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 (62‑48) |
Giants (55‑55) |
2 | 30 |
| Padres (61‑49) |
Cardinals (55‑56) |
2 | 25 |
| Phillies (62‑47) |
Tigers (64‑47) |
2 | 24 |
| Cubs (64‑45) |
Orioles (50‑60) |
2 | 22 |
| Nationals (44‑65) |
Brewers (65‑44) |
2 | 21 |
| Rays (54‑57) |
Dodgers (64‑46) |
2 | 20 |
| Marlins (53‑55) |
Yankees (60‑50) |
2 | 8 |
| Reds (57‑53) |
Braves (46‑63) |
1 | 6 |
| Athletics (49‑63) |
Diamondbacks (51‑58) |
2 | 3 |
| Rockies (29‑80) |
Pirates (47‑63) |
2 | 1 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Mets (62‑48) |
Giants (55‑55) |
16 |
| Padres (61‑49) |
Cardinals (55‑56) |
14 |
| Phillies (62‑47) |
Tigers (64‑47) |
14 |
| Nationals (44‑65) |
Brewers (65‑44) |
12 |
| Cubs (64‑45) |
Orioles (50‑60) |
11 |
| Rays (54‑57) |
Dodgers (64‑46) |
11 |
| Reds (57‑53) |
Braves (46‑63) |
6 |
| Marlins (53‑55) |
Yankees (60‑50) |
5 |
| Rockies (29‑80) |
Pirates (47‑63) |
2 |
| Athletics (49‑63) |
Diamondbacks (51‑58) |
2 |