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 | ||
| Reds (16‑13) |
Cardinals (12‑17) |
3 | 20 |
| Pirates (11‑19) |
Cubs (18‑12) |
2 | 15 |
| Phillies (16‑13) |
Nationals (13‑17) |
2 | 14 |
| Mets (21‑9) |
Diamondbacks (15‑14) |
2 | 13 |
| Padres (18‑11) |
Giants (19‑11) |
1 | 11 |
| White Sox (7‑22) |
Brewers (15‑15) |
2 | 11 |
| Dodgers (20‑10) |
Marlins (12‑17) |
1 | 8 |
| Rockies (4‑25) |
Braves (14‑15) |
1 | 5 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Pirates (11‑19) |
Cubs (18‑12) |
12 |
| Padres (18‑11) |
Giants (19‑11) |
11 |
| Reds (16‑13) |
Cardinals (12‑17) |
10 |
| Mets (21‑9) |
Diamondbacks (15‑14) |
9 |
| Phillies (16‑13) |
Nationals (13‑17) |
9 |
| Dodgers (20‑10) |
Marlins (12‑17) |
8 |
| White Sox (7‑22) |
Brewers (15‑15) |
7 |
| Rockies (4‑25) |
Braves (14‑15) |
5 |