27 || Reds || 5–8 || Johnny Ruffin (2–1) || Mitch Williams (3–4) || Rob Dibble (19) || 41,540 || 80–48 |- style="background:#fbb" | 129 || August 28 || Reds || 5–9 || Scott Service (2–0) || Bobby Thigpen (2–1) || None || 42,924 || 80–49 |- style="background:#bfb" | 130 || August 29 || Reds || 12–0 || Danny Jackson (11–9) || Tim Pugh (8–13) || None || 58,363 || 81–49 |- style="background:#fbb" | 131 || August 30 || @ Cubs || 6–10 || Dan Plesac (2–1) || Roger Mason (4–11) || None || 33,276 || 81–50 |- style="background:#bfb" | 132 || August 31 || @ Cubs || 7–0 || Ben Rivera (12–7) || Mike Morgan (8–13) || None || 19,961 || 82–50 |- style="background:#bfb" | 133 || September 1 || @ Cubs || 4–1 || Terry Mulholland (12–9) || Mike Harkey (8–8) || None || 23,519 || 83–50 |- style="background:#bfb" | 134 || September 3 || @ Reds || 14–2 || Tommy Greene (13–3) || Bobby Ayala (5–7) || None || 26,157 || 84–50 |- style="background:#fbb" | 135 || September 4 || @ Reds || 5–6 || José Rijo (13–7) || Danny Jackson (11–10) || Scott Service (1) || 31,166 || 84–51 |- style="background:#bfb" | 136 || September 5 || @ Reds || 5–3 || Curt Schilling (12–6) || Tim Pugh (8–14) || Mitch Williams (37) || 28,741 || 85–51 |- style="background:#fbb" | 137 || September 6 || Cubs || 6–7 || Mike Harkey (9–8) || Mike Williams (1–1) || Randy Myers (40) || 30,765 || 85–52 |- style="background:#fbb" | 138 || September 7 || Cubs || 4–5 || José Guzmán (12–10) || Ben Rivera (12–8) || Randy Myers (41) || 27,041 || 85–53 |- style="background:#fbb" | 139 || September 8 || Cubs || 5–8 || Greg Hibbard (12–11) || David West (6–4) || Randy Myers (42) || 26,553 || 85–54 |- style="background:#bfb" | 140 || September 9 || Cubs || 10–8 || Danny Jackson (12–10) || José Bautista (7–3) || David West (3) || 25,894 || 86–54 |- style="background:#bfb" | 141 || September 10 || Astros || 6–2 || Curt Schilling (13–6) || Greg Swindell (10–12) || None || 31,146 || 87–54 |- style="background:#fbb" | 142 || September 11 || Astros || 1–4 || Mark Portugal (15–4) || Mike Williams (1–2) || Todd Jones (2) || 45,738 || 87–55 |- style="background:#fbb" | 143 || September 12 || Astros