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 | ||
| Mets (79‑74) |
Nationals (62‑91) |
3 | 59 |
| Dodgers (86‑67) |
Giants (76‑77) |
3 | 53 |
| Reds (77‑76) |
Cubs (88‑65) |
3 | 42 |
| Diamondbacks (77‑76) |
Phillies (91‑62) |
3 | 32 |
| White Sox (57‑96) |
Padres (83‑70) |
3 | 23 |
| Cardinals (74‑79) |
Brewers (94‑59) |
3 | 6 |
| Rangers (79‑74) |
Marlins (73‑80) |
3 | 1 |
| Tigers (85‑68) |
Braves (70‑83) |
3 | 1 |
| Pirates (65‑88) |
Athletics (72‑81) |
3 | 0 |
| Rockies (41‑112) |
Angels (69‑84) |
3 | 0 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Mets (79‑74) |
Nationals (62‑91) |
20 |
| Dodgers (86‑67) |
Giants (76‑77) |
15 |
| Reds (77‑76) |
Cubs (88‑65) |
14 |
| Diamondbacks (77‑76) |
Phillies (91‑62) |
10 |
| White Sox (57‑96) |
Padres (83‑70) |
8 |
| Cardinals (74‑79) |
Brewers (94‑59) |
2 |
| Rangers (79‑74) |
Marlins (73‑80) |
1 |
| Tigers (85‑68) |
Braves (70‑83) |
0 |
| Pirates (65‑88) |
Athletics (72‑81) |
0 |
| Rockies (41‑112) |
Angels (69‑84) |
0 |