@ Reds || 2–7 || Xavier Hernandez (1–0) || Norm Charlton (0–2) || Jeff Brantley (1) || 17,480 || 3–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 7 || May 4 || @ Reds || 6–4 || Gene Harris (1–0) || Héctor Carrasco (0–3) || Heathcliff Slocumb (2) || 17,675 || 4–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 8 || May 5 || @ Braves || 9–4 || Tyler Green (1–1) || Kent Mercker (0–1) || Toby Borland (1) || 33,296 || 5–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 9 || May 6 || @ Braves || 3–1 || Mike Mimbs (1–0) || John Smoltz (1–1) || Heathcliff Slocumb (3) || 37,850 || 6–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 10 || May 7 || @ Braves || 5–4 || Curt Schilling (2–0) || Steve Bedrosian (0–1) || Heathcliff Slocumb (4) || 34,166 || 7–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 11 || May 8 || @ Braves || 3–2 || Kyle Abbott (1–0) || Tom Glavine (1–1) || Heathcliff Slocumb (5) || 27,266 || 8–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 12 || May 9 || Expos || 8–3 || Paul Quantrill (2–0) || Butch Henry (0–2) || None || 21,138 || 9–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 13 || May 10 || Expos || 10–1 || Tyler Green (2–1) || Gil Heredia (1–2) || None || 20,708 || 10–3 |- style="background:#fbb" | 14 || May 11 || Expos || 1–13 || Carlos Pérez (1–0) || Mike Mimbs (1–1) || None || 27,665 || 10–4 |- style="background:#bfb" | 15 || May 12 || @ Astros || 5–2 || Curt Schilling (3–0) || Doug Drabek (1–2) || Heathcliff Slocumb (6) || 30,828 || 11–4 |- style="background:#bfb" | 16 || May 13 || @ Astros || 7–5 || Ricky Bottalico (1–0) || Darryl Kile (1–2) || Heathcliff Slocumb (7) || 18,073 || 12–4 |- style="background:#bfb" | 17 || May 14 || @ Astros || 5–2 || Paul Quantrill (3–0) || Mike Hampton (1–2) || Heathcliff Slocumb (8) || 12,286 || 13–4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 18 || May 15 || @ Marlins || 1–9 || John Burkett (3–2) || Tyler Green (2–2) || None || 17,897 || 13–5 |- style="background:#bfb" | 19 || May 16 || @ Marlins || 9–7 (10) || Heathcliff Slocumb (1–0) || Robb Nen (0–2) || None || 19,348 || 14–5 |- style="background:#bfb" | 20 || May 17 || @ Marlins || 3–1 (13) || Ricky Bottalico (2–0) || Richie Lewis (0–1) || Heathcliff Slocumb (9) || 21,375 ||