Shane Rawley (11–4) || David Palmer (5–7) || Steve Bedrosian (10) || 18,768 || 39–40 |- style="background:#bfb" | 80 || July 8 || Braves || 8–2 || Bruce Ruffin (2–0) || Rick Mahler (10–7) || None || 22,202 || 40–40 |- style="background:#fbb" | 81 || July 9 || Braves || 3–7 || Doyle Alexander (6–4) || Kevin Gross (6–7) || Gene Garber (10) || 27,371 || 40–41 |- style="background:#fbb" | 82 || July 10 || @ Astros || 4–11 || Mark Knudson (1–3) || Charles Hudson (4–9) || None || 18,289 || 40–42 |- style="background:#bfb" | 83 || July 11 || @ Astros || 4–1 || Don Carman (4–2) || Mike Scott (9–6) || Steve Bedrosian (11) || 18,047 || 41–42 |- style="background:#fbb" | 84 || July 12 || @ Astros || 3–4 || Nolan Ryan (6–6) || Shane Rawley (11–5) || Dave Smith (17) || 17,491 || 41–43 |- style="background:#bfb" | 85 || July 13 || @ Astros || 5–4 (11) || Steve Bedrosian (6–3) || Dave Smith (1–6) || None || 20,597 || 42–43 |- style="background:#bbcaff;" | – || July 15 ||colspan="7" |1986 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at the Astrodome in Houston |- style="background:#fbb" | 86 || July 17 || @ Reds || 6–7 (11) || Ted Power (4–5) || Tom Gorman (0–1) || None || 24,488 || 42–44 |- style="background:#fbb" | 87 || July 18 || @ Reds || 5–6 || Tom Browning (9–7) || Bruce Ruffin (2–1) || John Franco (15) || 24,072 || 42–45 |- style="background:#fbb" | 88 || July 19 || @ Reds || 2–5 || Bill Gullickson (7–6) || Shane Rawley (11–6) || Ron Robinson (8) || 20,994 || 42–46 |- style="background:#bfb" | 89 || July 20 || @ Reds || 9–3 || Charles Hudson (5–9) || John Denny (6–9) || None || 26,190 || 43–46 |- style="background:#bfb" | 90 || July 21 || @ Braves || 3–1 || Kent Tekulve (3–1) || Jeff Dedmon (3–5) || Steve Bedrosian (12) || 12,731 || 44–46 |- style="background:#bfb" | 91 || July 22 || @ Braves || 5–4 (11) || Steve Bedrosian (7–3) || Craig McMurtry (1–6) || Tom Hume (4) || 14,249 || 45–46 |- style="background:#bfb" | 92 || July 23 || @ Braves || 4–2 || Bruce Ruffin (3–1) || Doyle Alexander (6–6) || None || 11,770 || 46–46 |- style="background:#fbb" | 93 || July 24 || Astros || 3–9 || Mike