|| Braves || 4–10 || Rick Mahler (2–4) || Shane Rawley (3–2) || None || 20,511 || 8–11 |- style="background:#bfb" | 20 || May 4 || Braves || 5–1 || Kevin Gross (2–3) || Joe Johnson (3–2) || None || 37,352 || 9–11 |- style="background:#fbb" | 21 || May 5 || Expos || 4–6 || Dan Schatzeder (1–0) || Kent Tekulve (0–1) || Jeff Reardon (3) || 15,425 || 9–12 |- style="background:#fbb" | 22 || May 6 || Expos || 0–8 || Andy McGaffigan (2–0) || Steve Carlton (1–5) || None || 16,528 || 9–13 |- style="background:#fbb" | 23 || May 7 || Expos || 2–8 || Floyd Youmans (1–3) || Shane Rawley (3–3) || Tim Burke (3) || 15,840 || 9–14 |- style="background:#bfb" | 24 || May 9 || @ Braves || 7–6 || Kevin Gross (3–3) || Joe Johnson (3–3) || Steve Bedrosian (4) || 11,817 || 10–14 |- style="background:#fbb" | 25 || May 10 || @ Braves || 1–3 || Zane Smith (3–2) || Charles Hudson (2–2) || Paul Assenmacher (2) || 25,958 || 10–15 |- style="background:#bfb" | 26 || May 11 || @ Braves || 2–1 || Steve Bedrosian (2–1) || Craig McMurtry (1–2) || None || 15,689 || 11–15 |- style="background:#bfb" | 27 || May 12 || @ Astros || 5–1 || Shane Rawley (4–3) || Jim Deshaies (0–1) || None || 8,354 || 12–15 |- style="background:#fbb" | 28 || May 13 || @ Astros || 2–3 (11) || Julio Solano (2–0) || Dave Rucker (0–1) || None || 7,087 || 12–16 |- style="background:#bfb" | 29 || May 14 || Reds || 8–6 || Don Carman (1–0) || John Franco (0–1) || Steve Bedrosian (5) || 21,877 || 13–16 |- style="background:#fbb" | 30 || May 15 || Reds || 5–6 || Ron Robinson (3–0) || Steve Bedrosian (2–2) || None || 20,767 || 13–17 |- style="background:#bfb" | 31 || May 16 || @ Giants || 3–0 || Steve Carlton (2–5) || Roger Mason (2–3) || Kent Tekulve (1) || 16,560 || 14–17 |- style="background:#fbb" | 32 || May 17 || @ Giants || 7–12 || Mike Krukow (5–3) || Shane Rawley (4–4) || Greg Minton (4) || 14,260 || 14–18 |- style="background:#fbb" | 33 || May 18 || @ Giants || 1–4 || Scott Garrelts (4–3) || Freddie Toliver (0–1) || Jeff Robinson (4) || 31,186 || 14–19 |- style="background:#fbb" | 34 || May 20