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 | ||
| Pirates (10‑6) |
Nationals (7‑9) |
3 | 20 |
| Reds (9‑7) |
Giants (6‑10) |
3 | 16 |
| Braves (10‑7) |
Marlins (9‑8) |
2 | 15 |
| Dodgers (12‑4) |
Mets (7‑10) |
2 | 14 |
| Astros (6‑11) |
Rockies (6‑10) |
3 | 13 |
| Phillies (8‑8) |
Cubs (7‑9) |
2 | 12 |
| Padres (10‑6) |
Mariners (8‑9) |
3 | 12 |
| Orioles (9‑7) |
Diamondbacks (9‑8) |
2 | 12 |
| Brewers (8‑7) |
Blue Jays (6‑9) |
3 | 12 |
| Cardinals (8‑8) |
Guardians (10‑7) |
2 | 9 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Braves (10‑7) |
Marlins (9‑8) |
12 |
| Pirates (10‑6) |
Nationals (7‑9) |
12 |
| Padres (10‑6) |
Mariners (8‑9) |
12 |
| Phillies (8‑8) |
Cubs (7‑9) |
12 |
| Brewers (8‑7) |
Blue Jays (6‑9) |
11 |
| Reds (9‑7) |
Giants (6‑10) |
10 |
| Orioles (9‑7) |
Diamondbacks (9‑8) |
9 |
| Astros (6‑11) |
Rockies (6‑10) |
8 |
| Cardinals (8‑8) |
Guardians (10‑7) |
7 |
| Dodgers (12‑4) |
Mets (7‑10) |
6 |