|| April 11 || @ Marlins || 2–1 || Chad Ogea (1–1) || Alex Fernandez (1–1) || Jeff Brantley (4) || 14,954 || 4–3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 8 || April 12 || Braves || 6–8 || Mike Cather (1–0) || Ken Ryan (0–1) || Rudy Seánez (1) || 37,582 || 4–4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 9 || April 14 || Braves || 4–10 || Kevin Millwood (1–1) || Paul Byrd (1–1) || None || 16,287 || 4–5 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 15 || Braves || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 23 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 10 || April 16 || Marlins || 17–3 || Curt Schilling (3–0) || Dennis Springer (0–2) || None || 12,079 || 5–5 |- style="background:#bfb" | 11 || April 17 || Marlins || 2–1 || Wayne Gomes (1–0) || Antonio Alfonseca (0–1) || None || 14,817 || 6–5 |- style="background:#bfb" | 12 || April 18 || Marlins || 7–5 || Carlton Loewer (1–1) || Kirt Ojala (0–1) || None || 17,176 || 7–5 |- style="background:#fbb" | 13 || April 19 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–3 || Omar Daal (2–0) || Yorkis Pérez (0–1) || Greg Swindell (1) || 29,704 || 7–6 |- style="background:#fbb" | 14 || April 20 || @ Diamondbacks || 1–8 || Randy Johnson (2–1) || Paul Spoljaric (0–2) || None || 30,546 || 7–7 |- style="background:#fbb" | 15 || April 21 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–4 || Todd Stottlemyre (2–0) || Curt Schilling (3–1) || Gregg Olson (1) || 31,421 || 7–8 |- style="background:#bfb" | 16 || April 23 || @ Expos || 6–2 || Chad Ogea (2–1) || Dustin Hermanson (2–1) || None || 8,818 || 8–8 |- style="background:#bfb" | 17 || April 24 || @ Expos || 6–5 || Mike Grace (1–0) || Bobby Ayala (0–2) || Wayne Gomes (1) || 8,212 || 9–8 |- style="background:#bfb" | 18 || April 25 || @ Expos || 8–6 || Paul Byrd (2–1) || Ugueth Urbina (1–2) || None || 9,280 || 10–8 |- style="background:#bfb" | 19 || April 27 || Reds || 1–0 (10) || Jeff Brantley (1–0) || Gabe White (0–2) || None || 14,114 || 11–8 |- style="background:#fbb" | 20 || April 28 || Reds || 8–12 || Scott Williamson (1–1) || Jeff Brantley (1–1) || None || 12,354 || 11–9 |- style="background:#fbb" | 21 || April 29 || Reds || 3–7 || Jason Bere (2–0)