Step 1: Select Rows (row 20, row 18, row 27, row 22, row 17, row 21, row 24, row 16, row 25, row 3, row 2, row 10, row 26, row 13, row *, row 15, row 12, row 6, row 4, row 5, row 7, row 9, row 11, row 1, row 19, row 14, row 8, row 23) and Select Columns (month, date)
| date | opponent | score | loss | attendance | record |
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| september 1 | indians | 7 - 2 | padilla (13 - 9) | 23776 | 69 - 67 |
| september 2 | indians | 6 - 5 | volquez (1 - 4) | 40222 | 69 - 68 |
| september 3 | indians | 5 - 2 | byrd | 19667 | 70 - 68 |
| september 4 | athletics | 8 - 1 | zito | 23949 | 71 - 68 |
| september 5 | athletics | 5 - 4 | saarloos | 27225 | 72 - 68 |
| september 6 | athletics | 9 - 6 | rupe (0 - 1) | 17838 | 72 - 69 |
| september 8 | mariners | 7 - 2 | millwood (14 - 10) | 28646 | 72 - 70 |
| september 9 | mariners | 3 - 2 | rheinecker (4 - 6) | 33454 | 72 - 71 |
| september 10 | mariners | 4 - 2 | huber | 34321 | 73 - 71 |
| september 12 | tigers | 3 - 2 | mahay (1 - 3) | 24196 | 73 - 72 |
| september 13 | tigers | 11 - 3 | verlander | 24672 | 74 - 72 |
| september 14 | angels | 2 - 1 | volquez (1 - 5) | 21488 | 74 - 73 |
| september 15 | angels | 2 - 1 | francisco (0 - 1) | 30788 | 74 - 74 |
| september 16 | angels | 12 - 6 | lackey | 40196 | 75 - 74 |
| september 17 | angels | 8 - 1 | santana | 24303 | 76 - 74 |
| september 18 | mariners | 8 - 1 | hernández | 18214 | 77 - 74 |
| september 19 | mariners | 9 - 7 | wilson (2 - 3) | 18551 | 77 - 75 |
| september 20 | mariners | 6 - 3 | tejeda (4 - 4) | 26006 | 77 - 76 |
| september 22 | indians | 12 - 4 | byrd | 26284 | 78 - 76 |
| september 23 | indians | 6 - 3 | padilla (14 - 10) | 38351 | 78 - 77 |
| september 24 | indians | 11 - 6 | millwood (16 - 11) | 36617 | 78 - 78 |
| september 25 | angels | 8 - 3 | volquez (1 - 6) | 39781 | 78 - 79 |
| september 26 | angels | 5 - 2 | escobar | 37339 | 79 - 79 |
| september 27 | angels | 6 - 5 | wilson (2 - 4) | 38032 | 79 - 80 |
| september 29 | mariners | 6 - 5 | fruto | 30766 | 80 - 80 |
| september 30 | mariners | 3 - 1 | millwood (16 - 12) | 23310 | 80 - 81 |
| october 1 | mariners | 3 - 2 | tejeda (5 - 5) | 28361 | 80 - 82 |