|| May 3 || @ Braves || 6–3 || Mulholland (3–2) || Maddux || Bottalico (11) || 39,697 || 16–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 4 || @ Braves || 3–6 || McMichael || Ryan (1–1) || Clontz || 44,429 || 16–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 5 || @ Braves || 8–11 || Smoltz || Williams (0–3) || — || 35,471 || 16–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 6 || Astros || 5–11 || Drabek || Hunter (1–2) || — || 15,906 || 16–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 7 || Astros || 5–7 || Young || Springer (1–3) || Jones || 16,569 || 16–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || May 8 || Astros || 2–1 (10) || Ryan (2–1) || Tabaka || — || 16,284 || 17–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 10 || Braves || 0–11 || Smoltz || Mulholland (3–3) || — || 27,068 || 17–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 11 || Braves || 3–11 || Avery || Mimbs (0–1) || — || 22,823 || 17–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 12 || Braves || 6–0 || Grace (6–0) || Maddux || — || 32,314 || 18–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 13 || Giants || 1–2 || Gardner || Fernandez (2–3) || Beck || 18,758 || 18–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 14 || Giants || 7–0 || Schilling (1–0) || Fernandez || — || 18,774 || 19–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 15 || Giants || 7–6 (10) || Bottalico (2–1) || Beck || — || 25,085 || 20–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 16 || @ Dodgers || 2–8 || Valdez || Mimbs (0–2) || — || 25,960 || 20–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 17 || @ Dodgers || 3–6 || Nomo || Grace (6–1) || Worrell || 54,304 || 20–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 18 || @ Dodgers || 2–7 || Astacio || Fernandez (2–4) || Osuna || 51,064 || 20–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 19 || @ Dodgers || 5–4 || Leiper (2–0) || Radinsky || Bottalico (12) || 38,178 || 21–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 21 || @ Padres || 5–4 || Mulholland (4–3) || Bergman || Bottalico (13) || 11,954 || 22–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 22 || @ Padres || 2–5 || Hamilton || Grace (6–2)