— || 54,123 || 46–35 || W1 |- |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 82 || July 1 || Twins || 4–5 || Romero (4–1) || Venafro (2–2) || Guardado (25) || 13,503 || 46–36 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 83 || July 2 || Twins || 4–3 || Bradford (4–2) || Guardado (1–2) || — || 15,317 || 47–36 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 84 || July 3 || Twins || 1–2 || Santana (4–1) || Mulder (9–5) || Guardado (26) || 30,213 || 47–37 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 85 || July 4 || Royals || 3–2 || Koch (5–0) || Hernández (1–1) || — || 28,315 || 48–37 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 86 || July 5 || Royals || 4–3 || Mecir (3–1) || Hernández (1–2) || — || 53,802 || 49–37 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 87 || July 6 || Royals || 3–4 (10) || Mullen (1–2) || Koch (5–1) || Voyles (1) || 18,259 || 49–38 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 88 || July 7 || Royals || 3–2 || Zito (11–3) || Byrd (11–6) || Koch (20) || 31,676 || 50–38 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" |colspan=10| All–Star Break (July 8–10) |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 89 || July 11 || @ Orioles || 4–1 || Mulder (10–5) || Erickson (3–9) || Koch (21) || 32,507 || 51–38 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 90 || July 12 || @ Orioles || 1–0 || Hudson (7–7) || Johnson (3–6) || Koch (22) || 33,366 || 52–38 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 91 || July 13 || @ Orioles || 6–0 || Zito (12–3) || Driskill (6–2) || — || 36,100 || 53–38 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 92 || July 14 || @ Orioles || 3–6 || López (9–3) || Lidle (2–8) || Julio (18) || 32,853 || 53–39 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 93 || July 15 || @ Devil Rays || 4–0 || Lilly (4–6) || Rupe (5–10) || — || 10,116 || 54–39 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;" | 94 || July 16 || @ Devil Rays || 2–1 || Mulder (11–5) || Sosa (0–2) || Koch (23) || 10,592 || 55–39 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#ffbbbb;" | 95 || July 17 || Angels || 4–10 || Appier (8–7) || Hudson (7–8) || — || 38,547 || 55–40 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; style="background-color:#bbffbb;"