# 2005 Milwaukee Brewers season

The 2005 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 36th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee. They finished third in the National League Central. This was the Brewers’ first non-losing season since 1992.

## Offseason

* December 13, 2004: Scott Podsednik was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with a player to be named later and Luis Vizcaíno to the Chicago White Sox for Carlos Lee. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Travis Hinton (minors) (January 10, 2005) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
* January 21, 2005: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
* March 29, 2005: Brooks Kieschnick was released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

## Regular season
### Opening Day starters

* Russell Branyan
* Brady Clark
* Doug Davis
* J. J. Hardy
* Geoff Jenkins
* Carlos Lee
* Damian Miller
* Lyle Overbay
* Junior Spivey

### Season standings
#### National League Central

vteNL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 100 | 62 | .617 | — | 50‍–‍31 | 50‍–‍31 |
| Houston Astros | 89 | 73 | .549 | 11 | 53‍–‍28 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 81 | 81 | .500 | 19 | 46‍–‍35 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 79 | 83 | .488 | 21 | 38‍–‍43 | 41‍–‍40 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 89 | .451 | 27 | 42‍–‍39 | 31‍–‍50 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 67 | 95 | .414 | 33 | 34‍–‍47 | 33‍–‍48 |

#### Record vs. opponents

2005 National League recordvte Source: :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | — | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 11–7 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 13–5 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 7–11 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
| Atlanta | 3–3 | — | 6–1 | 7–3 | 2–4 | 10–8 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 7–8 |
| Chicago | 2–5 | 1–6 | — | 6–9 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 9–7 | 4–2 | 7–9 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 11–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 10–6 | 1–5 | 6–9 |
| Cincinnati | 4–2 | 3–7 | 9–6 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–12 | 3–4 | 6–10 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 9–7 | 4–2 | 3–5 | 5–11 | 5–1 | 7-8 |
| Colorado | 7–11 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 1–5 | 11–8 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–7 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 6–9 |
| Florida | 4–2 | 8–10 | 4–5 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 4–3 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 8–10 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 10–5 |
| Houston | 3–3 | 1–5 | 7–9 | 12–4 | 5–1 | 3-4 | — | 4–2 | 10–5 | 5–5 | 6–0 | 9–7 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–11 | 5–2 | 7–8 |
| Los Angeles | 5–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 2–4 | — | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 11–7 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 5–13 |
| Milwaukee | 4–2 | 3–3 | 9–7 | 10–6 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–10 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 4–5 | 9–7 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–11 | 4–4 | 8–7 |
| New York | 6–1 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 10–8 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 11–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 5–10 |
| Philadelphia | 4-3 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 7–11 | — | 4–3 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 7–8 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–11 | 7–9 | 7–3 | 4–3 | 7–9 | 2–5 | 7–9 | 3–3 | 3–4 | — | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–12 | 1–5 | 5–7 |
| San Diego | 9–10 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 11–7 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 7–11 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 4–3 | — | 12–6 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 7–11 |
| San Francisco | 11–7 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 5–3 | 11–7 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 6–12 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–12 |
| St. Louis | 5–2 | 3–3 | 6–10 | 11–5 | 4–4 | 4-3 | 11–5 | 5–2 | 11–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 12–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | — | 4–2 | 10–5 |
| Washington | 4–2 | 9–10 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 9-9 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 8–11 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 12–6 |

### Transactions

* May 27, 2005: Tim Crabtree was released by the Milwaukee Brewers.
* July 27, 2005: Ricky Bottalico was released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| Carlos Lee | 162 | 618 | 85 | 164 | 41 | 0 | 32 | 114 | 13 | 57 | .265 | .487 |
| Brady Clark | 145 | 599 | 94 | 183 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 53 | 10 | 47 | .306 | .426 |
| Geoff Jenkins | 148 | 538 | 87 | 157 | 42 | 1 | 25 | 86 | 0 | 56 | .292 | .513 |
| Lyle Overbay | 158 | 537 | 80 | 148 | 34 | 1 | 19 | 72 | 1 | 78 | .276 | .449 |
| Bill Hall | 146 | 501 | 69 | 146 | 39 | 6 | 17 | 62 | 18 | 39 | .291 | .495 |
| Damian Miller | 114 | 385 | 50 | 105 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 37 | .273 | .413 |
| J.J. Hardy | 124 | 372 | 46 | 92 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 44 | .247 | .384 |
| Rickie Weeks Jr. | 96 | 360 | 56 | 86 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 42 | 15 | 40 | .239 | .394 |
| Russell Branyan | 85 | 202 | 23 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 39 | .257 | .490 |
| Chad Moeller | 66 | 199 | 23 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 13 | .206 | .367 |
| Jeff Cirillo | 77 | 185 | 29 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 23 | .281 | .427 |
| Junior Spivey | 49 | 182 | 22 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 18 | .236 | .374 |
| Wes Helms | 95 | 168 | 18 | 50 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 14 | .298 | .458 |
| Chris Magruder | 101 | 138 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 7 | .203 | .312 |
| Prince Fielder | 39 | 59 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .288 | .458 |
| Corey Hart | 21 | 57 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | .193 | .368 |
| Trent Durrington | 28 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .214 | .286 |
| Dave Krynzel | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Nelson Cruz | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .400 |
| Julio Mosquera | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 321 | 13 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8 | .106 | .140 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5448 | 726 | 1413 | 327 | 19 | 175 | 689 | 79 | 531 | .259 | .423 |
Source:

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Doug Davis | 11 | 11 | 3.84 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 222.2 | 196 | 103 | 95 | 93 | 208 |
| Chris Capuano | 18 | 12 | 3.99 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 219.0 | 212 | 105 | 97 | 91 | 176 |
| Ben Sheets | 10 | 9 | 3.33 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 156.2 | 142 | 66 | 58 | 25 | 141 |
| Víctor Santos | 4 | 13 | 4.57 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 141.2 | 153 | 87 | 72 | 60 | 89 |
| Tomo Ohka | 7 | 6 | 4.35 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 126.1 | 145 | 65 | 61 | 28 | 81 |
| Derrick Turnbow | 7 | 1 | 1.74 | 69 | 0 | 39 | 67.1 | 49 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 64 |
| Wes Obermueller | 1 | 4 | 5.26 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 65.0 | 74 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 33 |
| Gary Glover | 5 | 4 | 5.57 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 64.2 | 74 | 41 | 40 | 20 | 58 |
| Matt Wise | 4 | 4 | 3.36 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 64.1 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 62 |
| Rick Helling | 3 | 1 | 2.39 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 49.0 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 42 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 2 | 2 | 4.46 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 | 48 | 23 | 21 | 38 | 42 |
| Julio Santana | 3 | 5 | 4.50 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 42.0 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 49 |
| Ricky Bottalico | 2 | 2 | 4.54 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 41.2 | 43 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 29 |
| Justin Lehr | 1 | 1 | 3.89 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 23 |
| Dana Eveland | 1 | 1 | 5.97 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 31.2 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 23 |
| Tommy Phelps | 0 | 2 | 4.63 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 23.1 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Kane Davis | 1 | 1 | 2.70 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| José Capellán | 1 | 1 | 2.87 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| Mike Adams | 0 | 1 | 2.70 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 13.1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Team Totals | 81 | 81 | 3.97 | 162 | 162 | 46 | 1438.0 | 1382 | 697 | 635 | 569 | 1173 |
Source:

## Awards and records

2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Carlos Lee, outfield, reserve

## Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of six minor league affiliates in 2005. The Nashville Sounds won the Pacific Coast League championship.
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| Triple-A | Nashville Sounds | Pacific Coast League | Frank Kremblas |
| Double-A | Huntsville Stars | Southern League | Don Money |
| Class A-Advanced | Brevard County Manatees | Florida State League | John Tamargo |
| Class A | West Virginia Power | South Atlantic League | Ramón Avilés |
| Rookie | Helena Brewers | Pioneer League | Ed Sedar |
| Rookie | AZL Brewers | Arizona League | Mike Guerrero |

## Game log

Game Log :
April (10-13) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | April 4 | @ Pirates | 9–2 | Sheets (1-0) | Pérez (0-1) | | 38,016 | 1-0 |
| 2 | April 6 | @ Pirates | 10–2 | Davis (1-0) | Wells (0-1) | | 12,077 | 2-0 |
| 3 | April 8 | @ Cubs | 6–3 (12) | de la Rosa (1-0) | Leicester (0-1) | Adams (1) | 39,892 | 3-0 |
| 4 | April 9 | @ Cubs | 0–4 | Zambrano (0-1) | Sheets (0-1) | | 38,743 | 3-1 |
| 5 | April 10 | @ Cubs | 5–6 (12) | Rusch (2-0) | Turnbow (0-1) | | 39,076 | 3-2 |
| 6 | April 11 | Pirates | 6–2 | Davis (2-0) | Wells (0-2) | | 42,458 | 4-2 |
| 7 | April 12 | Pirates | 2–4 | Redman (1-0) | Glover (0-1) | Mesa (3) | 10,927 | 4-3 |
| 8 | April 13 | Pirates | 6–2 | de la Rosa (2-0) | White (0-2) | | 11,021 | 5-3 |
| 9 | April 15 | Cardinals | 0–3 | Suppan (1-1) | Sheets (1-2) | Isringhausen (3) | 22,676 | 5-4 |
| 10 | April 16 | Cardinals | 3–5 | Carpenter (2-1) | Davis (2-1) | Isringhausen (4) | 30,732 | 5-5 |
| 11 | April 17 | Cardinals | 2–3 | Marquis (2-0) | Adams (0-1) | Isringhausen (5) | 21,144 | 5-6 |
| 12 | April 18 | Dodgers | 3–7 | Pérez (3-0) | Capuano (0-1) | | 11,728 | 5-7 |
| 13 | April 19 | Dodgers | 6–8 (10) | Carrara (2-0) | Phelps (0-1) | Brazobán (3) | 11,029 | 5-8 |
| 14 | April 20 | @ Astros | 1–6 | Oswalt (3-1) | Sheets (1-3) | | 26,119 | 5-9 |
| 15 | April 21 | @ Astros | 7–8 | Pettitte (1-1) | Davis (2-2) | Lidge (5) | 32,173 | 5-10 |
| 16 | April 22 | @ Giants | 6–1 | Santos (1-0) | Rueter (0-2) | | 36,994 | 6-10 |
| 17 | April 23 | @ Giants | 2–6 | Tomko (1-3) | Capuano (0-2) | Benítez (4) | 37,341 | 6-11 |
| 18 | April 24 | @ Giants | 8–5 | Glover (1-1) | Williams (0-2) | Turnbow (1) | 36,604 | 7-11 |
| – | April 25 | @ Cardinals | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 28 | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 28 | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 28 | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 28 | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 28 | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 28 |
| 19 | April 26 | @ Cardinals | 3–5 | Suppan (2-2) | Davis (2-3) | Flores (1) | 28,787 | 7-12 |
| 20 | April 27 | @ Cardinals | 3–6 | Carpenter (4-1) | Santos (1-1) | Tavárez (1) | 38,343 | 7-13 |
| 21 | April 28 | @ Cardinals | 4–3 | Capuano (1-2) | Marquis (3-1) | Turnbow (2) | ? | 8-13 |
| 22 | April 29 | Reds | 4–3 | Glover (2-1) | Claussen (1-2) | Turnbow (3) | 21,332 | 9-13 |
| 23 | April 30 | Reds | 6–5 | Turnbow (1-1) | Valentine (0-1) | | 23,880 | 10-13 |
May (14-14) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
| 24 | May 1 | Reds | 13–3 | Davis (3-3) | Ortiz (0-1) | | 23,036 | 11-13 |
| 25 | May 3 | Cubs | 4–1 | Capuano (2-2) | Zambrano (2-1) | Turnbow (4) | 27,079 | 12-13 |
| 26 | May 4 | Cubs | 4–3 | Turnbow (2-1) | Novoa (0-1) | | 28,392 | 13-13 |
| 27 | May 5 | Cubs | 6–5 | Turnbow (3-1) | Hawkins (1-2) | | 31,721 | 14-13 |
| 28 | May 6 | Mets | 4–7 | Zambrano (2-3) | Davis (3-4) | Looper (7) | 21,067 | 14-14 |
| 29 | May 7 | Mets | 5–7 | Martínez (4-1) | Santana (0-1) | Hernández (1) | 39,589 | 14-15 |
| 30 | May 8 | Mets | 5–4 | Turnbow (4-1) | DeJean (1-1) | | 17,626 | 15-15 |
| 31 | May 9 | Phillies | 2–4 | Wolf (2-4) | Santos (1-2) | Wagner (8) | 11,103 | 15-16 |
| 32 | May 10 | Phillies | 8–5 | Santana (1-1) | Adams (0-2) | Bottalico (1) | 12,082 | 16-16 |
| 33 | May 11 | Phillies | 5–2 | Davis (4-4) | Lidle (2-3) | Turnbow (5) | 13,175 | 17-16 |
| 34 | May 13 | @ Pirates | 4–3 | Capuano (3-2) | Mesa (0-1) | Turnbow (6) | 23,845 | 18-16 |
| 35 | May 14 | @ Pirates | 0–2 | Redman (2-3) | Santos (1-3) | | 21,772 | 18-17 |
| 36 | May 15 | @ Pirates | 2–4 | Williams (4-3) | Glover (2-2) | Mesa (13) | 15,134 | 18-18 |
| 37 | May 16 | @ Nationals | 2–5 | Armas (1-1) | Davis (4-5) | Ayala (1) | 26,606 | 18-19 |
| 38 | May 17 | @ Nationals | 8–2 | Obermueller (1-0) | Vargas (0-1) | | 26,427 | 19-19 |
| 39 | May 18 | @ Nationals | 0–1 | Majewski (1-0) | Capuano (3-3) | | 29,216 | 19-20 |
| 40 | May 19 | @ Nationals | 2–3 | Hernández (7-2) | Santos (1-4) | Cordero (10) | 30,968 | 19-21 |
| 41 | May 20 | @ Twins | 1–7 | Silva (3-2) | Glover (2-3) | | 30,073 | 19-22 |
| 42 | May 21 | @ Twins | 6–0 | Davis (5-5) | Radke (4-4) | | 32,106 | 20-22 |
| 43 | May 22 | @ Twins | 5–6 (11) | Crain (3-0) | Wise (0-1) | | 28,466 | 20-23 |
| 44 | May 23 | Rockies | 2–1 | Capuano (4-3) | Chacón (1-4) | Bottalico (2) | 11,855 | 21-23 |
| 45 | May 24 | Rockies | 6–1 | Santos (2-4) | Francis (4-2) | | 17,759 | 22-23 |
| 46 | May 25 | Rockies | 11–1 | Glover (3-3) | Wright (2-5) | | 24,916 | 23-23 |
| 47 | May 27 | Astros | 3–0 | Davis (6-5) | Oswalt (5-6) | Turnbow (7) | 22,173 | 24-23 |
| 48 | May 28 | Astros | 6–9 | Rodríguez (1-1) | Sheets (1-4) | Lidge (9) | 37,845 | 24-24 |
| 49 | May 29 | Astros | 1–2 | Pettitte (3-5) | Capuano (4-4) | Lidge (10) | 34,402 | 24-25 |
| 50 | May 30 | @ Padres | 1–2 | Linebrink (2-1) | de la Rosa (2-1) | | 36,152 | 24-26 |
| 51 | May 31 | @ Padres | 4–8 | Reyes (3-0) | Glover (3-4) | | 23,124 | 24-27 |
June (12-15) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
| 52 | June 1 | @ Padres | 5–2 | Davis (7-5) | Lawrence (3-6) | Santana (1) | 27,692 | 25-27 |
| 53 | June 2 | @ Dodgers | 4–6 | Carrara (5-2) | Sheets (1-5) | Gagné (4) | 32,004 | 25-28 |
| 54 | June 3 | @ Dodgers | 7–5 | Capuano (5-4) | Weaver (5-5) | Turnbow (8) | 41,528 | 26-28 |
| 55 | June 4 | @ Dodgers | 1–2 | Houlton (1-0) | Santos (2-5) | Gagné (5) | 46,287 | 26-29 |
| 56 | June 5 | @ Dodgers | 6–10 | Penny (3-2) | Obermueller (1-1) | | 40,876 | 26-30 |
| 57 | June 6 | Yankees | 4–3 | Davis (8-5) | Johnson (5-5) | Turnbow (9) | 34,627 | 27-30 |
| 58 | June 7 | Yankees | 2–1 | Sheets (2-5) | Pavano (4-5) | Turnbow (10) | 35,611 | 28-30 |
| 59 | June 8 | Yankees | 3–12 | Mussina (6-4) | Capuano (5-5) | | 37,586 | 28-31 |
| 60 | June 10 | @ Phillies | 2–5 | Madson (3-2) | Wise (0-2) | | 27,225 | 28-32 |
| 61 | June 11 | @ Phillies | 5–7 | Cormier (2-1) | Bottalico (0-1) | Urbina (10) | 33,455 | 28-33 |
| 62 | June 12 | @ Phillies | 2–6 | Lidle (6-4) | Sheets (2-6) | | 40,385 | 28-34 |
| 63 | June 13 | @ Devil Rays | 3–5 | Waechter (3-3) | Capuano (5-6) | Báez (8) | 8,878 | 28-35 |
| 64 | June 14 | @ Devil Rays | 4–0 | Ohka (5-3) | Fossum (2-5) | | 8,897 | 29-35 |
| 65 | June 15 | @ Devil Rays | 3–5 | Nomo (4-6) | Santos (2-6) | Báez (9) | 8,801 | 29-36 |
| 66 | June 17 | @ Blue Jays | 5–9 | Walker (2-0) | Davis (8-6) | | 17,615 | 29-37 |
| 67 | June 18 | @ Blue Jays | 5–2 | Sheets (3-6) | Halladay (10-4) | Phelps (1) | 25,264 | 30-37 |
| 68 | June 19 | @ Blue Jays | 5–2 | Capuano (6-6) | Towers (5-6) | Turnbow (11) | 30,480 | 31-37 |
| 69 | June 20 | Cubs | 4–5 | Maddux (6-4) | Ohka (5-4) | Dempster (9) | 40,126 | 31-38 |
| 70 | June 21 | Cubs | 2–4 | Williams (1-2) | Santos (2-7) | Dempster (10) | 40,300 | 31-39 |
| 71 | June 22 | Cubs | 9–4 | Davis (9-6) | Zambrano (4-4) | | 41,453 | 32-39 |
| 72 | June 23 | Cubs | 8–7 | Bottalico (1-1) | Remlinger (0-2) | Turnbow (12) | 42,288 | 33-39 |
| 73 | June 24 | Twins | 3–1 | Capuano (7-6) | Radke (5-7) | Turnbow (13) | 36,023 | 34-39 |
| 74 | June 25 | Twins | 7–6 | Wise (1-2) | Santana (7-4) | Turnbow (14) | 44,685 | 35-39 |
| 75 | June 26 | Twins | 2–5 | Lohse (6-6) | Santos (2-8) | | 34,324 | 35-40 |
| 76 | June 28 | @ Cubs | 0–2 | Zambrano (5-4) | Davis (9-7) | Dempster (12) | 39,574 | 35-41 |
| 77 | June 29 | @ Cubs | 2–3 | Novoa (2-1) | Santana (1-2) | | 38,846 | 35-42 |
| 78 | June 30 | @ Cubs | 10–6 | Capuano (8-6) | Maddux (7-5) | | 38,631 | 36-42 |
July (16-12) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
| 79 | July 1 | Pirates | 8–4 | Wise (2-2) | Redman (4-7) | | 21,804 | 37-42 |
| 80 | July 2 | Pirates | 5–3 | Bottalico (2-1) | Torres (2-4) | Turnbow (15) | 29,052 | 38-42 |
| 81 | July 3 | Pirates | 10–11 | Meadows (3-1) | Phelps (0-2) | Mesa (20) | 28,323 | 38-43 |
| 82 | July 4 | @ Marlins | 3–2 | Sheets (4-6) | Jones (1-3) | Turnbow (16) | 24,207 | 39-43 |
| 83 | July 5 | @ Marlins | 6–4 | Capuano (9-6) | Beckett (8-6) | Turnbow (17) | 16,441 | 40-43 |
| 84 | July 6 | @ Marlins | 4–5 (12) | De Los Santos (1-0) | Obermueller (1-2) | | 17,079 | 40-44 |
| 85 | July 7 | @ Marlins | 3–11 | Moehler (4-6) | Santos (2-9) | | 33,897 | 40-45 |
| 86 | July 8 | @ Braves | 1–2 | Kolb (2-5) | Santana (1-3) | | 29,402 | 40-46 |
| 87 | July 9 | @ Braves | 9–6 | Sheets (5-6) | Davies (4-3) | | 40,514 | 41-46 |
| 88 | July 10 | @ Braves | 8–4 | Capuano (10-6) | Colón (1-5) | | 24,916 | 42-46 |
| 89 | July 14 | Nationals | 4–2 | Wise (3-2) | Majewski (2-1) | Turnbow (18) | 30,611 | 43-46 |
| 90 | July 15 | Nationals | 4–3 | Santana (2-3) | Ayala (7-6) | | 40,690 | 44-46 |
| 91 | July 16 | Nationals | 3–5 | Loaiza (6-5) | Bottalico (2-2) | Cordero (32) | 45,079 | 44-47 |
| 92 | July 17 | Nationals | 5–3 | Ohka (6-4) | Drese (7-8) | Turnbow (19) | 23,543 | 45-47 |
| 93 | July 18 | @ Cardinals | 4–11 | Morris (11-2) | Santos (2-10) | | 41,827 | 45-48 |
| 94 | July 19 | @ Cardinals | 5–4 | Wise (4-2) | Tavárez (1-2) | Turnbow (20) | 44,270 | 46-48 |
| 95 | July 20 | @ Cardinals | 2–4 | Mulder (11-5) | Sheets (5-7) | Isringhausen (27) | 40,904 | 46-49 |
| 96 | July 21 | @ Cardinals | 12–7 | Capuano (11-6) | Marquis (9-7) | | 44,002 | 47-49 |
| 97 | July 22 | @ Reds | 6–11 | Ortiz (6-6) | Ohka (6-5) | | 21,370 | 47-50 |
| 98 | July 23 | @ Reds | 11–7 | Santos (3-10) | Claussen (4-8) | | 36,320 | 48-50 |
| 99 | July 24 | @ Reds | 2–3 | Weathers (6-1) | Santana (2-4) | | 18,856 | 48-51 |
| 100 | July 25 | Diamondbacks | 4–2 | Sheets (6-7) | Worrell (0-2) | Turnbow (21) | 20,062 | 49-51 |
| 101 | July 26 | Diamondbacks | 7–2 | Eveland (1-0) | Webb (8-8) | | 31,128 | 50-51 |
| 102 | July 27 | Diamondbacks | 0–3 | Vargas (4-5) | Ohka (6-6) | Bruney (12) | 28,971 | 50-52 |
| 103 | July 28 | Giants | 0–3 | Hennessey (4-3) | Santos (3-11) | Walker (17) | 22,252 | 50-53 |
| 104 | July 29 | Giants | 6–7 | Fassero (2-6) | Wise (4-3) | Walker (18) | 28,652 | 50-54 |
| 105 | July 30 | Giants | 7–1 | Sheets (7-7) | Schmidt (7-6) | | 38,462 | 51-54 |
| 106 | July 31 | Giants | 5–1 | Capuano (12-6) | Lowry (6-11) | | 36,148 | 52-54 |
August (13-14) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
| 107 | August 2 | @ Mets | 8–9 (11) | Looper (4-4) | Santana (2-5) | | 32,453 | 52-55 |
| 108 | August 3 | @ Mets | 6–4 | Helling (1-0) | Looper (4-5) | Turnbow (22) | 40,659 | 53-55 |
| 109 | August 4 | @ Mets | 12–9 | Santana (3-5) | Hernández (5-5) | Turnbow (23) | 30,359 | 54-55 |
| 110 | August 5 | @ Phillies | 3–1 (10) | Sheets (8-7) | Geary (1-1) | Wise (1) | 31,759 | 55-55 |
| 111 | August 6 | @ Phillies | 2–8 | Lieber (10-10) | Capuano (12-7) | | 35,800 | 55-56 |
| 112 | August 7 | @ Phillies | 2–0 | Ohka (7-6) | Padilla (5-11) | Turnbow (24) | 35,017 | 56-56 |
| 113 | August 8 | Cardinals | 4–8 | Flores (2-1) | Wise (4-4) | | 30,260 | 56-57 |
| 114 | August 9 | Cardinals | 2–5 | Reyes (1-0) | Davis (9-8) | Isringhausen (30) | 28,556 | 56-58 |
| 115 | August 10 | Cardinals | 0–3 | Suppan (11-8) | Sheets (8-8) | Isringhausen (31) | 37,650 | 56-59 |
| 116 | August 12 | Reds | 3–5 | Hudson (4-5) | Capuano (12-8) | Weathers (8) | 24,103 | 56-60 |
| 117 | August 13 | Reds | 1–4 | Ortiz (7-8) | Ohka (7-7) | Weathers (9) | 41,282 | 56-61 |
| 118 | August 14 | Reds | 8–3 | Davis (1-0) | Belisle (2-6) | | 29,262 | 57-61 |
| 119 | August 15 | @ Rockies | 2–11 | Cook (1-1) | Sheets (8-9) | | 18,596 | 57-62 |
| 120 | August 16 | @ Rockies | 6–4 | Santos (4-11) | Francis (11-9) | Turnbow (25) | 18,582 | 58-62 |
| 121 | August 17 | @ Rockies | 2–0 | Capuano (13-8) | Wright (6-14) | Turnbow (26) | 19,288 | 59-62 |
| 122 | August 18 | @ Astros | 5–2 | Ohka (8-7) | Clemens (11-5) | Turnbow (27) | 29,844 | 60-62 |
| 123 | August 19 | @ Astros | 3–5 | Springer (4-3) | Davis (9-9) | Lidge (30) | 31,651 | 60-63 |
| 124 | August 20 | @ Astros | 3–2 | Sheets (9-9) | Harville (0-2) | | 41,101 | 61-63 |
| 125 | August 21 | @ Astros | 3–8 | Pettitte (11-9) | Santos (4-12) | | 35,712 | 61-64 |
| 126 | August 23 | Marlins | 11–2 | Capuano (14-8) | Beckett (12-7) | | 20,318 | 62-64 |
| 127 | August 24 | Marlins | 6–4 | Ohka (9-7) | Burnett (12-7) | Turnbow (28) | 33,323 | 63-64 |
| 128 | August 25 | Marlins | 1–3 (11) | Alfonseca (1-1) | Capellán (0-1) | Jones (29) | 22,843 | 63-65 |
| 129 | August 26 | Braves | 3–1 | Sheets (10-9) | Ramírez (10-8) | Turnbow (29) | 30,670 | 64-65 |
| 130 | August 27 | Braves | 4–8 | Smoltz (13-7) | Santos (4-13) | | 42,464 | 64-66 |
| 131 | August 28 | Braves | 2–5 | Hudson (11-7) | Capuano (14-9) | | 35,060 | 64-67 |
| 132 | August 30 | Pirates | 0–6 | Maholm (1-0) | Davis (9-10) | | 28,337 | 64-68 |
| 133 | August 31 | Pirates | 6–5 | Turnbow (5-1) | Mesa (2-8) | | 15,062 | 65-68 |
September (16-11) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
| 134 | September 1 | Padres | 5–6 | Seánez (6-1) | Davis (1-1) | Hoffman (35) | 24,785 | 65-69 |
| 135 | September 2 | Padres | 12–2 | Capuano (15-9) | Lawrence (7-14) | | 18,231 | 66-69 |
| 136 | September 3 | Padres | 1–6 | Williams (7-11) | Obermueller (1-3) | | 32,022 | 66-70 |
| 137 | September 4 | Padres | 3–2 | Turnbow (6-1) | Otsuka (1-6) | | 20,042 | 67-70 |
| 138 | September 5 | @ Reds | 6–1 | Ohka (10-7) | Belisle (3-7) | Eveland (1) | 16,144 | 68-70 |
| 139 | September 6 | @ Reds | 1–2 (10) | Mercker (3-1) | de la Rosa (2-2) | | 13,351 | 68-71 |
| 140 | September 7 | @ Reds | 14–5 | Capuano (16-9) | Milton (7-14) | | 15,886 | 69-71 |
| 141 | September 9 | Astros | 7–4 | Davis (10-10) | Clemens (11-7) | Turnbow (30) | 18,130 | 70-71 |
| 142 | September 10 | Astros | 5–7 | Pettitte (15-9) | Ohka (10-8) | Lidge (36) | 24,437 | 70-72 |
| 143 | September 11 | Astros | 4–2 | Helling (2-0) | Oswalt (17-12) | Turnbow (31) | 17,392 | 71-72 |
| 144 | September 13 | @ Diamondbacks | 3–1 | Capuano (17-9) | Vázquez (10-15) | Turnbow (32) | 23,708 | 72-72 |
| 145 | September 14 | @ Diamondbacks | 1–2 (12) | Medders (2-0) | Lehr (0-1) | | 23,793 | 72-73 |
| 146 | September 15 | @ Diamondbacks | 14–2 | Ohka (11-8) | Estes (7-8) | | 20,741 | 73-73 |
| 147 | September 16 | @ Astros | 1–2 | Lidge (4-3) | Eveland (1-1) | | 33,767 | 73-74 |
| 148 | September 17 | @ Astros | 0–7 | Backe (9-8) | Obermueller (1-4) | | 37,756 | 73-75 |
| 149 | September 18 | @ Astros | 1–6 | Rodríguez (10-8) | Capuano (17-10) | | 35,052 | 73-76 |
| 150 | September 20 | Cubs | 5–3 | Davis (11-10) | Williams (5-9) | Turnbow (33) | 30,136 | 74-76 |
| 151 | September 21 | Cubs | 7–6 | Turnbow (7-1) | Van Buren (0-2) | | 30,049 | 75-76 |
| 152 | September 22 | Cubs | 0–3 | Maddux (13-13) | Helling (2-1) | Dempster (29) | 31,137 | 75-77 |
| 153 | September 23 | Cardinals | 9–6 | Capuano (18-10) | Carpenter (21-5) | Turnbow (34) | 22,472 | 76-77 |
| 154 | September 24 | Cardinals | 8–7 | Glover (4-4) | Mulder (16-8) | Turnbow (35) | 33,506 | 77-77 |
| 155 | September 25 | Cardinals | 0–2 | Suppan (16-10) | Davis (11-11) | Isringhausen (37) | 20,150 | 77-78 |
| 156 | September 26 | Reds | 12–9 | Capellán (1-1) | Coffey (4-1) | Turnbow (36) | 14,412 | 78-78 |
| 157 | September 27 | Reds | 6–2 | Helling (3-1) | Claussen (10-10) | Turnbow (37) | 28,031 | 79-78 |
| 158 | September 28 | Reds | 4–11 | Harang (11-13) | Capuano (18-11) | | 21,181, | 79-79 |
| 159 | September 29 | Reds | 2–0 | Glover (5-4) | Milton (8-15) | Turnbow (38) | 13,173 | 80-79 |
| 160 | September 30 | @ Pirates | 6–5 | Lehr (1-1) | Vogelsong (2-2) | Turnbow (39) | 20,922 | 81-79 |
October (0-2) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
| 161 | October 1 | @ Pirates | 1–5 | Wells (8-18) | Ohka (11-9) | | 17,261 | 81-80 |
| 162 | October 2 | @ Pirates | 1–3 | Duke (8-2) | Capuano (18-12) | Torres (3) | 23,008 | 81-81 |