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 | ||
| Cardinals (29‑25) |
Cubs (31‑26) |
3 | 30 |
| Nationals (29‑28) |
Padres (31‑24) |
3 | 29 |
| Dodgers (36‑20) |
Phillies (29‑27) |
3 | 28 |
| Astros (26‑32) |
Brewers (33‑20) |
3 | 25 |
| Reds (29‑26) |
Braves (38‑19) |
3 | 23 |
| Mariners (28‑29) |
Diamondbacks (31‑24) |
3 | 21 |
| Pirates (29‑28) |
Twins (27‑30) |
3 | 17 |
| Mets (23‑33) |
Marlins (26‑31) |
3 | 13 |
| Rockies (20‑37) |
Giants (22‑34) |
3 | 8 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Dodgers (36‑20) |
Phillies (29‑27) |
13 |
| Cardinals (29‑25) |
Cubs (31‑26) |
13 |
| Reds (29‑26) |
Braves (38‑19) |
12 |
| Nationals (29‑28) |
Padres (31‑24) |
11 |
| Astros (26‑32) |
Brewers (33‑20) |
11 |
| Pirates (29‑28) |
Twins (27‑30) |
10 |
| Mariners (28‑29) |
Diamondbacks (31‑24) |
8 |
| Rockies (20‑37) |
Giants (22‑34) |
7 |
| Mets (23‑33) |
Marlins (26‑31) |
6 |