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 | |||
| Braves (17‑19) vs Reds (19‑19) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Braves Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 69% | ||
| Reds Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 69% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs (19‑18) vs Dodgers (25‑12) 4 Games Remaining |
1 | DiamondbacksD. Backs Sweeps 4 Games | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 69% | ||
| Dodgers Sweeps 4 Games | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 69% | ||
| Rockies (6‑29) vs Tigers (23‑13) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Rockies Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 69% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 69% | ||
| Phillies (21‑15) vs Rays (16‑20) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Phillies Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 69% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 69% | ||
| 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 | |||
| Braves (17‑19) vs Reds (19‑19) |
1 | Braves Wins | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 69% | ||
| Reds Wins | 1% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 69% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs (19‑18) vs Dodgers (25‑12) |
1 | DiamondbacksD. Backs Wins | 1% | 4% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 69% | ||
| Dodgers Wins | 1% | 4% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 69% | ||
| Phillies (21‑15) vs Rays (16‑20) |
0 | Phillies Wins | 1% | 4% | 10% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 69% | ||
| Rays Wins | 1% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 69% | ||
| Rockies (6‑29) vs Tigers (23‑13) |
0 | Rockies Wins | 1% | 5% | 10% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 68% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 69% | ||
| Tigers Wins | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 68% | ||