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 | ||
| Cubs (22‑12) |
Reds (20‑14) |
4 | 33 |
| Cardinals (20‑14) |
Brewers (18‑15) |
3 | 22 |
| Diamondbacks (16‑17) |
Pirates (19‑16) |
3 | 22 |
| Giants (13‑21) |
Padres (20‑13) |
3 | 20 |
| Astros (14‑21) |
Dodgers (21‑13) |
3 | 19 |
| Mariners (16‑19) |
Braves (25‑10) |
3 | 16 |
| Nationals (16‑19) |
Twins (15‑20) |
3 | 10 |
| Rockies (14‑21) |
Mets (12‑22) |
3 | 9 |
| Marlins (16‑18) |
Phillies (14‑20) |
1 | 8 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Cardinals (20‑14) |
Brewers (18‑15) |
11 |
| Cubs (22‑12) |
Reds (20‑14) |
10 |
| Diamondbacks (16‑17) |
Pirates (19‑16) |
9 |
| Giants (13‑21) |
Padres (20‑13) |
9 |
| Marlins (16‑18) |
Phillies (14‑20) |
8 |
| Nationals (16‑19) |
Twins (15‑20) |
7 |
| Rockies (14‑21) |
Mets (12‑22) |
7 |
| Mariners (16‑19) |
Braves (25‑10) |
6 |
| Astros (14‑21) |
Dodgers (21‑13) |
6 |