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 | ||
| Cardinals (44‑36) |
Cubs (46‑33) |
2 | 32 |
| Mets (46‑34) |
Braves (37‑41) |
2 | 25 |
| Rockies (18‑61) |
Dodgers (49‑31) |
2 | 21 |
| Giants (44‑35) |
Marlins (32‑45) |
2 | 19 |
| Astros (46‑33) |
Phillies (47‑32) |
2 | 19 |
| Padres (43‑36) |
Nationals (33‑47) |
1 | 11 |
| Brewers (44‑36) |
Pirates (32‑49) |
1 | 11 |
| Reds (41‑38) |
Yankees (45‑34) |
1 | 9 |
| White Sox (25‑55) |
Diamondbacks (41‑37) |
1 | 8 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Cardinals (44‑36) |
Cubs (46‑33) |
19 |
| Mets (46‑34) |
Braves (37‑41) |
13 |
| Padres (43‑36) |
Nationals (33‑47) |
11 |
| Brewers (44‑36) |
Pirates (32‑49) |
11 |
| Astros (46‑33) |
Phillies (47‑32) |
11 |
| Rockies (18‑61) |
Dodgers (49‑31) |
10 |
| Giants (44‑35) |
Marlins (32‑45) |
10 |
| Reds (41‑38) |
Yankees (45‑34) |
9 |
| White Sox (25‑55) |
Diamondbacks (41‑37) |
8 |