The Most Important Games for the Cardinals are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Cardinals final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Cardinals fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Remaining Games Winner |
Cardinals Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Cardinals (6‑5) vs Nationals (4‑7) 1 Game Remaining |
2 | Cardinals Sweeps 1 Game | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Nationals Sweeps 1 Game | 4% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 63% | ||
| Braves (7‑5) vs Angels (6‑6) 1 Game Remaining |
2 | Braves Sweeps 1 Game | 5% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 1 Game | 5% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 63% | ||
| Blue Jays (4‑7) vs Dodgers (9‑2) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Blue Jays Sweeps 1 Game | 5% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Dodgers Sweeps 1 Game | 5% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 62% | ||
| Pirates (7‑4) vs Padres (5‑6) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Pirates Sweeps 1 Game | 5% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Padres Sweeps 1 Game | 5% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 63% | ||
| Marlins (6‑5) vs Reds (8‑3) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Marlins Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Reds Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 63% | ||
| Mets (7‑4) vs DiamondbacksD. Backs (5‑6) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Mets Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Giants (4‑8) vs Phillies (6‑5) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Giants Sweeps 1 Game | 5% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Phillies Sweeps 1 Game | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 63% | ||
| Rockies (5‑6) vs Astros (6‑6) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Rockies Sweeps 1 Game | 5% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 1 Game | 5% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Brewers (8‑3) vs Red Sox (3‑8) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Brewers Sweeps 1 Game | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 1 Game | 5% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Rays (5‑6) vs Cubs (5‑6) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Rays Sweeps 1 Game | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Cubs Sweeps 1 Game | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Cardinals Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Cardinals (6‑5) vs Nationals (4‑7) |
2 | Cardinals Wins | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Nationals Wins | 4% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 63% | ||
| Braves (7‑5) vs Angels (6‑6) |
2 | Braves Wins | 5% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Angels Wins | 5% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 63% | ||
| Blue Jays (4‑7) vs Dodgers (9‑2) |
1 | Blue Jays Wins | 5% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Dodgers Wins | 5% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 62% | ||
| Pirates (7‑4) vs Padres (5‑6) |
1 | Pirates Wins | 5% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Padres Wins | 5% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 63% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs (5‑6) vs Mets (7‑4) |
1 | DiamondbacksD. Backs Wins | 5% | 5% | 5% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Mets Wins | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 63% | ||
| Giants (4‑8) vs Phillies (6‑5) |
1 | Giants Wins | 5% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Phillies Wins | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 63% | ||
| Rockies (5‑6) vs Astros (6‑6) |
0 | Rockies Wins | 5% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Astros Wins | 5% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Brewers (8‑3) vs Red Sox (3‑8) |
0 | Brewers Wins | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | 5% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Rays (5‑6) vs Cubs (5‑6) |
0 | Rays Wins | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Cubs Wins | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Marlins (6‑5) vs Reds (8‑3) |
0 | Marlins Wins | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 62% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||
| Reds Wins | 5% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 62% | ||