| Month | Game | + | Away | Pitcher | At | Home | Pitcher |
| August | 1 | NIM | Justin Masterson | At | DET | Jaime Garcia* | |
| August | 2 | NIM | Clayton Kershaw* | At | DET | Wandy Rodriguez* | |
| August | 3 | NIM | Zack Greinke | At | DET | Rick Porcello | |
| August | 4 | DET | Jered Weaver | At | SSB | Kevin Correia | |
| August | 5 | DET | Jaime Garcia* | At | SSB | Doug Fister | |
| August | 6 | DET | Johnny Cueto | At | SSB | Brett Myers | |
| August | OFF | ||||||
| August | 7 | + | EGH | Matt Harrison* | At | DET | Jered Weaver |
| August | 8 | + | EGH | Jake Westbrook | At | DET | Rick Porcello |
| August | 9 | + | EGH | Tommy Milone* | At | DET | Wandy Rodriguez* |
| August | 10 | + | EGH | Joe Saunders* | At | DET | Jaime Garcia* |
| August | 11 | + | EGH | J.A. Happ* | At | DET | Jered Weaver |
| August | 12 | + | DET | Johnny Cueto | At | DYE | Jeff Karstens |
| August | 13 | + | DET | Rick Porcello | At | DYE | Gavin Floyd |
| August | 14 | + | DET | Homer Bailey | At | DYE | Chris Volstad |
| August | 15 | + | DET | Jered Weaver | At | DYE | Felix Hernandez |
| August | OFF | ||||||
| August | 16 | + | GOB | Hiroki Kuroda | At | DET | Jaime Garcia* |
| August | 17 | + | GOB | Dan Haren | At | DET | Rick Porcello |
| August | 18 | + | GOB | David Price* | At | DET | Jered Weaver |
| August | 19 | + | GOB | Edwin Jackson | At | DET | Homer Bailey |
| August | 20 | + | GOB | Wade Davis | At | DET | Johnny Cueto |
| August | 21 | + | DET | Wandy Rodriguez* | At | CHI | Freddy Garcia |
| August | 22 | + | DET | Jered Weaver | At | CHI | Matt Cain |
| August | 23 | + | DET | Jaime Garcia* | At | CHI | Jhoulys Chacin |
| August | 24 | + | DET | Rick Porcello | At | CHI | Ryan Vogelsong |
| + Indicates In Division Game | |||||||