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 | ||
| Giants (75‑72) |
Dodgers (82‑65) |
2 | 59 |
| Mets (76‑72) |
Rangers (78‑70) |
2 | 34 |
| Padres (80‑68) |
Rockies (41‑107) |
2 | 26 |
| Athletics (68‑80) |
Reds (74‑73) |
2 | 17 |
| Brewers (90‑58) |
Cardinals (72‑76) |
2 | 11 |
| Cubs (84‑63) |
Rays (72‑75) |
2 | 7 |
| Twins (65‑82) |
Diamondbacks (73‑75) |
2 | 7 |
| Phillies (88‑60) |
Royals (74‑74) |
2 | 3 |
| Marlins (69‑79) |
Tigers (84‑64) |
2 | 1 |
| Nationals (61‑86) |
Pirates (64‑84) |
2 | 0 |
| Braves (65‑82) |
Astros (80‑68) |
2 | 0 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Giants (75‑72) |
Dodgers (82‑65) |
29 |
| Mets (76‑72) |
Rangers (78‑70) |
17 |
| Padres (80‑68) |
Rockies (41‑107) |
15 |
| Athletics (68‑80) |
Reds (74‑73) |
9 |
| Brewers (90‑58) |
Cardinals (72‑76) |
6 |
| Cubs (84‑63) |
Rays (72‑75) |
4 |
| Twins (65‑82) |
Diamondbacks (73‑75) |
3 |
| Phillies (88‑60) |
Royals (74‑74) |
2 |
| Marlins (69‑79) |
Tigers (84‑64) |
1 |
| Nationals (61‑86) |
Pirates (64‑84) |
1 |
| Braves (65‑82) |
Astros (80‑68) |
1 |