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 (31‑28) vs Rangers (30‑31) 1 Game Remaining |
6 | Cardinals Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 62% | ||
| Astros (27‑35) vs Pirates (33‑28) 2 Games Remaining |
3 | Astros Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Pirates Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 61% | ||
| Giants (23‑38) vs Brewers (37‑21) 2 Games Remaining |
3 | Giants Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 3% | 5% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Brewers Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 61% | ||
| Athletics (29‑31) vs Cubs (32‑29) 2 Games Remaining |
2 | Athletics Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Cubs Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 61% | ||
| Blue Jays (29‑32) vs Braves (41‑20) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Blue Jays Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 3% | 4% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Braves Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 61% | ||
| Dodgers (39‑22) vs DiamondbacksD. Backs (32‑28) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Dodgers Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 61% | ||
| Royals (23‑38) vs Reds (31‑29) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Royals Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 4% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Reds Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Phillies (31‑29) vs Padres (32‑27) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Phillies Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 3% | 4% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Padres Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 61% | ||
| Mariners (33‑29) vs Mets (26‑35) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 4% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Mets Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 61% | ||
| Rockies (24‑38) vs Angels (23‑39) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Rockies Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 60% | ||
| Nationals (31‑31) vs Marlins (28‑34) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Nationals Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Marlins Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 60% | ||
| 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 (31‑28) vs Rangers (30‑31) |
6 | Cardinals Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 62% | ||
| Astros (27‑35) vs Pirates (33‑28) |
1 | Astros Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Pirates Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 61% | ||
| Cubs (32‑29) vs Athletics (29‑31) |
1 | Cubs Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Athletics Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 61% | ||
| Phillies (31‑29) vs Padres (32‑27) |
1 | Phillies Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Padres Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Giants (23‑38) vs Brewers (37‑21) |
1 | Giants Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Brewers Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Dodgers (39‑22) vs DiamondbacksD. Backs (32‑28) |
0 | Dodgers Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 61% | ||
| Blue Jays (29‑32) vs Braves (41‑20) |
0 | Blue Jays Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Braves Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 61% | ||
| Royals (23‑38) vs Reds (31‑29) |
0 | Royals Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Reds Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Mariners (33‑29) vs Mets (26‑35) |
0 | Mariners Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Mets Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 61% | ||
| Rockies (24‑38) vs Angels (23‑39) |
0 | Rockies Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Angels Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 60% | ||
| Nationals (31‑31) vs Marlins (28‑34) |
0 | Nationals Wins | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 3% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 10% | 60% | ||
| Marlins Wins | 1% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 60% | ||