72 || July 3 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Larry Jackson (7–9) || Ken Holtzman (5–5) || Chris Short (1) || 9,179 || 35–37 |- style="background:#fbb" | 73 || July 4 (1) || @ Cubs || 2–6 || Joe Niekro (7–6) || Grant Jackson (0–2) || Phil Regan (13) || see 2nd game || 35–38 |- style="background:#bfb" | 74 || July 4 (2) || @ Cubs || 7–4 || Jeff James (1–3) || Darcy Fast (0–1) || John Boozer (2) || 21,516 || 36–38 |- style="background:#bfb" | 75 || July 5 || Mets || 3–1 || Chris Short (7–8) || Tom Seaver (7–6) || None || 10,084 || 37–38 |- style="background:#fbb" | 76 || July 6 || Mets || 6–11 || Al Jackson (2–3) || Woodie Fryman (10–9) || Cal Koonce (6) || 4,032 || 37–39 |- style="background:#bfb" | 77 || July 7 (1) || Mets || 4–3 || Dick Hall (3–0) || Ron Taylor (1–2) || None || see 2nd game || 38–39 |- style="background:#fbb" | 78 || July 7 (2) || Mets || 2–4 || Danny Frisella (2–3) || Larry Jackson (7–10) || Tom Seaver (1) || 14,478 || 38–40 |- style="background:#bbcaff;" | – || July 9 ||colspan="7" |1968 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at the Houston Astrodome in Houston |- style="background:#bfb" | 79 || July 11 (1) || @ Pirates || 5–0 || Larry Jackson (8–10) || Bob Veale (7–9) || None || see 2nd game || 39–40 |- style="background:#bfb" | 80 || July 11 (2) || @ Pirates || 4–1 || Chris Short (8–8) || Bob Moose (3–6) || John Boozer (3) || 15,371 || 40–40 |- style="background:#bfb" | 81 || July 12 || @ Pirates || 3–2 || Jeff James (2–3) || Jim Bunning (4–11) || John Boozer (4) || 9,206 || 41–40 |- style="background:#bfb" | 82 || July 13 || @ Pirates || 3–2 (16) || Chris Short (9–8) || Dock Ellis (1–1) || None || 6,869 || 42–40 |- style="background:#bfb" | 83 || July 14 (1) || @ Mets || 5–3 || Rick Wise (6–5) || Al Jackson (2–4) || None || see 2nd game || 43–40 |- style="background:#bfb" | 84 || July 14 (2) || @ Mets || 9–2 || Grant Jackson (1–2) || Danny Frisella (2–4) || None || 57,011 || 44–40 |- style="background:#bfb" | 85 || July 15 || @ Mets || 5–3 || Larry Jackson (9–10) || Nolan