16 || @ Yankees || 3 – 2 (13) || Robertson (3-0) || Fulchino (0-1) || || 54,180 || 55-68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 17 || @ Yankees || 15 – 6 || Mussina (16-7) || Bannister (7-12) || || 54,114 || 55-69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 19 || @ Indians || 9 – 4 || Reyes (2-1) || Hochevar (6-12) || || 18,946 || 55-70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 20 || @ Indians || 8 – 5 || Rincón (3-3) || Soria (1-3) || Lewis (4) || 23,920 || 55-71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 21 || @ Indians || 10 – 3 || Lee (18-2) || Greinke (9-9) || || 21,391 || 55-72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || August 22 || Tigers || 4 – 3 || Verlander (10-13) || Bannister (7-13) || Rodney (6) || 18,361 || 55-73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 23 || Tigers || 4 – 0 || Miner (7-4) || Davies (5-5) || || 27,346 || 55-74 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 130 || August 24 || Tigers || 7 – 3 || Duckworth (1-0) || Rogers (9-11) || || 16,663 || 56-74 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || August 25 || Rangers || 9 – 4 || Feldman (5-5) || Meche (10-10) || || 12,399 || 56-75 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 26 || Rangers || 2 – 1 || Millwood (8-7) || R. Ramírez (2-2) || || 17,004 || 56-76 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || August 27 || Rangers || 3 – 2 || Harrison (6-3) || Bannister (7-14) || Francisco (1) || 12,662 || 56-77 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || August 29 || @ Tigers || 6 – 3 || Miner (8-4) || Davies (5-6) || || 40,206 || 56-78 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 135 || August 30 || @ Tigers || 13 – 3 || Duckworth (2-0) || Rogers (9-12) || || 40,623 || 57-78 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 136 || August 31 || @ Tigers || 4 – 2 || Glover (2-3) || Wells (0-1) || Rodney (7) || 39,782 || 57-79 |- |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 137 || September 2 || Athletics || 5 – 2 || Greinke (10-9) || Gonzalez (1-3) || Soria (34) || 11,143 || 58-79 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | N/A || September 3 || Athletics ||colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 138 || rowspan="2" |September 4 || rowspan="2"