The Most Important Games for the Cardinals are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Cardinals final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Cardinals fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Remaining Games Winner |
Cardinals Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Cardinals (32‑28) vs Reds (31‑30) 3 Games Remaining |
22 | Cardinals Sweeps 3 Games | 2% | 5% | 8% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Reds Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 62% | ||
| Giants (24‑38) vs Brewers (37‑22) 1 Game Remaining |
3 | Giants Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Brewers Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 6% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 55% | ||
| Athletics (30‑31) vs Cubs (32‑30) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Cubs Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 6% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Dodgers (40‑22) vs DiamondbacksD. Backs (32‑29) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Dodgers Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs Sweeps 1 Game | 2% | 4% | 6% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Phillies (32‑29) vs Padres (32‑28) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Phillies Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 5% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Padres Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 6% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 55% | ||
| Astros (28‑35) vs Pirates (33‑29) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Astros Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Pirates Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 54% | ||
| Rays (36‑23) vs Marlins (29‑34) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Rays Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Marlins Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 54% | ||
| Blue Jays (29‑33) vs Braves (42‑20) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Blue Jays Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Braves Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 54% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Cardinals Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Cardinals (32‑28) vs Reds (31‑30) |
8 | Cardinals Wins | 2% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 52% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Reds Wins | 1% | 4% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 57% | ||
| Giants (24‑38) vs Brewers (37‑22) |
3 | Giants Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Brewers Wins | 1% | 4% | 6% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 55% | ||
| Athletics (30‑31) vs Cubs (32‑30) |
1 | Athletics Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Cubs Wins | 1% | 4% | 6% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Dodgers (40‑22) vs DiamondbacksD. Backs (32‑29) |
1 | Dodgers Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs Wins | 2% | 4% | 6% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Phillies (32‑29) vs Padres (32‑28) |
1 | Phillies Wins | 1% | 5% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Padres Wins | 1% | 4% | 6% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 55% | ||
| Astros (28‑35) vs Pirates (33‑29) |
1 | Astros Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Pirates Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 54% | ||
| Marlins (29‑34) vs Rays (36‑23) |
1 | Marlins Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Rays Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 54% | ||
| Blue Jays (29‑33) vs Braves (42‑20) |
0 | Blue Jays Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 54% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 55% | ||
| Braves Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 12% | 11% | 10% | 54% | ||