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 | ||
| Padres (14‑14) |
Phillies (16‑10) |
3 | 21 |
| Mets (13‑11) |
Cardinals (11‑14) |
3 | 19 |
| Giants (12‑14) |
Pirates (13‑13) |
3 | 18 |
| Blue Jays (13‑13) |
Dodgers (16‑11) |
3 | 18 |
| Braves (17‑6) |
Guardians (18‑7) |
3 | 17 |
| Red Sox (14‑12) |
Cubs (16‑9) |
3 | 15 |
| Brewers (16‑8) |
Yankees (17‑9) |
3 | 14 |
| Marlins (6‑20) |
Nationals (10‑14) |
4 | 13 |
| Mariners (13‑12) |
Diamondbacks (12‑14) |
3 | 13 |
| Rangers (13‑13) |
Reds (14‑11) |
3 | 12 |
| Rockies (7‑19) |
Astros (7‑19) |
2 | 7 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Mets (13‑11) |
Cardinals (11‑14) |
9 |
| Brewers (16‑8) |
Yankees (17‑9) |
9 |
| Braves (17‑6) |
Guardians (18‑7) |
9 |
| Blue Jays (13‑13) |
Dodgers (16‑11) |
8 |
| Mariners (13‑12) |
Diamondbacks (12‑14) |
8 |
| Padres (14‑14) |
Phillies (16‑10) |
7 |
| Rangers (13‑13) |
Reds (14‑11) |
7 |
| Marlins (6‑20) |
Nationals (10‑14) |
7 |
| Giants (12‑14) |
Pirates (13‑13) |
7 |
| Rockies (7‑19) |
Astros (7‑19) |
6 |
| Red Sox (14‑12) |
Cubs (16‑9) |
5 |