Kile || Smoltz ||39,509 || 14–17 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 32 || May 6 || @ Cubs || 5–6 || Fassero || Timlin || || 35,083 || 14–18 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 33 || May 7 || @ Cubs || 0–8 || Wood || B. Smith || || 35,748 || 14–19 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 34 || May 8 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Morris || Cruz || Isringhausen || 33,473 || 15–19 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 35 || May 10 || @ Reds || 4–2 || Stechschulte || White || Isringhausen || 29,008 || 16–19 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 36 || May 11 || @ Reds || 1–8 || Reitsma || Kile || || 25,006 || 16–20 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 37 || May 12 || @ Reds || 10–8 || Stechschulte|| Graves || Isringhausen || 20,622 || 17–20 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 38 ||May 13 || Cubs || 3–0 || Morris || Wood || || 45,720 || 18–20 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 39 || May 14 || Cubs || 11–2 || Timlin || Cruz || || 47,035 || 19–20 |- bgcolor=#cfc |40 || May 15 || Cubs || 4–1 || Stechschulte || Bere || Isringhausen || 40,719 || 20–20 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 41 || May 17 || Reds || 3–1 || Kile || Sullivan || Isringhausen|| 36,103 || 21–20 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 42 || May 18 || Reds || 3–7 || Rijo || Morris || || 40,483 || 21–21 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 43 || May 19 || Reds || 10–1 || Stephenson || Acevedo || || 42,992 || 22–21 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 44 || May 20 || Reds || 7–3 || Williams || Haynes || || 35,560 || 23–21 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 45 || May 21 || Astros || 3–1 || Simontacchi || Hernandez || Isringhausen || 33,442 || 24–21 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 46 || May 22 || Astros || 3–2 || Veres || Stone || || 32,481 || 25–21 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 47 || May 23 || Astros || 5–4 || Hackman || Dotel || Isringhausen || 38,772 || 26–21 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 48 || May 24 || @ Pirates || 2–5 || Wells || Stephenson || || 25,203 || 26–22 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 49 || May 25 || @ Pirates || 6–3 || Williams || Anderson || Isringhausen || 26,201 || 27–22 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 50 || May 26 || @ Pirates || 7–3 || Simontacchi || Fogg || || 31,989 || 28–22