2004 Detroit Tigers season

Offseason

• December 18, 2003: Al Levine was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.
• December 19, 2003: Rondell White was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.
• January 8, 2004 Acquired Carlos Guillén for Ramon Santiago and minor leaguer Juan Gonazalez.
• January 14, 2004: Bobby Estalella was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.
• February 6, 2004: Iván Rodríguez signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.
• February 9, 2004: Bobby Estalella was released by the Detroit Tigers.
• March 29, 2004: Ugueth Urbina was signed as a free agent with the Detroit Tigers.

Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• June 7, 2004: Justin Verlander was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2004 amateur draft. Player signed October 25, 2004.

Game log

|- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 1 || April 5 || @ Blue Jays || 7–0 || Johnson (1–0) || Halladay (0–1) || — || 47,817 || 1–0 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 6 || @ Blue Jays || 7–3 || Maroth (1–0) || Batista (0–1) || Robertson (1) || 21,003 || 2–0 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 7 || @ Blue Jays || 6–3 || Bonderman (1–0) || Hentgen (0–1) || — || 13,100 || 3–0 || W3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 8 || Twins || 10–6 || Cornejo (1–0) || Fultz (0–1) || — || 42,121 || 4–0 || W4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 10 || Twins || 5–10 || Radke (1–0) || Johnson (1–1) || — || 23,409 || 4–1 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 11 || Twins || 6–5 (10) || Colyer (1–0) || Roa (1–1) || — || 12,138 || 5–1 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 13 || Blue Jays || 5–7 || Adams (1–0) || Patterson (0–1) || Speier (1) || 8,804 || 5–2 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 14 || Blue Jays || 5–3 || Robertson (1–0) || Lilly (0–1) || Patterson (1) || 15,129 || 6–2 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 15 || Blue Jays || 0–11 || Halladay (1–2) || Johnson (1–2) || — || 17,572 || 6–3 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 16 || @ Indians || 3–10 || Sabathia (1–0) || Cornejo (1–1) || — || 18,507 || 6–4 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 17 || @ Indians || 6–1 || Maroth (2–0) || Davis (0–1) || — || 18,955 || 7–4 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 18 || @ Indians || 7–9 || Lee (2–0) || Bonderman (1–1) || Riske (1) || 19,240 || 7–5 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 19 || @ Indians || 10–4 || Levine (1–0) || Betancourt (0–2) || — || 13,650 || 8–5 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 20 || @ Twins || 4–6 || Silva (2–0) || Johnson (1–3) || Nathan (3) || 15,079 || 8–6 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 21 || @ Twins || 11–8 || Levine (2–0) || Radke (2–1) || Urbina (1) || 15,158 || 9–6 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 22 || @ Twins || 3–4 || Santana (1–0) || Maroth (2–1) || Nathan (4) || 14,857 || 9–7 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 23 || Indians || 17–3 || Bonderman (2–1) || Davis (0–2) || Yan (1) || 22,008 || 10–7 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 24 || Indians || 5–2 || Urbina (1–0) || Stewart (0–1) || — || 20,913 || 11–7 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 25 || Indians || 2–3 || Westbrook (1–1) || Johnson (1–4) || — || 17,253 || 11–8 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 27 || Angels || 4–10 || Lackey (1–3) || Cornejo (1–2) || Shields (1) || 18,208 || 11–9 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 28 || Angels || 10–2 || Maroth (3–1) || Colon (3–2) || — || 17,175 || 12–9 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 29 || Angels || 3–12 || Washburn (4–1) || Robertson (1–1) || — || 20,678 || 12–10 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 30 || Mariners || 1–3 (10) || Myers (1–1) || Levine (2–1) || Guardado (4) || 19,989 || 12–11 || L2 |- |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || May 1 || Mariners || 4–2 || Bonderman (3–1) || Franklin (1–2) || Urbina (2) || 16,407 || 13–11 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 2 || Mariners || 2–12 || Meche (1–2) || Cornejo (1–3) || — || 13,720 || 13–12 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 3 || @ Angels || 9–11 || Gregg (1–0) || Levine (2–2) || Percival (8) || 33,683 || 13–13 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 4 || @ Angels || 4–11 || Washburn (5–1) || Robertson (1–2) || — || 34,920 || 13–14 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 5 || @ Angels || 3–6 || Escobar (2–1) || Johnson (1–5) || Percival (9) || 39,827 || 13–15 || L4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 7 || @ Rangers || 8–7 || Levine (3–2) || Ramirez (1–2) || Urbina (3) || 41,095 || 14–15 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 8 || @ Rangers || 15–16 (10) || Cordero (1–0) || Urbina (1–1) || — || 45,017 || 14–16 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 31 || May 9 || @ Rangers || 5–3 || Robertson (2–2) || Rogers (4–2) || Urbina (4) || 25,034 || 15–16 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 11 || Athletics || 4–5 (15) || Duchscherer (1–1) || Patterson (0–2) || Mecir (2) || 15,859 || 15–17 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 12 || Athletics || 1–2 || Harden (2–2) || Bonderman (3–2) || Rhodes (7) || 16,693 || 15–18 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || May 13 || Athletics || 3–1 || Maroth (4–1) || Redman (2–2) || Urbina (5) || 21,712 || 16–18 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 14 || Rangers || 7–1 || Knotts (1–0) || Benoit (1–1) || Yan (2) || 22,449 || 17–18 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 15 || Rangers || 1–6 || Rogers (5–2) || Robertson (2–3) || — || 26,120 || 17–19 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 16 || Rangers || 3–1 || Johnson (2–5) || Drese (2–1) || Urbina (6) || 21,615 || 18–19 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 18 || @ Athletics || 5–1 || Bonderman (4–2) || Harden (2–3) || — || 11,842 || 19–19 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 19 || @ Athletics || 2–6 || Redman (3–2) || Maroth (4–2) || — || 20,477 || 19–20 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 20 || @ Athletics || 2–3 || Hudson (5–1) || Walker (0–1) || Rhodes (8) || 20,808 || 19–21 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 21 || @ Mariners || 5–0 || Robertson (3–3) || Meche (1–4) || — || 39,102 || 20–21 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 22 || @ Mariners || 8–4 || Johnson (3–5) || Putz (0–1) || — || 42,565 || 21–21 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 23 || @ Mariners || 1–3 || Garcia (2–3) || Bonderman (4–3) || Guardado (6) || 44,850 || 21–22 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 25 || @ Royals || 3–4 || Grimsley (2–1) || Maroth (4–3) || Affeldt (1) || 14,297 || 21–23 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 26 || @ Royals || 3–7 || May (2–6) || Knotts (1–1) || Affeldt (2) || 19,534 || 21–24 || L3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 27 || @ Royals || 17–7 || Robertson (4–3) || Anderson (1–7) || — || 15,475 || 22–24 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 28 || Orioles || 5–7 || DuBose (4–3) || Johnson (3–6) || Julio (8) || 23,298 || 22–25 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 29 || Orioles || 4–8 || Cabrera (3–1) || Bonderman (4–4) || Parrish (1) || 30,440 || 22–26 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 30 || Orioles || 3–7 || Groom (2–0) || Urbina (1–2) || — || 25,337 || 22–27 || L3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || May 31 || Royals || 8–4 || Knotts (2–1) || May (2–7) || — || 12,982 || 23–27 || W1 |- |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 1 || Royals || 3–5 || Grimsley (3–1) || Yan (0–1) || Affeldt (4) || 12,685 || 23–28 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 2 || Royals || 2–0 || Johnson (4–6) || Greinke (0–1) || Urbina (7) || 12,186 || 24–28 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 3 || Royals || 6–9 || Reyes (2–0) || Bonderman (4–5) || Affeldt (5) || 16,711 || 24–29 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 4 || @ Twins || 2–3 || Nathan (1–0) || Walker (0–2) || — || 15,391 || 24–30 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 5 || @ Twins || 6–0 || Knotts (3–1) || Greisinger (2–5) || — || 17,573 || 25–30 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 6 || @ Twins || 5–6 || Romero (3–1) || Yan (0–2) || Nathan (15) || 20,378 || 25–31 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 8 || Braves || 3–4 (10) || Reitsma (2–1) || Patterson (0–3) || Smoltz (9) || 19,062 || 25–32 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || June 9 || Braves || 4–2 || Dingman (1–0) || Thomson (5–3) || Urbina (8) || 20,577 || 26–32 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 10 || Braves || 7–4 || Maroth (5–3) || Alfonseca (5–2) || Urbina (9) || 21,166 || 27–32 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 11 || Marlins || 8–4 || Knotts (4–1) || Phelps (1–1) || — || 27,184 || 28–32 || W3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 12 || Marlins || 6–2 || Robertson (5–3) || Penny (6–4) || Urbina (10) || 38,524 || 29–32 || W4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 13 || Marlins || 2–9 || Willis (6–3) || Johnson (4–7) || — || 27,334 || 29–33 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 15 || @ Phillies || 10–3 || Bonderman (5–5) || Powell (0–1) || — || 39,555 || 30–33 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || June 16 || @ Phillies || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 17 (1) || @ Phillies || 2–6 || Myers (5–3) || Maroth (5–4) || — || 44,551 || 30–34 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 17 (2) || @ Phillies || 5–4 (11) || Urbina (2–2) || Madson (4–2) || Patterson (2) || 39,674 || 31–34 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 18 || @ Mets || 2–3 || Looper (1–1) || Patterson (0–4) || — || 36,141 || 31–35 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 19 || @ Mets || 3–4 (10) || Looper (2–1) || Dingman (1–1) || — || 36,925 || 31–36 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 20 || @ Mets || 1–6 || Trachsel (7–5) || Bonderman (5–6) || — || 39,446 || 31–37 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 22 || @ Royals || 1–8 || Gobble (4–4) || Maroth (5–5) || Field (2) || 16,276 || 31–38 || L4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 23 || @ Royals || 3–7 || May (5–8) || Knotts (4–2) || — || 18,493 || 31–39 || L5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 71 || June 24 || @ Royals || 12–3 || Robertson (6–3) || George (1–1) || — || 18,172 || 32–39 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 25 || Diamondbacks || 2–1 || Johnson (5–7) || Webb (3–8) || Urbina (11) || 32,573 || 33–39 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 73 || June 26 || Diamondbacks || 7–6 || Urbina (3–2) || Villafuerte (0–1) || — || 33,579 || 34–39 || W3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 74 || June 27 || Diamondbacks || 9–5 || Walker (1–2) || Villafuerte (0–2) || — || 32,751 || 35–39 || W4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || June 29 || Indians || 9–7 (11) || Dingman (2–1) || Jiménez (1–7) || — || 30,457 || 36–39 || W5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 76 || June 30 || Indians || 12–5 || Robertson (7–3) || Davis (2–6) || — || 27,665 || 37–39 || W6 |- |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 1 || Indians || 6–7 (10) || Riske (4–2) || Urbina (3–3) || White (1) || 25,159 || 37–40 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 2 || @ Rockies || 8–9 (10) || Chacon (1–5) || Walker (1–3) || — || 47,585 || 37–41 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 3 || @ Rockies || 6–11 || Jennings (7–7) || Maroth (5–6) || — || 48,131 || 37–42 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 4 || @ Rockies || 8–10 || Bernero (1–0) || Knotts (4–3) || Chacon (17) || 26,944 || 37–43 || L4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 5 || @ Yankees || 3–10 || Lieber (6–5) || Robertson (7–4) || — || 52,608 || 37–44 || L5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 82 || July 6 || @ Yankees || 9–1 || Johnson (6–7) || Mussina (9–6) || — || 41,772 || 38–44 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 83 || July 7 || @ Yankees || 10–8 || Bonderman (6–6) || Halsey (1–2) || Urbina (12) || 50,338 || 39–44 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 8 || @ Twins || 1–7 || Balfour (3–0) || Maroth (5–7) || — || 14,087 || 39–45 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || July 9 || @ Twins || 5–3 || Knotts (5–3) || Silva (8–7) || Urbina (13) || 22,678 || 40–45 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 86 || July 10 || @ Twins || 4–2 || Robertson (8–4) || Radke (5–5) || Urbina (14) || 26,646 || 41–45 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 87 || July 11 || @ Twins || 2–0 || Johnson (7–7) || Santana (7–6) || — || 21,618 || 42–45 || W3 |- bgcolor="bbcaff" |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 15 || Yankees || 1–5 || Contreras (7–3) || Bonderman (6–7) || — || 38,902 || 42–46 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 89 || July 16 || Yankees || 8–0 || Maroth (6–7) || Vazquez (10–6) || — || 40,918 || 43–46 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 17 || Yankees || 3–5 || Hernandez (2–0) || Knotts (5–4) || Rivera (33) || 41,857 || 43–47 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 91 || July 18 || Yankees || 4–2 || Robertson (9–4) || Lieber (7–6) || Urbina (15) || 40,132 || 44–47 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 19 || Twins || 1–3 || Mulholland (2–3) || Johnson (7–8) || Nathan (25) || 21,369 || 44–48 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 20 || Twins || 4–5 (10) || Balfour (4–1) || Urbina (3–4) || Nathan (26) || 23,227 || 44–49 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 94 || July 21 || Royals || 4–2 || Maroth (7–7) || May (7–10) || Walker (1) || 17,607 || 45–49 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 22 || Royals || 7–13 || Gobble (6–7) || Knotts (5–5) || — || 24,746 || 45–50 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 23 || @ White Sox || 4–6 || Loaiza (9–5) || Robertson (9–5) || Takatsu (8) || 32,930 || 45–51 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 24 || @ White Sox || 6–7 || Marte (4–3) || Urbina (3–5) || — || 38,055 || 45–52 || L3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 98 || July 25 || @ White Sox || 9–2 || Ledezma (1–0) || Garland (7–7) || — || 26,716 || 46–52 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 99 || July 26 || @ Indians || 13–4 || Maroth (8–7) || Lee (10–3) || — || 18,359 || 47–52 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 27 || @ Indians || 6–10 || Sabathia (7–5) || Knotts (5–6) || — || 19,090 || 47–53 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 28 || @ Indians || 4–5 || Elarton (1–8) || Walker (1–4) || Wickman (1) || 23,213 || 47–54 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 102 || July 29 || White Sox || 3–2 || Johnson (8–8) || Schoeneweis (6–8) || Urbina (16) || 26,110 || 48–54 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 103 || July 30 || White Sox || 5–4 || Yan (1–2) || Marte (4–4) || Urbina (17) || 34,732 || 49–54 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 104 || July 31 || White Sox || 3–2 (10) || Urbina (4–5) || Politte (0–3) || — || 40,471 || 50–54 || W3 |- |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 1 || White Sox || 4–6 || Garcia (9–9) || Bonderman (6–8) || Takatsu (9) || 34,279 || 50–55 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 3 || Rangers || 4–5 || Francisco (3–1) || Robertson (9–6) || Cordero (32) || 19,894 || 50–56 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || August 4 || Rangers || 0–8 || Bacsik (1–0) || Johnson (8–9) || — || 18,857 || 50–57 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 5 || Rangers || 1–2 || Drese (8–6) || Yan (1–3) || Cordero (33) || 25,710 || 50–58 || L4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 109 || August 6 || Red Sox || 4–3 || Novoa (1–0) || Lowe (9–10) || Urbina (18) || 40,674 || 51–58 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 7 || Red Sox || 4–7 || Martínez (12–4) || Bonderman (6–9) || — || 42,607 || 51–59 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 8 || Red Sox || 9–11 || Wakefield (8–6) || Robertson (9–7) || Foulke (18) || 40,098 || 51–60 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 10 || @ Athletics || 4–5 || Zito (8–8) || Johnson (8–10) || Dotel (24) || 20,315 || 51–61 || L3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 113 || August 11 || @ Athletics || 11–3 || Ledezma (2–0) || Redman (8–9) || — || 25,781 || 52–61 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 114 || August 12 || @ Athletics || 5–3 || Maroth (9–7) || Duchscherer (4–4) || Urbina (19) || 17,963 || 53–61 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 115 || August 13 || @ Angels || 5–3 || Yan (2–3) || Percival (2–3) || Urbina (20) || 43,580 || 54–61 || W3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 14 || @ Angels || 8–11 || Gregg (5–1) || Novoa (1–1) || Rodriguez (9) || 43,545 || 54–62 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 15 || @ Angels || 2–3 || Shields (6–2) || Johnson (8–11) || Percival (23) || 42,850 || 54–63 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 118 || August 17 || @ White Sox || 11–8 || Maroth (10–7) || Garcia (10–10) || Urbina (21) || 19,856 || 55–63 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 18 || @ White Sox || 2–9 || Contreras (11–5) || Bonderman (6–10) || — || 21,381 || 55–64 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 120 || August 19 || @ White Sox || 8–4 || Ledezma (3–0) || Garland (8–9) || Knotts (1) || 24,554 || 56–64 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 121 || August 20 || Mariners || 8–3 || Robertson (10–7) || Villone (4–4) || — || 32,791 || 57–64 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 122 || August 21 || Mariners || 11–10 (11) || Walker (2–4) || Atchison (1–1) || — || 36,817 || 58–64 || W3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 22 || Mariners || 3–5 || Meche (4–5) || Maroth (10–8) || Putz (3) || 33,652 || 58–65 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 124 || August 23 || White Sox || 7–0 || Bonderman (7–10) || Contreras (11–6) || — || 25,220 || 59–65 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 24 || White Sox || 5–9 || Garland (9–9) || Ledezma (3–1) || — || 24,584 || 59–66 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 126 || August 25 || White Sox || 5–4 || Robertson (11–7) || Buehrle (11–8) || — || 23,254 || 60–66 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 26 || @ Red Sox || 1–4 || Arroyo (7–9) || Johnson (8–12) || Foulke (24) || 35,153 || 60–67 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || August 27 || @ Red Sox || 3–5 || Lowe (12–10) || Maroth (10–9) || Leskanic (3) || 35,018 || 60–68 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 28 || @ Red Sox || 1–5 || Martínez (14–5) || Bonderman (7–11) || — || 35,032 || 60–69 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 29 || @ Red Sox || 1–6 || Wakefield (11–7) || Ledezma (3–2) || — || 34,268 || 60–70 || L4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 131 || August 30 || @ Royals || 9–1 || Robertson (12–7) || Wood (2–7) || — || 19,429 || 61–70 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 31 || @ Royals || 8–9 || Affeldt (3–3) || Urbina (4–6) || — || 19,471 || 61–71 || L1 |- |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || September 1 || @ Royals || 0–1 || Greinke (7–9) || Maroth (10–10) || Affeldt (9) || 19,039 || 61–72 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 134 || September 3 || @ Devil Rays || 4–2 || Bonderman (8–11) || Kazmir (1–1) || Yan (3) || 11,631 || 62–72 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || September 4 || @ Devil Rays || colspan=7|Postponed (Hurricane Frances); rescheduled for September 30 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || September 5 || @ Devil Rays || colspan=7|Postponed (Hurricane Frances); rescheduled for September 30 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 135 || September 6 || Royals || 7–3 || Ledezma (4–2) || Bautista (0–1) || Knotts (2) || 21,516 || 63–72 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || September 7 || Royals || 2–6 || Serrano (1–1) || Robertson (12–8) || — || 17,462 || 63–73 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || September 8 || Royals || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for September 9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137 || September 9 (1) || Royals || 5–26 || Greinke (8–9) || Johnson (8–13) || — || N/A || 63–74 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 138 || September 9 (2) || Royals || 8–0 || Bonderman (9–11) || May (9–17) || — || 20,442 || 64–74 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 10 || Twins || 1–4 || Silva (11–8) || Maroth (10–11) || Nathan (40) || 27,391 || 64–75 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 11 || Twins || 2–3 || Crain (2–0) || Levine (3–3) || Nathan (41) || 28,931 || 64–76 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 12 || Twins || 5–8 || Mulholland (5–8) || Robertson (12–9) || Nathan (42) || 23,208 || 64–77 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 13 || Twins || 3–5 || Radke (11–7) || Johnson (8–14) || Nathan (43) || 9,962 || 64–78 || L4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 143 || September 14 || @ Indians || 11–3 || Bonderman (10–11) || Denney (0–1) || — || 16,489 || 65–78 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 15 || @ Indians || 3–5 || Howry (2–1) || Yan (2–4) || Wickman (9) || 15,411 || 65–79 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 145 || September 16 || @ Indians || 6–4 || Walker (3–4) || Sabathia (11–10) || Yan (4) || 15,943 || 66–79 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 146 || September 17 || @ White Sox || 11–10 (10) || Yan (3–4) || Takatsu (6–4) || Ennis (1) || 23,132 || 67–79 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 18 || @ White Sox || 8–9 (12) || Marte (5–5) || Levine (3–4) || — || 23,533 || 67–80 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 19 || @ White Sox || 1–6 || Garcia (12–11) || Bonderman (10–12) || — || 19,269 || 67–81 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 149 || September 20 || Indians || 3–1 || Maroth (11–11) || Elarton (3–11) || Yan (5) || 13,820 || 68–81 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 21 || Indians || 7–8 || Howry (3–1) || Yan (3–5) || Wickman (10) || 11,351 || 68–82 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 22 || Indians || 6–7 || Westbrook (13–9) || Ledezma (4–3) || — || 16,360 || 68–83 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 24 || @ Orioles || 5–7 || Parrish (6–3) || Yan (3–6) || — || 25,846 || 68–84 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 25 || @ Orioles || 0–3 || Riley (2–4) || Bonderman (10–13) || Ryan (2) || 29,598 || 68–85 || L4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 26 || @ Orioles || 0–5 || Lopez (14–8) || Maroth (11–12) || — || 41,178 || 68–86 || L5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 155 || September 27 || White Sox || 4–2 || Knotts (6–6) || Grilli (2–2) || Yan (6) || 12,495 || 69–86 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 156 || September 28 || White Sox || 6–4 || German (1–0) || Cotts (4–4) || Yan (7) || 13,860 || 70–86 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 29 || White Sox || 2–11 || Garcia (13–11) || Johnson (8–15) || — || 8.944 || 70–87 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 158 || September 30 (1) || @ Devil Rays || 8–0 || Bonderman (11–13) || Brazelton (6–8) || — || N/A || 71–87 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 159 || September 30 (2) || @ Devil Rays || 4–6 || Harper (6–2) || Dingman (2–2) || Baez (30) || 10,309 || 71–88 || L1 |- |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || October 1 || Devil Rays || 1–4 || Bell (8–8) || Maroth (11–13) || — || 20,612 || 71–89 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 161 || October 2 || Devil Rays || 5–1 || Knotts (7–6) || Kazmir (2–3) || — || 20,029 || 72–89 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 162 || October 3 || Devil Rays || 4–7 || Halama (7–6) || Robertson (12–10) || — || 22,471 || 72–90 || L1 |-

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Farm system

References

References

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7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007