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 (47‑41) vs Brewers (56‑33) 4 Games Remaining |
37 | Cardinals Sweeps 4 Games | 1% | 4% | 3% | 20% | 17% | 14% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Brewers Sweeps 4 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 63% | ||
| Orioles (42‑49) vs Cubs (50‑40) 3 Games Remaining |
4 | Orioles Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 18% | 14% | 13% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Cubs Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 53% | ||
| Mariners (47‑44) vs Marlins (49‑42) 3 Games Remaining |
3 | Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 18% | 15% | 13% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Marlins Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 53% | ||
| Reds (41‑48) vs Phillies (50‑41) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Reds Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Phillies Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 53% | ||
| Mets (38‑53) vs Royals (37‑54) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Mets Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Giants (38‑52) vs Blue Jays (42‑49) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Giants Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 52% | ||
| Astros (45‑48) vs Nationals (47‑45) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Astros Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 14% | 14% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Nationals Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Padres (44‑46) vs DiamondbacksD. Backs (45‑45) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Padres Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Rockies (37‑55) vs Dodgers (60‑32) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Rockies Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Dodgers Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Pirates (46‑45) vs Braves (52‑37) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Pirates Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 2% | 1% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Braves Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 52% | ||
| 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 (47‑41) vs Brewers (56‑33) |
10 | Cardinals Wins | <1% | 2% | 2% | 18% | 15% | 14% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Brewers Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 55% | ||
| Mariners (47‑44) vs Marlins (49‑42) |
2 | Mariners Wins | <1% | 2% | 1% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Marlins Wins | 1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 53% | ||
| Rockies (37‑55) vs Dodgers (60‑32) |
1 | Rockies Wins | <1% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Dodgers Wins | <1% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Reds (41‑48) vs Phillies (50‑41) |
1 | Reds Wins | <1% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Phillies Wins | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Astros (45‑48) vs Nationals (47‑45) |
1 | Astros Wins | <1% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Nationals Wins | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Orioles (42‑49) vs Cubs (50‑40) |
1 | Orioles Wins | <1% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Cubs Wins | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 52% | ||
| Mets (38‑53) vs Royals (37‑54) |
1 | Mets Wins | <1% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Royals Wins | <1% | 2% | 1% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 53% | ||
| Blue Jays (42‑49) vs Giants (38‑52) |
1 | Blue Jays Wins | <1% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 14% | 14% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Giants Wins | <1% | 2% | 1% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Pirates (46‑45) vs Braves (52‑37) |
0 | Pirates Wins | <1% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Braves Wins | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 52% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs (45‑45) vs Padres (44‑46) |
0 | DiamondbacksD. Backs Wins | <1% | 2% | 2% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 2% | 2% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 52% | ||
| Padres Wins | <1% | 2% | 1% | 17% | 15% | 13% | 52% | ||