24 || May 1 || Giants || 6–4 || Heathcliff Slocumb (3–0) || Bill Swift (3–3) || Doug Jones (4) || 50,588 || 10–14 |- style="background:#bfb" | 25 || May 2 || Padres || 7–2 || Danny Jackson (3–0) || Andy Ashby (0–3) || None || 26,481 || 11–14 |- style="background:#fbb" | 26 || May 3 || Padres || 3–8 || A. J. Sager (1–2) || Jeff Juden (1–3) || None || 24,489 || 11–15 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || May 4 || Padres || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 22 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 27 || May 5 || @ Marlins || 0–5 || Chris Hammond (2–3) || Ben Rivera (2–2) || None || 26,329 || 11–16 |- style="background:#fbb" | 28 || May 6 || @ Marlins || 5–9 || David Weathers (5–1) || Curt Schilling (0–5) || None || 31,368 || 11–17 |- style="background:#fbb" | 29 || May 7 || @ Marlins || 7–8 (11) || Richie Lewis (1–1) || David West (0–4) || None || 41,002 || 11–18 |- style="background:#bfb" | 30 || May 8 || @ Marlins || 9–2 || Danny Jackson (4–0) || Charlie Hough (3–1) || None || 38,584 || 12–18 |- style="background:#fbb" | 31 || May 9 || @ Braves || 2–7 || Steve Avery (3–1) || Jeff Juden (1–4) || None || 44,987 || 12–19 |- style="background:#fbb" | 32 || May 10 || @ Braves || 8–9 (15) || Mike Stanton (1–0) || Andy Carter (0–1) || None || 47,014 || 12–20 |- style="background:#fbb" | 33 || May 11 || @ Braves || 2–4 || Greg Maddux (6–2) || Curt Schilling (0–6) || Greg McMichael (7) || 46,985 || 12–21 |- style="background:#bfb" | 34 || May 12 || Pirates || 6–4 || Tommy Greene (1–0) || Zane Smith (4–3) || Doug Jones (5) || 32,481 || 13–21 |- style="background:#bfb" | 35 || May 13 || Pirates || 12–1 || Danny Jackson (5–0) || Paul Wagner (3–3) || None || 32,281 || 14–21 |- style="background:#bfb" | 36 || May 14 || Pirates || 3–2 || Mike Williams (1–0) || Steve Cooke (1–4) || Doug Jones (6) || 39,916 || 15–21 |- style="background:#bfb" | 37 || May 15 || Pirates || 1–0 || Shawn Boskie (1–1) || Jon Lieber (0–1) || Doug Jones (7) || 53,396 || 16–21 |- style="background:#fbb" | 38 || May 16 || Expos || 1–4 ||