | Valverde | 3:13 | N | 21,465 | ++ | |
| 119 | 119 | Saturday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 5 | 64-55 | 1 | up 3.0 | Scherzer | Guthrie | Valverde | 2:48 | N | 24,114 | +++ | |
| 120 | 120 | Sunday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 5 | 8 | 64-56 | 1 | up 2.5 | Reyes | Fister | Johnson | 2:38 | D | 18,348 | - | |
| 121 | 121 | Monday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 6 | 9 | 64-57 | 1 | up 2.0 | Liriano | Porcello | Nathan | 2:49 | N | 36,211 | -- | ||
| 122 | 122 | Tuesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 7 | 1 | 65-57 | 1 | up 3.0 | Verlander | Blackburn | 2:52 | N | 40,589 | + | |||
| 123 | 123 | Wednesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 5 | 6 | 65-58 | 1 | up 2.0 | Capps | Valverde | Nathan | 3:30 | N | 34,835 | - | ||
| 124 | 124 | Friday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 66-58 | 1 | up 2.5 | Scherzer | Tomlin | Valverde | 2:41 | N | 44,222 | + | ||
| 125 | 125 | Saturday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 10 | 1 | 67-58 | 1 | up 3.5 | Fister | Huff | 2:42 | N | 44,629 | ++ | |||
| 126 | 126 | Sunday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 8 | 7 | 68-58 | 1 | up 4.5 | Coke | Jimenez | Valverde | 3:45 | D | 43,388 | +++ | ||
| 127 | 127 | Monday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBR | W | 5 | 2 | 69-58 | 1 | up 5.5 | Verlander | Niemann | 3:05 | N | 13,048 | ++++ | ||
| 128 | 128 | Tuesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBR | W | 2 | 1 | 70-58 | 1 | up 6.0 | Penny | Price | Coke | 3:17 | N | 11,475 | +++++ | |
| 129 | 129 | Wednesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBR | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 70-59 | 1 | up 6.0 | Peralta | Below | 3:22 | N | 13,910 | - | |
| 130 | 130 | Thursday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBR | W | 2 | 0 | 71-59 | 1 | up 6.5 | Fister | Hellickson | Valverde | 2:42 | D | 14,069 | + | |
| 131 | 131 | Friday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 1 | 72-59 | 1 | up 6.5 | Porcello | Diamond | 2:55 | N | 38,918 | ++ | ||
| 132 | 132 | Saturday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 4 | 73-59 | 1 | up 6.5 | Verlander | Pavano | Valverde | 2:51 | D | 40,179 | +++ | |
| 133 | 133 | Sunday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 11 | 73-60 | 1 | up 6.0 | Duensing | Penny | 2:49 | D | 39,130 | - | ||
| 134 | 134 | Monday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 5 | 9 | 73-61 | 1 | up 5.0 | Hochevar | Scherzer | Wood | 2:56 | N | 32,423 | -- | ||
| 135 | 135 | Tuesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 74-61 | 1 | up 5.0 | Benoit | Crow | 2:53 | N | 34,866 | + | ||
| 136 | 136 | Wednesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 5 | 4 | 75-61 | 1 | up 5.5 | Schlereth | Wood | Valverde | 2:27 | D | 33,572 | ++ | ||
| 137 | 137 | Thursday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 8 | 11 | 75-62 | 1 | up 5.5 | Crow | Coke | Soria | 3:17 | D | 39,084 | - | ||
| 138 | 138 | Friday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 8 | 1 | 76-62 | 1 | up 5.5 | Verlander | Danks | 2:39 | N | 42,352 | + | |||
| 139 | 139 | Saturday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 9 | 8 | 77-62 | 1 | up 6.5 | Marte | Santos | 3:10 | D | 40,635 | ++ | |||
| 140 | 140 | Sunday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 18 | 2 | 78-62 | 1 | up 6.5 | Scherzer | Buehrle | 3:21 | N | 42,671 | +++ | |||
| 141 | 141 | Monday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 79-62 | 1 | up 7.5 | Fister | Jimenez | Valverde | 2:34 | D | 39,824 | ++++ | |
| 142 | 142 | Tuesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 10 | 1 | 80-62 | 1 | up 8.0 | Porcello | Hernandez | 2:46 | N | 27,544 | +++++ | ||
| 143 | 143 | Wednesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 8 | 6 | 81-62 | 1 | up 9.0 | Verlander | Masterson | Valverde | 3:09 | D | 16,783 | ++++++ | |
| 144 | 144 | Friday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 8 | 4 | 82-62 | 1 | up 9.5 | Penny | Slowey | 2:46 | N | 35,996 | +++++++ | |||
| 145 | 145 | Saturday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 3 | 2 | 83-62 | 1 | up 9.5 | Alburquerque | Perkins | 2:53 | D | 38,567 | ++++++++ | |||
| 146 | 146 | Sunday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 2 | 1 | 84-62 | 1 | up10.5 | Fister | Diamond | Valverde | 2:19 | D | 36,972 | +++++++++ | ||
| 147 | 147 | Monday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 14 | 4 | 85-62 | 1 | up11.5 | Porcello | Danks | 3:04 | N | 22,750 | ++++++++++ | ||
| 148 | 148 | Tuesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 0 | 86-62 | 1 | up12.5 | Verlander | Floyd | 3:23 | N | 25,015 | +++++++++++ | ||
| 149 | 149 | Wednesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 87-62 | 1 | up13.5 | Coke | Santos | Valverde | 3:05 | D | 19,010 | ++++++++++++ |
| 150 | 150 | Thursday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 6 | 87-63 | 1 | up13.5 | McCarthy | Scherzer | 2:36 | N | 10,925 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Friday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 3 | 1 | 88-63 | 1 | up13.5 | Fister | Cahill | Valverde | 2:25 | N | 31,022 | + | |
| 152 | 152 | Saturday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 5 | 88-64 | 1 | up12.5 | Gonzalez | Porcello | 2:46 | D | 19,451 | - | ||
| 153 | 153 | Sunday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 3 | 0 | 89-64 | 1 | up12.5 | Verlander | Moscoso | Valverde | 2:56 | D | 18,405 | + | |
| 154 | 154 | Tuesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 10 | 89-65 | 1 | up12.5 | Mendoza | Penny | 2:41 | N | 26,953 | - | ||
| 155 | 155 | Wednesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 3 | 90-65 | 1 | up13.5 | Fister | Herrera | Valverde | 3:00 | N | 28,776 | + | |
| 156 | 156 | Thursday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 5 | 6 | 90-66 | 1 | up12.5 | Britton | Pauley | Gregg | 2:34 | N | 27,847 | - | ||
| 157 | 157 | Friday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 91-66 | 1 | up12.5 | Perry | Eyre | 3:17 | N | 38,623 | + | ||
| 158 | 158 | Saturday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 5 | 6 | 91-67 | 1 | up11.0 | Strop | Schlereth | Gregg | 2:46 | N | 44,846 | - | ||
| 159 | 159 | Sunday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 10 | 6 | 92-67 | 1 | up12.0 | Penny | Matusz | 3:02 | D | 41,051 | + | |||
| 160 | 160 | Monday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 14 | 0 | 93-67 | 1 | up13.0 | Fister | Jimenez | 2:40 | N | 29,886 | ++ | |||
| 161 | 161 | Tuesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 9 | 6 | 94-67 | 1 | up14.0 | Scherzer | Gomez | Valverde | 3:24 | N | 31,132 | +++ | ||
| 162 | 162 | Wednesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 4 | 95-67 | 1 | up15.0 | Perry | Pestano | Valverde | 2:52 | N | 31,645 | ++++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| ALDS Game 1 | Friday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 9 | 0-1 | Nova | Fister | 3:26 | N | 50,940 | ||||||
| ALDS Game 2 | Sunday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | Scherzer | Garcia | 3:34 | D | 50,596 | ||||||
| ALDS Game 3 | Monday, Oct 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 2-1 | Verlander | Soriano | Valverde | 3:14 | N | 43,581 | ||||||
| ALDS Game 4 | Tuesday, Oct 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 10 | 2-2 | Burnett | Porcello | 3:10 | N | 43,527 | |||||||
| ALDS Game 5 | Thursday, Oct 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 3-2 | Fister | Nova | Valverde | 3:34 | N | 50,960 | |||||
| ALCS Game 1 | Saturday, Oct 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 3 | 3-3 | Ogando | Verlander | Feliz | 3:07 | N | 50,114 | |||||
| ALCS Game 2 | Monday, Oct 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3-4 | Adams | Perry | 4:25 | D | 51,227 | |||||
| ALCS Game 3 | Tuesday, Oct 11 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 5 | 2 | 4-4 | Fister | Lewis | Valverde | 3:08 | N | 41,905 | ||||||
| ALCS Game 4 | Wednesday, Oct 12 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4-5 | Feldman | Valverde | 4:00 | D | 42,234 | ||||||
| ALCS Game 5 | Thursday, Oct 13 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 7 | 5 | 5-5 | Verlander | Wilson | Coke | 3:21 | D | 41,908 | ||||||
| ALCS Game 6 | Saturday, Oct 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 5 | 15 | 5-6 | Ogando | Scherzer | 3:32 | N | 51,508 |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.