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 | ||
| Mets (54‑48) |
Braves (54‑47) |
3 | 39 |
| Diamondbacks (53‑50) |
Pirates (52‑50) |
3 | 35 |
| Orioles (61‑41) |
Padres (55‑50) |
3 | 34 |
| Cardinals (53‑49) |
Nationals (47‑56) |
3 | 29 |
| Brewers (59‑43) |
Marlins (37‑66) |
3 | 24 |
| Astros (53‑49) |
Dodgers (62‑42) |
3 | 20 |
| Phillies (64‑38) |
Guardians (61‑41) |
3 | 12 |
| Giants (49‑55) |
Rockies (38‑65) |
4 | 12 |
| Rays (52‑51) |
Reds (49‑53) |
3 | 11 |
| Royals (56‑47) |
Cubs (49‑55) |
3 | 10 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Mets (54‑48) |
Braves (54‑47) |
13 |
| Diamondbacks (53‑50) |
Pirates (52‑50) |
12 |
| Orioles (61‑41) |
Padres (55‑50) |
12 |
| Cardinals (53‑49) |
Nationals (47‑56) |
10 |
| Brewers (59‑43) |
Marlins (37‑66) |
8 |
| Astros (53‑49) |
Dodgers (62‑42) |
8 |
| Phillies (64‑38) |
Guardians (61‑41) |
7 |
| Giants (49‑55) |
Rockies (38‑65) |
4 |
| Rays (52‑51) |
Reds (49‑53) |
4 |
| Royals (56‑47) |
Cubs (49‑55) |
4 |