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 | ||
| Phillies (9‑6) |
Giants (11‑4) |
4 | 24 |
| Padres (13‑3) |
Cubs (11‑7) |
3 | 19 |
| Pirates (5‑11) |
Nationals (6‑9) |
4 | 18 |
| Dodgers (11‑6) |
Rockies (3‑12) |
3 | 15 |
| Marlins (8‑7) |
Diamondbacks (9‑7) |
3 | 14 |
| Brewers (8‑8) |
Tigers (9‑6) |
3 | 12 |
| Cardinals (7‑8) |
Astros (7‑8) |
3 | 12 |
| Twins (5‑11) |
Mets (10‑5) |
3 | 12 |
| Reds (8‑8) |
Mariners (8‑8) |
3 | 10 |
| Blue Jays (9‑7) |
Braves (4‑11) |
3 | 9 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Pirates (5‑11) |
Nationals (6‑9) |
9 |
| Phillies (9‑6) |
Giants (11‑4) |
9 |
| Padres (13‑3) |
Cubs (11‑7) |
8 |
| Brewers (8‑8) |
Tigers (9‑6) |
8 |
| Marlins (8‑7) |
Diamondbacks (9‑7) |
8 |
| Blue Jays (9‑7) |
Braves (4‑11) |
7 |
| Dodgers (11‑6) |
Rockies (3‑12) |
7 |
| Reds (8‑8) |
Mariners (8‑8) |
7 |
| Twins (5‑11) |
Mets (10‑5) |
7 |
| Cardinals (7‑8) |
Astros (7‑8) |
5 |