| Detroit Tigers (37-40) at Tampa Bay Rays (41-36) |
| Game One |
Detroit 5, Tampa Bay 2 |
| Game Two |
Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 2 |
| Game Three |
Saturday, June 30th, 7:15 p.m. |
| Game Four |
Sunday, July 1st, 1:40 p.m. |
| Records |
| 2012 Head-to-Head Record |
Detroit 3-2 (2-1 at Det; 1-1 at TB) |
| 2011 Head-to-Head Record |
Detroit 6-1 (3-0 at Det; 3-1 at TB) |
| 2010 Head-to-Head Record |
Tampa Bay 6-1 (2-1 at Det; 4-0 at TB) |
| 2009 Head-to-Head Record |
Detroit 5-2 (2-2 at Det; 3-0 at TB) |
| Home Record |
Detroit 17-18; Tampa Bay 22-16 |
| Away Record |
Detroit 20-22; Tampa Bay 19-20 |
| Current Streak |
Detroit (L1); Tampa Bay (W1) |
| Record vs. Eastern Division |
Detroit 9-9 |
| Record vs. Central Division |
Tampa Bay 4-10 |
| 2012 Meetings |
| 4/10 - Detroit, 5-2 (at Det - WP: Coke; LP: McGee) |
| 4/11 - Tampa Bay, 4-2 (at Det - WP: Shields; LP: Verlander) |
| 4/12 - Detroit, 7-2 (at Det - WP: Balester; LP: Niemann) |
| 6/28 - Detroit, 5-2 (at TB - WP: Scherzer; LP: Shields) |
| 6/29 - Tampa Bay, 4-2 (at TB - WP: Price; LP: Verlander) |
| 2011 Meetings |
| 5/23 - Detroit, 6-3 (at Det - WP: Furbush; LP: Hellickson) |
| 5/24 - Detroit, 7-6 (at Det - WP: Alburquerque; LP: Ramos) |
| 5/25 - Postponed at Detroit (Made-up June 13th) |
| 6/13 - Detroit, 2-1 (10) (at Det - WP: Purcey; LP: Farnsworth) |
| 8/22 - Detroit, 5-2 (at TB - WP: Verlander; LP: Niemann) |
| 8/23 - Detroit, 2-1 (at TB - WP: Penny; LP: Price) |
| 8/24 - Tampa Bay, 3-2 (10) (at TB - WP: Peralta; LP: Below) |
| 8/25 - Detroit, 2-0 (at TB - WP: Fister; LP: Hellickson) |
| 2010 Meetings |
| 7/26 - Tampa Bay, 5-0 (at TB - WP: Garza; LP: Scherzer) |
| 7/27 - Tampa Bay, 3-2 (at TB - WP: J.Shields; LP: Verlander) |
| 7/28 - Tampa Bay, 7-4 (at TB - WP: Niemann; LP: Bonine) |
| 7/29 - Tampa Bay, 4-2 (at TB - WP: Price; LP: Porcello) |
| 8/09 - Tampa Bay, 6-3 (at Det - WP: Price; LP: Galarraga) |
| 8/10 - Tampa Bay, 8-0 (at Det - WP: Hellickson; LP: Scherzer) |
| 8/11 - Detroit, 3-2 (at Det - WP: Verlander; LP: Garza) |
| 2009 Meetings |
| 8/28 - Detroit, 6-2 (at Det - WP: Porcello; LP: Garza) |
| 8/29 - Tampa Bay, 3-1 (at Det - WP: Price; LP: N.Robertson) |
| 8/30 - Detroit, 4-3 (at Det - WP: Verlander; LP: Balfour) |
| 8/31 - Tampa Bay, 11-7 (at Det - WP: J.Shields; LP: Washburn) |
| 9/04 - Detroit, 4-3 (at TB - WP: Verlander; LP: Howell) |
| 9/05 - Detroit, 8-6 (at TB - WP: Seay; LP: Balfour) |
| 9/06 - Detroit, 5-3 (at TB - WP: E.Jackson; LP: Springer) |
| Detroit last five games |
Tampa Bay last five games |
| 6/25 - W at Texas, 8-2 |
6/25 - L at Kansas City, 0-8 |
| 6/26 - L at Texas, 5-7 |
6/26 - L at Kansas City, 2-8 |
| 6/27 - L at Texas, 9-13 |
6/27 - L at Kansas City, 4-5 |
| 6/28 - W at Tampa Bay, 5-2 |
6/28 - L vs. Detroit, 2-5 |
| 6/29 - L at Tampa Bay, 2-4 |
6/29 - W vs. Detroit, 4-2 |