|| Mark Littell (5–2) || Tug McGraw (3–1) || None || see 2nd game || 39–37 |- style="background:#fbb" | 78 || July 1 (2) || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Mark Littell (6–2) || Randy Lerch (4–7) || None || 41,903 || 39–38 |- style="background:#bfb" | 79 || July 2 || Mets || 6–2 || Nino Espinosa (7–7) || Dock Ellis (1–6) || None || 29,142 || 40–38 |- style="background:#bfb" | 80 || July 3 || Mets || 4–2 || Warren Brusstar (1–0) || Wayne Twitchell (3–2) || Tug McGraw (9) || 56,285 || 41–38 |- style="background:#bfb" | 81 || July 4 || Mets || 1–0 || Steve Carlton (9–8) || Andy Hassler (2–4) || None || 40,215 || 42–38 |- style="background:#fbb" | 82 || July 5 || Mets || 2–3 || Craig Swan (8–6) || Dickie Noles (0–1) || None || 28,720 || 42–39 |- style="background:#bfb" | 83 || July 6 || Giants || 6–1 || Nino Espinosa (8–7) || John Curtis (4–5) || None || 36,097 || 43–39 |- style="background:#fbb" | 84 || July 7 || Giants || 6–8 || Pedro Borbón (4–2) || Ron Reed (6–4) || None || 42,047 || 43–40 |- style="background:#bfb" | 85 || July 8 || Giants || 5–3 || Steve Carlton (10–8) || Bob Knepper (6–3) || None || 41,387 || 44–40 |- style="background:#bfb" | 86 || July 9 || Giants || 4–2 || Dickie Noles (1–1) || Vida Blue (7–7) || Warren Brusstar (1) || 38,353 || 45–40 |- style="background:#bfb" | 87 || July 10 || Padres || 6–5 || Doug Bird (1–0) || Rollie Fingers (7–6) || None || 30,234 || 46–40 |- style="background:#fbb" | 88 || July 11 || Padres || 3–7 || John D'Acquisto (6–5) || Randy Lerch (4–8) || None || 35,248 || 46–41 |- style="background:#bfb" | 89 || July 12 || Padres || 4–3 || Steve Carlton (11–8) || Rollie Fingers (7–7) || Tug McGraw (10) || 33,501 || 47–41 |- style="background:#bfb" | 90 || July 13 || Dodgers || 3–2 || Dickie Noles (2–1) || Rick Sutcliffe (8–8) || Tug McGraw (11) || 46,542 || 48–41 |- style="background:#bfb" | 91 || July 14 || Dodgers || 10–7 || Nino Espinosa (9–7) || Don Sutton (7–11) || Tug McGraw (12) || 40,602 || 49–41 |- style="background:#bfb" | 92 || July 15 || Dodgers || 10–3 || Randy Lerch (5–8) || Bob Welch (4–6) || Rawly Eastwick