2 (2) || @ Mets || 1–2 || Pete Falcone (3–7) || Kevin Saucier (1–1) || Neil Allen (2) || 15,319 || 56–50 |- style="background:#fbb" | 108 || August 3 (1) || @ Pirates || 3–6 || Enrique Romo (7–3) || Tug McGraw (3–2) || None || see 2nd game || 56–51 |- style="background:#fbb" | 109 || August 3 (2) || @ Pirates || 1–5 || Jim Bibby (8–2) || Larry Christenson (2–7) || None || 45,309 || 56–52 |- style="background:#fbb" | 110 || August 4 || @ Pirates || 0–4 || John Candelaria (10–7) || Nino Espinosa (11–9) || None || 34,754 || 56–53 |- style="background:#fbb" | 111 || August 5 (1) || @ Pirates || 8–12 || Kent Tekulve (5–6) || Rawly Eastwick (1–2) || None || see 2nd game || 56–54 |- style="background:#fbb" | 112 || August 5 (2) || @ Pirates || 2–5 || Enrique Romo (8–3) || Dickie Noles (3–3) || Kent Tekulve (20) || 46,006 || 56–55 |- style="background:#bfb" | 113 || August 7 || Expos || 4–2 || Larry Christenson (3–7) || Scott Sanderson (7–7) || None || 38,237 || 57–55 |- style="background:#bfb" | 114 || August 8 || Expos || 4–3 || Ron Reed (9–6) || Elías Sosa (5–7) || None || 36,476 || 58–55 |- style="background:#bfb" | 115 || August 9 || Expos || 6–4 || Nino Espinosa (12–9) || Bill Lee (10–9) || Rawly Eastwick (4) || 46,233 || 59–55 |- style="background:#bfb" | 116 || August 10 (1) || Pirates || 4–3 (12) || Rawly Eastwick (2–2) || Grant Jackson (6–4) || None || see 2nd game || 60–55 |- style="background:#fbb" | 117 || August 10 (2) || Pirates || 2–3 || Bruce Kison (7–6) || Randy Lerch (6–11) || Kent Tekulve (21) || 63,346 || 60–56 |- style="background:#fbb" | 118 || August 11 || Pirates || 11–14 || Enrique Romo (9–3) || Rawly Eastwick (2–3) || Kent Tekulve (22) || 51,118 || 60–57 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || August 12 || Pirates || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 19 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 119 || August 13 || Pirates || 1–9 || Jim Bibby (9–2) || Larry Christenson (3–8) || None || 43,111 || 60–58 |- style="background:#fbb" | 120 || August 14 || @ Reds || 1–2 (10) || Tom Hume (7–6) || Steve Carlton (11–10) || None || 38,442 || 60–59 |- style="background:#bfb" |