The Most Important Games/Series for a league are those in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the final playoff picture. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games/series. Use this table to identify the most interesting National League games in the upcoming week of play. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
| Series | Remaining Games |
Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | ||
| Rays (81‑54) |
Padres (72‑64) |
1 | 12 |
| Angels (52‑84) |
Phillies (76‑60) |
1 | 10 |
| Braves (81‑55) |
Rockies (52‑84) |
1 | 7 |
| Cubs (77‑59) |
Reds (64‑72) |
1 | 6 |
| Nationals (65‑73) |
Marlins (68‑68) |
2 | 5 |
| Tigers (63‑72) |
Dodgers (81‑55) |
1 | 4 |
| Brewers (85‑51) |
Rangers (66‑70) |
1 | 3 |
| Cardinals (68‑69) |
Pirates (66‑71) |
1 | 2 |
| Mets (61‑75) |
Astros (68‑68) |
1 | 1 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Rays (81‑54) |
Padres (72‑64) |
12 |
| Angels (52‑84) |
Phillies (76‑60) |
10 |
| Braves (81‑55) |
Rockies (52‑84) |
7 |
| Cubs (77‑59) |
Reds (64‑72) |
6 |
| Tigers (63‑72) |
Dodgers (81‑55) |
4 |
| Brewers (85‑51) |
Rangers (66‑70) |
3 |
| Nationals (65‑73) |
Marlins (68‑68) |
3 |
| Cardinals (68‑69) |
Pirates (66‑71) |
2 |
| Mets (61‑75) |
Astros (68‑68) |
1 |