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 | ||
| Marlins (68‑92) |
Braves (100‑60) |
2 | 66 |
| Mets (98‑61) |
Nationals (55‑104) |
3 | 19 |
| Padres (88‑72) |
Giants (80‑80) |
2 | 0 |
| Brewers (85‑75) |
Diamondbacks (73‑87) |
2 | 0 |
| Pirates (61‑99) |
Cardinals (92‑68) |
2 | 0 |
| Reds (61‑99) |
Cubs (73‑87) |
2 | 0 |
| Astros (104‑56) |
Phillies (87‑73) |
2 | 0 |
| Dodgers (110‑50) |
Rockies (67‑93) |
2 | 0 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Marlins (68‑92) |
Braves (100‑60) |
25 |
| Mets (98‑61) |
Nationals (55‑104) |
12 |
| Brewers (85‑75) |
Diamondbacks (73‑87) |
0 |
| Pirates (61‑99) |
Cardinals (92‑68) |
0 |
| Reds (61‑99) |
Cubs (73‑87) |
0 |
| Astros (104‑56) |
Phillies (87‑73) |
0 |
| Padres (88‑72) |
Giants (80‑80) |
0 |
| Dodgers (110‑50) |
Rockies (67‑93) |
0 |