Anibal Sanchez threw 95 pitches through six innings, yet interim manager Gene Lamont kept Sanchez in the game for the seventh.
It proved to be costly.
Philadelphia's Peter Bourjos blasted a 91-mph sinker to left-center field to start the inning and give the Phillies a 6-4 lead.
Sanchez was pulled and punched his glove in disgust as he left the field. Tigers reliever Kyle Ryan is now on the mound.
Bot 6: Tigers go down quietly
One inning after they scored three runs on five hits, the Tigers go down quietly in the bottom of the sixth.