Recent Game Results
Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month- 1. Apr 7, DET (1-0) beat BOS, 6-5
- 2. Apr 9, DET (2-0) beat BOS, 6-5
- 3. Apr 10, DET (2-1) lost to BOS, 2-4
- 4. Apr 11, DET (3-1) beat CLE, 7-2
- 5. Apr 12, DET (3-2) lost to CLE, 2-6
- 6. Apr 13, DET (3-3) lost to CLE, 2-8
- 7. Apr 14, DET (4-3) beat CHW, 10-8
- 8. Apr 16, DET (4-4) lost to CHW, 4-10
- 9. Apr 17, DET (5-4) beat CHW, 10-6
- 10. Apr 18, DET (6-4) beat CLE, 6-1
- 11. Apr 19, DET (6-5) lost to CLE, 6-8
- 12. Apr 21, DET (7-5) beat BOS, 5-4
- 13. Apr 22, DET (7-6) lost to BOS, 4-6
- 14. Apr 23, DET (8-6) beat BOS, 3-1
- 15. Apr 25, DET (8-7) lost to CHW, 7-9
- 16. Apr 26, DET (8-8) lost to CHW, 4-5
- 17. Apr 27, DET (9-8) beat CHW, 4-1
- 18. Apr 29, DET (10-8) beat KCR, 2-1
- 19. Apr 30, DET (10-9) lost to KCR, 3-7
- 20. May 2, DET (10-10) lost to MIN, 1-10
- 21. May 3, DET (11-10) beat MIN, 7-4
- 22. May 4, DET (12-10) beat MIN, 4-1
- 23. May 5, DET (13-10) beat TEX, 10-3
- 24. May 6, DET (13-11) lost to TEX, 2-4
- 25. May 7, DET (13-12) lost to TEX, 1-2
- 26. May 9, DET (13-13) lost to MIN, 7-8
- 27. May 10, DET (13-14) lost to MIN, 2-12
- 28. May 11, DET (14-14) beat MIN, 4-1
- 29. May 12, DET (14-15) lost to KCR, 5-6
- 30. May 13, DET (14-16) lost to KCR, 2-4
- 31. May 14, DET (15-16) beat TEX, 8-2
- 32. May 15, DET (15-17) lost to TEX, 1-8
- 33. May 16, DET (15-18) lost to CAL, 1-11
- 34. May 17, DET (16-18) beat CAL, 10-4
- 35. May 20, DET (17-18) beat SEA, 12-0
- 36. May 21, DET (18-18) beat SEA, 6-4
- 37. May 22, DET (18-19) lost to SEA, 3-5
- 38. May 23, DET (18-20) lost to OAK, 1-5
- 39. May 24, DET (19-20) beat OAK, 4-1
- 40. May 25, DET (20-20) beat OAK, 2-1
- 41. May 26, DET (21-20) beat OAK, 5-4
- 42. May 28, DET (22-20) beat CAL, 4-1
- 43. May 29, DET (23-20) beat CAL, 7-4
- 44. May 30, DET (23-21) lost to SEA, 7-8
- 45. May 31, DET (23-22) lost to SEA, 4-7
- 46. Jun 1, DET (23-23) lost to SEA, 1-9
- 47. Jun 2, DET (23-24) lost to OAK, 1-7
- 48. Jun 3, DET (23-25) lost to OAK, 4-6
- 49. Jun 4, DET (24-25) beat OAK, 8-5
- 50. Jun 6, DET (24-26) lost to TOR, 2-12
- 51. Jun 7, DET (25-26) beat TOR, 2-1
- 52. Jun 8, DET (25-27) lost to TOR, 2-4
- 53. Jun 9, DET (25-28) lost to NYY, 7-9
- 54. Jun 10, DET (25-29) lost to NYY, 3-6
- 55. Jun 11, DET (26-29) beat NYY, 9-3
- 56. Jun 12, DET (26-30) lost to TOR, 0-9
- 57. Jun 13, DET (27-30) beat TOR, 10-5
- 58. Jun 14, DET (27-31) lost to TOR, 5-6
- 59. Jun 15, DET (27-32) lost to TOR, 6-9
- 60. Jun 16, DET (28-32) beat BAL, 5-4
- 61. Jun 17, DET (29-32) beat BAL, 6-3
- 62. Jun 18, DET (30-32) beat BAL, 6-1
- 63. Jun 19, DET (31-32) beat BAL, 7-5
- 64. Jun 20, DET (31-33) lost to MIL, 0-1
- 65. Jun 21, DET (32-33) beat MIL, 4-3
- 66. Jun 22, DET (32-34) lost to MIL, 4-5
- 67. Jun 24, DET (32-35) lost to BAL, 1-2
- 68. Jun 25, DET (33-35) beat BAL, 11-2
- 69. Jun 26, DET (34-35) beat BAL, 8-3
- 70. Jun 27, DET (35-35) beat MIL, 4-2
- 71. Jun 28, DET (36-35) beat MIL, 8-5
- 72. Jun 29, DET (37-35) beat MIL, 9-5
- 73. Jun 29, DET (37-36) lost to MIL, 1-3
- 74. Jun 30, DET (37-37) lost to NYY, 2-3
- 75. Jul 1, DET (37-38) lost to NYY, 4-5
- 76. Jul 2, DET (38-38) beat NYY, 8-3
- 77. Jul 3, DET (38-39) lost to NYY, 5-9
- 78. Jul 4, DET (38-40) lost to TEX, 1-2
- 79. Jul 5, DET (38-41) lost to TEX, 3-9
- 80. Jul 6, DET (39-41) beat TEX, 5-2
- 81. Jul 7, DET (39-42) lost to MIN, 8-10
- 82. Jul 8, DET (40-42) beat MIN, 5-1
- 83. Jul 9, DET (41-42) beat MIN, 7-0
- 84. Jul 11, DET (41-43) lost to KCR, 3-4
- 85. Jul 11, DET (42-43) beat KCR, 8-7
- 86. Jul 12, DET (42-44) lost to KCR, 4-7
- 87. Jul 13, DET (43-44) beat KCR, 5-0
- 88. Jul 17, DET (44-44) beat TEX, 2-1
- 89. Jul 18, DET (45-44) beat TEX, 5-0
- 90. Jul 19, DET (46-44) beat TEX, 5-3
- 91. Jul 20, DET (47-44) beat TEX, 4-0
- 92. Jul 21, DET (47-45) lost to MIN, 0-1
- 93. Jul 22, DET (48-45) beat MIN, 3-0
- 94. Jul 23, DET (49-45) beat MIN, 12-2
- 95. Jul 24, DET (49-46) lost to KCR, 0-1
- 96. Jul 25, DET (50-46) beat KCR, 9-2
- 97. Jul 26, DET (51-46) beat KCR, 4-3
- 98. Jul 27, DET (51-47) lost to KCR, 4-5
- 99. Jul 28, DET (52-47) beat CLE, 5-1
- 100. Jul 29, DET (53-47) beat CLE, 6-3
- 101. Jul 30, DET (54-47) beat CLE, 11-3
- 102. Jul 31, DET (54-48) lost to CLE, 7-8
- 103. Aug 1, DET (55-48) beat CHW, 5-4
- 104. Aug 2, DET (55-49) lost to CHW, 3-5
- 105. Aug 3, DET (55-50) lost to CHW, 1-10
- 106. Aug 5, DET (56-50) beat CLE, 6-5
- 107. Aug 5, DET (57-50) beat CLE, 11-9
- 108. Aug 7, DET (58-50) beat CLE, 15-1
- 109. Aug 7, DET (59-50) beat CLE, 6-2
- 110. Aug 8, DET (59-51) lost to BOS, 1-6
- 111. Aug 9, DET (59-52) lost to BOS, 7-8
- 112. Aug 10, DET (59-53) lost to BOS, 6-9
- 113. Aug 11, DET (60-53) beat BOS, 5-0
- 114. Aug 12, DET (61-53) beat CHW, 7-3
- 115. Aug 13, DET (62-53) beat CHW, 5-2
- 116. Aug 14, DET (62-54) lost to CHW, 2-8
- 117. Aug 15, DET (62-55) lost to BOS, 5-8
- 118. Aug 16, DET (63-55) beat BOS, 12-6
- 119. Aug 17, DET (63-56) lost to BOS, 5-7
- 120. Aug 19, DET (63-57) lost to CAL, 2-5
- 121. Aug 19, DET (64-57) beat CAL, 8-3
- 122. Aug 20, DET (65-57) beat CAL, 3-0
- 123. Aug 21, DET (65-58) lost to CAL, 1-6
- 124. Aug 22, DET (66-58) beat SEA, 4-1
- 125. Aug 23, DET (67-58) beat SEA, 14-0
- 126. Aug 24, DET (67-59) lost to SEA, 1-3
- 127. Aug 25, DET (67-60) lost to OAK, 4-8
- 128. Aug 26, DET (68-60) beat OAK, 8-7
- 129. Aug 28, DET (68-61) lost to CAL, 2-4
- 130. Aug 29, DET (68-62) lost to CAL, 12-13
- 131. Aug 30, DET (68-63) lost to CAL, 4-5
- 132. Aug 31, DET (68-64) lost to CAL, 3-5
- 133. Sep 1, DET (69-64) beat SEA, 6-5
- 134. Sep 2, DET (70-64) beat SEA, 7-5
- 135. Sep 3, DET (70-65) lost to SEA, 2-3
- 136. Sep 5, DET (71-65) beat OAK, 9-4
- 137. Sep 6, DET (71-66) lost to OAK, 4-5
- 138. Sep 7, DET (71-67) lost to OAK, 4-8
- 139. Sep 9, DET (71-68) lost to MIL, 1-3
- 140. Sep 10, DET (72-68) beat MIL, 11-7
- 141. Sep 11, DET (73-68) beat MIL, 8-0
- 142. Sep 12, DET (74-68) beat BAL, 5-3
- 143. Sep 13, DET (75-68) beat BAL, 7-2
- 144. Sep 14, DET (76-68) beat BAL, 7-0
- 145. Sep 16, DET (76-69) lost to TOR, 4-6
- 146. Sep 17, DET (77-69) beat TOR, 8-6
- 147. Sep 19, DET (78-69) beat NYY, 8-3
- 148. Sep 20, DET (78-70) lost to NYY, 2-5
- 149. Sep 21, DET (79-70) beat NYY, 3-1
- 150. Sep 22, DET (80-70) beat TOR, 2-1
- 151. Sep 23, DET (80-71) lost to TOR, 3-6
- 152. Sep 24, DET (80-72) lost to TOR, 2-8
- 153. Sep 25, DET (80-73) lost to TOR, 2-4
- 154. Sep 26, DET (81-73) beat NYY, 3-2
- 155. Sep 27, DET (82-73) beat NYY, 1-0
- 156. Sep 28, DET (82-74) lost to NYY, 2-10
- 157. Sep 30, DET (82-75) lost to MIL, 0-5
Team Win/Loss Splits
Team Game-by-Game Schedule
| Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monday, Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Morris | Stewart | Hernández | 2:55 | D | 51,437 | 1.42 | + | |||
| 2 | Wednesday, Apr 9 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W-wo | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2-0 | 1 | Tied | Hernández | Stanley | 3:37 | D | 11,393 | 1.46 | ++ | |||
| 3 | Thursday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 2-1 | 2 | 1.0 | Nipper | Petry | Sambito | 2:53 | D | 11,035 | 1.53 | - | |||
| 4 | Friday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 2 | 3-1 | 1 | Tied | Terrell | Niekro | 3:05 | D | 32,441 | 1.45 | + | |||
| 5 | Saturday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 6 | 3-2 | 2 | 1.0 | Schrom | Morris | Camacho | 3:12 | D | 17,426 | 1.46 | - | ||
| 6 | Sunday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 8 | 3-3 | 2 | 2.0 | Bailes | Tanana | 3:05 | D | 10,463 | 1.49 | -- | |||
| 7 | Monday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 10 | 8 | 4-3 | 2 | 1.5 | Petry | Dotson | Hernández | 3:21 | N | 10,734 | 1.17 | + | ||
| 8 | Wednesday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 10 | 4-4 | 3 | 2.5 | Bannister | Terrell | 2:25 | N | 9,143 | 1.32 | - | |||
| 9 | Thursday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 10 | 6 | 5-4 | 2 | 1.5 | Morris | Agosto | Hernández | 3:20 | N | 9,034 | 1.24 | + | 1986-04-15 (Snow) | |
| 10 | Friday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 1 | 6-4 | 2 | 0.5 | Tanana | Schrom | 2:55 | N | 20,703 | 1.52 | ++ | ||||
| 11 | Saturday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 6 | 8 | 6-5 | 2 | 0.5 | Bailes | Petry | Camacho | 3:02 | D | 19,216 | 1.69 | - | |||
| 12 | Monday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 7-5 | 2 | 1.0 | Terrell | Nipper | Hernández | 3:17 | D | 30,487 | 1.57 | + | ||
| 13 | Tuesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 6 | 7-6 | 4 | 2.0 | Clemens | Morris | Stanley | 2:55 | N | 16,763 | 1.69 | - | ||
| 14 | Wednesday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 3 | 1 | 8-6 | 2 | 2.0 | Tanana | Hurst | Hernández | 3:14 | N | 13,988 | 1.52 | + | ||
| 15 | Friday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 7 | 9 | 8-7 | 2 | 3.5 | Nelson | O'Neal | James | 3:07 | N | 21,656 | 1.41 | - | |||
| 16 | Saturday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8-8 | 4 | 3.5 | James | Campbell | 3:05 | D | 21,770 | 1.30 | -- | |||
| 17 | Sunday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 9-8 | 2 | 2.5 | Morris | Davis | 2:13 | D | 20,953 | 1.17 | + | ||||
| 18 | Tuesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 2 | 1 | 10-8 | 2 | 2.5 | Tanana | Leonard | 2:21 | N | 15,386 | 1.30 | ++ | ||||
| 19 | Wednesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 3 | 7 | 10-9 | 4 | 3.5 | Leibrandt | Hernández | 2:44 | N | 14,606 | 1.33 | - | ||||
| Gm# | May | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 20 | Friday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 10 | 10-10 | 4 | 3.0 | Smithson | Morris | 3:04 | N | 15,446 | 1.23 | -- | ||||
| 21 | Saturday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 7 | 4 | 11-10 | 4 | 3.0 | Terrell | Butcher | 2:28 | N | 18,851 | 1.12 | + | ||||
| 22 | Sunday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 4 | 1 | 12-10 | 4 | 2.0 | Tanana | Blyleven | Hernández | 2:12 | D | 19,458 | 1.12 | ++ | |||
| 23 | Monday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 10 | 3 | 13-10 | 4 | 2.0 | Petry | Guzmán | 2:46 | N | 9,192 | 1.22 | +++ | |||
| 24 | Tuesday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 13-11 | 5 | 3.0 | Hough | LaPoint | Harris | 2:24 | N | 10,126 | 1.22 | - | ||
| 25 | Wednesday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 13-12 | 5 | 4.0 | Henry | Morris | Harris | 2:37 | N | 11,229 | 1.15 | -- | ||
| 26 | Friday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 7 | 8 | 13-13 | 5 | 4.5 | Blyleven | O'Neal | Agosto | 3:01 | N | 16,477 | .99 | --- | ||
| 27 | Saturday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 12 | 13-14 | 5 | 5.5 | Viola | Tanana | 3:07 | N | 22,388 | .94 | ---- | |||
| 28 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 4 | 1 | 14-14 | 5 | 5.0 | Petry | Smithson | 2:58 | D | 22,189 | .82 | + | |||
| 29 | Monday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 5 | 6 | 14-15 | 6 | 5.0 | Jackson | LaPoint | Huismann | 2:48 | N | 31,509 | .89 | - | ||
| 30 | Tuesday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L-wo | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14-16 | 6 | 6.0 | Farr | Hernández | 3:09 | N | 22,566 | .85 | -- | ||
| 31 | Wednesday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 8 | 2 | 15-16 | 6 | 5.0 | Terrell | Witt | 2:22 | N | 14,404 | .72 | + | ||||
| 32 | Thursday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 1 | 8 | 15-17 | 6 | 5.5 | Mason | Tanana | 2:44 | N | 13,236 | .84 | - | ||||
| 33 | Friday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 1 | 11 | 15-18 | 6 | 5.5 | Witt | Petry | 2:52 | N | 23,184 | .79 | -- | ||||
| 34 | Saturday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 10 | 4 | 16-18 | 6 | 5.5 | LaPoint | Slaton | 2:58 | D | 28,709 | .75 | + | ||||
| 35 | Tuesday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 12 | 0 | 17-18 | 6 | 6.5 | Terrell | Moore | 2:38 | N | 12,660 | .66 | ++ | ||||
| 36 | Wednesday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 6 | 4 | 18-18 | 6 | 6.5 | King | Langston | 2:42 | N | 13,117 | .75 | +++ | ||||
| 37 | Thursday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 3 | 5 | 18-19 | 6 | 7.0 | Young | Petry | Ladd | 2:53 | D | 18,953 | .79 | - | |||
| 38 | Friday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 1 | 5 | 18-20 | 6 | 8.0 | Rijo | LaPoint | 2:38 | N | 17,846 | .65 | -- | ||||
| 39 | Saturday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 4 | 1 | 19-20 | 6 | 7.0 | Morris | Codiroli | 2:36 | N | 22,546 | .54 | + | ||||
| 40 | Sunday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 20-20 | 6 | 7.0 | Terrell | Young | 2:15 | D | 22,783 | .61 | ++ | ||||
| 41 | Monday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W-wo | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21-20 | 5 | 7.0 | Hernández | Howell | 3:42 | D | 22,906 | .61 | +++ | |||
| 42 | Wednesday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 1 | 22-20 | 4 | 7.5 | Petry | Slaton | King | 3:00 | N | 30,321 | .70 | ++++ | ||
| 43 | Thursday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 7 | 4 | 23-20 | 4 | 7.0 | LaPoint | Sutton | Hernández | 3:04 | N | 28,841 | .70 | +++++ | ||
| 44 | Friday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L-wo | 7 | 8 | 12 | 23-21 | 5 | 7.0 | Huismann | Cary | 4:01 | N | 17,471 | .74 | - | ||
| 45 | Saturday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 4 | 7 | 23-22 | 5 | 8.0 | Langston | Terrell | Young | 2:47 | N | 27,841 | .66 | -- | ||
| Gm# | June | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 46 | Sunday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 9 | 23-23 | 5 | 9.0 | Swift | Tanana | Huismann | 2:53 | D | 8,691 | .61 | --- | ||
| 47 | Monday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 7 | 23-24 | 5 | 10.0 | Codiroli | Petry | 2:38 | N | 10,890 | .49 | ---- | |||
| 48 | Tuesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 6 | 23-25 | 5 | 11.0 | Young | LaPoint | Rijo | 2:36 | N | 13,120 | .43 | ----- | ||
| 49 | Wednesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 8 | 5 | 24-25 | 5 | 11.0 | Morris | Plunk | Hernández | 3:25 | D | 12,743 | .37 | + | ||
| 50 | Friday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 2 | 12 | 24-26 | 5 | 11.5 | Alexander | Terrell | 2:40 | N | 37,353 | .43 | - | ||||
| 51 | Saturday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 2 | 1 | 25-26 | 5 | 10.5 | Tanana | Key | Hernández | 2:37 | N | 37,750 | .34 | + | |||
| 52 | Sunday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 2 | 4 | 25-27 | 5 | 10.5 | Eichhorn | O'Neal | Henke | 2:53 | D | 36,681 | .40 | - | |||
| 53 | Monday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 7 | 9 | 11 | 25-28 | 7 | 10.5 | Whitson | Scherrer | Shirley | 4:07 | N | 29,265 | .40 | -- | ||
| 54 | Tuesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 6 | 25-29 | 7 | 11.5 | Niekro | Terrell | Righetti | 3:25 | N | 26,141 | .37 | --- | |||
| 55 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 9 | 3 | 26-29 | 6 | 11.5 | Tanana | Guidry | Hernández | 2:57 | N | 26,256 | .28 | + | |||
| 56 | Thursday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 0 | 9 | 7 | 26-30 | 7 | 12.0 | Key | LaPoint | 2:16 | N | 30,135 | .24 | - | ||
| 57 | Friday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 10 | 5 | 27-30 | 6 | 12.0 | King | Clancy | 3:10 | N | 36,471 | .22 | + | |||
| 58 | Saturday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L-wo | 5 | 6 | 27-31 | 7 | 12.0 | Henke | Hernández | 2:45 | N | 40,063 | .23 | - | |||
| 59 | Sunday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 6 | 9 | 27-32 | 7 | 12.0 | Lamp | Cary | Henke | 3:13 | D | 38,157 | .24 | -- | ||
| 60 | Monday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 28-32 | 7 | 12.0 | Tanana | Dixon | Pacella | 3:09 | N | 18,067 | .22 | + | ||
| 61 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 3 | 29-32 | 7 | 12.0 | O'Neal | Davis | Hernández | 3:08 | N | 21,523 | .28 | ++ | ||
| 62 | Wednesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 1 | 30-32 | 7 | 12.0 | King | McGregor | 2:58 | N | 20,713 | .31 | +++ | |||
| 63 | Thursday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 5 | 31-32 | 7 | 11.5 | Morris | Aase | Hernández | 3:03 | N | 38,422 | .35 | ++++ | ||
| 64 | Friday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 1 | 31-33 | 7 | 11.5 | Leary | Terrell | 2:03 | N | 31,479 | .40 | - | |||
| 65 | Saturday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 32-33 | 6 | 11.5 | Campbell | Clear | Hernández | 3:01 | D | 38,002 | .35 | + | ||
| 66 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L-wo | 4 | 5 | 32-34 | 7 | 11.5 | Gibson | LaPoint | 2:34 | D | 32,380 | .38 | - | |||
| 67 | Tuesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 32-35 | 7 | 11.0 | Aase | Campbell | 2:54 | N | 22,769 | .35 | -- | |||
| 68 | Wednesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 11 | 2 | 33-35 | 7 | 11.0 | Morris | Boddicker | 2:46 | N | 21,944 | .36 | + | ||||
| 69 | Thursday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 8 | 3 | 34-35 | 7 | 10.5 | Terrell | Flanagan | Hernández | 2:42 | N | 22,122 | .38 | ++ | |||
| 70 | Friday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W-wo | 4 | 2 | 11 | 35-35 | 7 | 10.5 | Hernández | Plesac | 3:01 | N | 31,723 | .43 | +++ | |||
| 71 | Saturday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 8 | 5 | 36-35 | 5 | 10.5 | Campbell | Gibson | 2:55 | D | 41,556 | .44 | ++++ | ||||
| 72 | Sunday, Jun 29 (1) | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 9 | 5 | 37-35 | 6 | 11.0 | King | Darwin | Hernández | 3:02 | D | .51 | +++++ | ||||
| 73 | Sunday, Jun 29 (2) | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 1 | 3 | 37-36 | 6 | 11.0 | Higuera | Morris | Plesac | 2:38 | D | 40,605 | .61 | - | |||
| 74 | Monday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 37-37 | 6 | 12.0 | Rasmussen | Terrell | Righetti | 2:33 | N | 20,207 | .49 | -- | ||
| Gm# | July | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 75 | Tuesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L-wo | 4 | 5 | 10 | 37-38 | 6 | 13.0 | Righetti | Hernández | 3:13 | N | 20,570 | .36 | --- | ||
| 76 | Wednesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 3 | 38-38 | 6 | 12.0 | LaPoint | Guidry | Hernández | 3:30 | N | 20,209 | .28 | + | ||
| 77 | Thursday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 9 | 38-39 | 7 | 12.0 | Pulido | King | Righetti | 3:21 | D | 43,227 | .35 | - | ||
| 78 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 38-40 | 7 | 13.0 | Guzmán | Morris | Harris | 2:38 | N | 42,485 | .29 | -- | ||
| 79 | Saturday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 9 | 38-41 | 7 | 13.0 | Correa | Terrell | 2:31 | N | 34,084 | .23 | --- | |||
| 80 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 2 | 39-41 | 7 | 13.0 | Tanana | Witt | Hernández | 2:46 | D | 21,865 | .20 | + | ||
| 81 | Monday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 8 | 10 | 39-42 | 7 | 13.0 | Smithson | O'Neal | Atherton | 3:09 | N | 12,689 | .21 | - | ||
| 82 | Tuesday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 1 | 40-42 | 7 | 13.0 | King | Blyleven | Hernández | 3:00 | N | 16,320 | .21 | + | ||
| 83 | Wednesday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 7 | 0 | 41-42 | 6 | 13.0 | Morris | Anderson | 2:48 | D | 21,489 | .23 | ++ | |||
| 84 | Friday, Jul 11 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 41-43 | 6 | 13.0 | Farr | Terrell | 2:33 | D | .22 | - | 1986-07-10 (Rain) | |||
| 85 | Friday, Jul 11 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 7 | 11 | 42-43 | 6 | 13.0 | Hernández | Gubicza | Campbell | 3:41 | N | 40,465 | .15 | + | |
| 86 | Saturday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 4 | 7 | 42-44 | 6 | 14.0 | Leibrandt | King | Jackson | 3:18 | D | 33,822 | .21 | - | ||
| 87 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 0 | 43-44 | 6 | 13.0 | Morris | Bankhead | 2:38 | D | 30,348 | .16 | + | |||
| 88 | Thursday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W-wo | 2 | 1 | 44-44 | 6 | 12.0 | Terrell | Williams | 3:02 | N | 19,297 | .22 | ++ | ||||
| 89 | Friday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 5 | 0 | 45-44 | 6 | 11.0 | Morris | Mason | 2:47 | N | 23,131 | .29 | +++ | ||||
| 90 | Saturday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W-wo | 5 | 3 | 12 | 46-44 | 6 | 11.0 | Hernández | Harris | 3:22 | N | 29,796 | .37 | ++++ | |||
| 91 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 4 | 0 | 47-44 | 6 | 10.0 | King | Guzmán | 2:27 | D | 26,694 | .37 | +++++ | ||||
| 92 | Monday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 0 | 1 | 47-45 | 6 | 10.0 | Viola | Thurmond | Atherton | 2:43 | N | 21,895 | .52 | - | |||
| 93 | Tuesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 3 | 0 | 48-45 | 6 | 9.0 | Terrell | Blyleven | Hernández | 2:29 | N | 18,974 | .44 | + | |||
| 94 | Wednesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 12 | 2 | 49-45 | 6 | 8.0 | Morris | Anderson | 3:00 | N | 23,096 | .54 | ++ | ||||
| 95 | Thursday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 0 | 1 | 49-46 | 6 | 8.5 | Bankhead | O'Neal | Quisenberry | 2:46 | N | 26,401 | .62 | - | |||
| 96 | Friday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 9 | 2 | 50-46 | 6 | 8.5 | King | Leonard | 2:47 | N | 32,526 | .54 | + | ||||
| 97 | Saturday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W-wo | 4 | 3 | 11 | 51-46 | 5 | 7.5 | Hernández | Farr | 3:14 | N | 42,577 | .61 | ++ | |||
| 98 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 4 | 5 | 51-47 | 5 | 7.5 | Saberhagen | Hernández | 3:06 | D | 41,756 | .74 | - | ||||
| 99 | Monday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 1 | 52-47 | 5 | 7.5 | Morris | Schrom | 2:59 | N | 18,747 | .70 | + | |||
| 100 | Tuesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 3 | 11 | 53-47 | 4 | 6.5 | Hernández | Oelkers | Slaton | 3:30 | N | 15,102 | .82 | ++ | |
| 101 | Wednesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 11 | 3 | 54-47 | 4 | 5.5 | King | Butcher | 3:01 | N | 18,201 | 1.12 | +++ | |||
| 102 | Thursday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 7 | 8 | 54-48 | 5 | 6.0 | Bailes | Campbell | 2:44 | N | 14,001 | 1.36 | - | |||
| Gm# | August | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 103 | Friday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 55-48 | 4 | 6.0 | Terrell | Dotson | Hernández | 3:01 | N | 28,244 | 1.11 | + | ||
| 104 | Saturday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 55-49 | 5 | 6.0 | Bannister | Morris | 2:35 | N | 33,597 | 1.18 | - | |||
| 105 | Sunday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 10 | 55-50 | 6 | 7.0 | Cowley | O'Neal | 2:54 | D | 26,737 | 1.13 | -- | |||
| 106 | Tuesday, Aug 5 (1) | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 56-50 | 4 | 5.0 | Thurmond | Bailes | Campbell | 3:01 | D | 1.09 | + | 1986-04-20 (Rain) | |||
| 107 | Tuesday, Aug 5 (2) | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 11 | 9 | 57-50 | 4 | 5.0 | Tanana | Butcher | O'Neal | 3:00 | N | 27,300 | 1.22 | ++ | |||
| 108 | Thursday, Aug 7 (1) | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 15 | 1 | 58-50 | 3 | 4.5 | Morris | Niekro | 2:18 | D | 1.49 | +++ | 1986-08-06 (Rain) | ||||
| 109 | Thursday, Aug 7 (2) | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 59-50 | 3 | 4.5 | Thurmond | Schrom | Campbell | 2:46 | N | 23,708 | 1.71 | ++++ | |||
| 110 | Friday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 6 | 59-51 | 4 | 5.5 | Seaver | O'Neal | 2:33 | N | 46,779 | 2.80 | - | ||||
| 111 | Saturday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 7 | 8 | 59-52 | 4 | 6.5 | Nipper | Tanana | Schiraldi | 3:09 | N | 47,869 | 2.35 | -- | |||
| 112 | Sunday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 6 | 9 | 59-53 | 4 | 7.5 | Sambito | Campbell | Schiraldi | 3:11 | D | 39,866 | 1.73 | --- | |||
| 113 | Monday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 0 | 60-53 | 4 | 6.5 | Morris | Boyd | 2:29 | N | 44,875 | 1.30 | + | ||||
| 114 | Tuesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 3 | 61-53 | 3 | 5.0 | Thurmond | Carlton | 2:29 | N | 20,715 | 1.07 | ++ | ||||
| 115 | Wednesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 62-53 | 3 | 5.0 | O'Neal | Cowley | 2:45 | N | 23,500 | 1.47 | +++ | ||||
| 116 | Thursday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 8 | 62-54 | 4 | 6.0 | DeLeón | Tanana | 3:29 | D | 32,284 | 1.50 | - | ||||
| 117 | Friday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 8 | 62-55 | 4 | 7.0 | Clemens | Terrell | Sambito | 3:05 | N | 35,525 | 1.79 | -- | ||
| 118 | Saturday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 12 | 6 | 63-55 | 3 | 6.0 | Morris | Boyd | 3:15 | D | 34,806 | 1.28 | + | |||
| 119 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 7 | 63-56 | 3 | 7.0 | Schiraldi | King | 3:01 | D | 34,704 | 1.83 | - | |||
| 120 | Tuesday, Aug 19 (1) | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 2 | 5 | 63-57 | 4 | 7.0 | McCaskill | Petry | Moore | 3:04 | D | .67 | -- | 1986-05-18 (Rain) | |||
| 121 | Tuesday, Aug 19 (2) | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 8 | 3 | 64-57 | 4 | 7.0 | O'Neal | Ruhle | 2:27 | N | 28,717 | .50 | + | ||||
| 122 | Wednesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 3 | 0 | 65-57 | 4 | 7.0 | Terrell | Candelaria | 2:12 | N | 22,755 | .72 | ++ | ||||
| 123 | Thursday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 1 | 6 | 65-58 | 4 | 8.0 | Witt | Morris | 2:50 | N | 23,210 | .70 | - | ||||
| 124 | Friday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 4 | 1 | 66-58 | 3 | 8.0 | King | Morgan | 2:40 | N | 22,013 | .44 | + | ||||
| 125 | Saturday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 14 | 0 | 67-58 | 3 | 7.0 | Tanana | Brown | 2:48 | N | 25,712 | .44 | ++ | ||||
| 126 | Sunday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 1 | 3 | 67-59 | 4 | 7.0 | Langston | Petry | Young | 2:55 | D | 33,777 | .64 | - | |||
| 127 | Monday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 4 | 8 | 67-60 | 4 | 7.0 | Rijo | Terrell | 2:50 | N | 20,475 | .55 | -- | ||||
| 128 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 8 | 7 | 68-60 | 3 | 7.0 | Thurmond | Von Ohlen | Hernández | 2:47 | N | 15,778 | .50 | + | |||
| 129 | Thursday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 4 | 68-61 | 4 | 7.0 | Sutton | King | Moore | 2:45 | N | 33,762 | .65 | - | ||
| 130 | Friday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L-wo | 12 | 13 | 68-62 | 4 | 7.0 | Corbett | Hernández | 3:07 | N | 32,922 | .46 | -- | |||
| 131 | Saturday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L-wo | 4 | 5 | 68-63 | 4 | 8.0 | Lucas | Campbell | 2:35 | N | 39,633 | .39 | --- | |||
| 132 | Sunday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 5 | 68-64 | 4 | 9.0 | Moore | Terrell | 2:41 | D | 30,662 | .23 | ---- | |||
| Gm# | September | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 133 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 6 | 5 | 69-64 | 4 | 9.0 | Morris | Morgan | 3:05 | D | 13,410 | .11 | + | |||
| 134 | Tuesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 7 | 5 | 70-64 | 4 | 9.0 | Campbell | Guetterman | Slaton | 3:10 | N | 6,108 | .10 | ++ | ||
| 135 | Wednesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L-wo | 2 | 3 | 70-65 | 4 | 10.0 | Trujillo | Kelly | 2:26 | N | 6,743 | .12 | - | |||
| 136 | Friday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 9 | 4 | 71-65 | 4 | 10.0 | Cary | Von Ohlen | Thurmond | 2:54 | N | 10,449 | .05 | + | ||
| 137 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L-wo | 4 | 5 | 10 | 71-66 | 4 | 11.0 | Andújar | Campbell | 3:11 | D | 13,433 | .05 | - | ||
| 138 | Sunday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 8 | 71-67 | 4 | 12.0 | Young | Petry | Mooneyham | 3:04 | D | 19,148 | .02 | -- | ||
| 139 | Tuesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 1 | 3 | 71-68 | 4 | 13.5 | Higuera | Tanana | Plesac | 2:43 | N | 12,472 | .00 | --- | |||
| 140 | Wednesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 11 | 7 | 72-68 | 4 | 13.5 | Terrell | Bosio | Thurmond | 2:40 | N | 11,819 | .00 | + | |||
| 141 | Thursday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 8 | 0 | 73-68 | 4 | 12.5 | Morris | Nieves | 2:31 | N | 11,992 | .00 | ++ | ||||
| 142 | Friday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 74-68 | 4 | 12.5 | King | McGregor | 2:52 | N | 20,906 | .00 | +++ | ||||
| 143 | Saturday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 7 | 2 | 75-68 | 4 | 11.5 | Hernández | Flanagan | 2:44 | D | 27,476 | .00 | ++++ | ||||
| 144 | Sunday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 7 | 0 | 76-68 | 4 | 10.5 | Tanana | Habyan | 2:52 | D | 22,032 | .00 | +++++ | ||||
| 145 | Tuesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 4 | 6 | 76-69 | 4 | 12.0 | Key | Terrell | Henke | 2:47 | N | 31,128 | .01 | - | ||
| 146 | Wednesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 8 | 6 | 77-69 | 4 | 12.0 | Morris | Clancy | Hernández | 2:52 | N | 30,116 | .00 | + | ||
| 147 | Friday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 8 | 3 | 78-69 | 4 | 11.5 | Petry | Rasmussen | King | 2:46 | N | 23,572 | .00 | ++ | |||
| 148 | Saturday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 78-70 | 4 | 11.5 | Guidry | Tanana | 2:38 | D | 31,157 | .00 | - | ||||
| 149 | Sunday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 79-70 | 4 | 11.5 | Terrell | Drabek | Hernández | 2:20 | D | 25,113 | .00 | + | |||
| 150 | Monday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 2 | 1 | 80-70 | 4 | 11.0 | Morris | Clancy | 2:13 | N | 14,979 | .00 | ++ | ||||
| 151 | Tuesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 3 | 6 | 80-71 | 4 | 11.0 | Eichhorn | Hernández | Henke | 2:51 | N | 14,364 | .00 | - | |||
| 152 | Wednesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 2 | 8 | 80-72 | 4 | 11.5 | Stieb | Petry | 2:29 | N | 15,069 | .00 | -- | ||||
| 153 | Thursday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 2 | 4 | 80-73 | 4 | 12.0 | Johnson | Tanana | Henke | 2:28 | N | 16,591 | .00 | --- | |||
| 154 | Friday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 81-73 | 4 | 11.0 | Terrell | Guidry | Thurmond | 2:32 | N | 21,902 | .00 | + | ||
| 155 | Saturday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 1 | 0 | 10 | 82-73 | 4 | 11.0 | Morris | Righetti | 3:07 | D | 25,778 | .00 | ++ | ||
| 156 | Sunday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 10 | 82-74 | 4 | 12.0 | Tewksbury | Kelly | 2:31 | D | 30,022 | .00 | - | |||
| 157 | Tuesday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 5 | 82-75 | 4 | 12.5 | Leary | Petry | 2:17 | N | 5,160 | .00 | -- | |||
| Gm# | October | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 158 | Wednesday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 83-75 | 4 | 12.5 | Tanana | Higuera | Hernández | 2:55 | N | 5,500 | .00 | + | ||
| 159 | Thursday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 84-75 | 4 | 11.5 | Morris | Vuckovich | 2:15 | N | 6,268 | .00 | ++ | |||
| 160 | Friday, Oct 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 3 | 85-75 | 4 | 11.0 | Terrell | McGregor | King | 2:34 | N | 14,866 | .00 | +++ | ||
| 161 | Saturday, Oct 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 11 | 4 | 86-75 | 4 | 9.5 | Kelly | Bell | O'Neal | 2:58 | N | 17,132 | .00 | ++++ | ||
| 162 | Sunday, Oct 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 3 | 87-75 | 3 | 8.5 | King | Arnold | 2:48 | D | 18,320 | .00 | +++++ | |||
| Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled |
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