| 126 || August 20 || Pirates || 0–14 || D'Amico || Stephenson || || 25,741 || 65–61 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 127 || August 21 || Pirates || 6–3 || Eldred || Lincoln || || 26,849 || 66–61 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 128 || August 22 || Phillies || 4–9 || Cormier || Kline || || 33,824 || 66–62 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 129 || August 23 || Phillies || 5–3 || Hitchcock || Telemaco || Isringhausen || 37,318 || 67–62 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 130 || August 24 || Phillies || 3–0 || Tomko || Millwood || DeJean || 37,679 || 68–62 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 131 || August 26 || Cubs || 4–7 || Prior || Stephenson || || 36,563 || 68–63 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 132 || August 27 || Cubs || 4–2 || Kline || Farnsworth || Isringhausen || 32,667 || 69–63 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 133 || August 28 || Cubs || 3–2 || DeJean || Remlinger || || 37,370 || 70–63 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 134 || August 29 || @ Reds || 5–8 || Bale || Haren || Graves || 27,121 || 70–64 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 135 || August 30 || @ Reds || 6–3 || Tomko || Harang || Isringhausen || 39,380 || 71–64 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 136 || August 31 || @ Reds || 5–0 || Hitchcock || Serafini || || 29,272 || 72–64 |- |- bgcolor=#fbb | 137 || September 1 || @ Cubs || 0–7 || Prior || W. Williams || || 38,410 || 72–65 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 138 || September 2 || @ Cubs || 2–4 || Guthrie || Fassero || || 31,990 || 72–66 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 139 || September 2 (2) || @ Cubs || 2–0 || Morris || Wood || Isringhausen || 39,290 || 73–66 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 140 || September 3 || @ Cubs || 7–8 || Borowski || W. Williams || || 32,710 || 73–67 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 141 || September 4 || @ Cubs || 6–7 || Remlinger || DeJean || Borowski || 35,129 || 73–68 |- bgcolor=#fbb | 142 || September 5 || Reds || 2–4 || Randall || Simontacchi || Reitsma || 29,608 || 73–69 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 143 || September 6 || Reds || 13–6 || W. Williams || Serafini || || 39,718 || 74–69 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 144 || September 7 || Reds || 9–0 || Morris || Etherton || || 34,389 || 75–69 |-