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 (0‑0) |
Pirates (0‑0) |
3 | 13 |
| Cubs (0‑0) |
Nationals (0‑0) |
3 | 11 |
| Brewers (0‑0) |
White Sox (0‑0) |
3 | 11 |
| Dodgers (0‑0) |
Diamondbacks (0‑0) |
3 | 11 |
| Marlins (0‑0) |
Rockies (0‑0) |
3 | 10 |
| Cardinals (0‑0) |
Rays (0‑0) |
3 | 9 |
| Reds (0‑0) |
Red Sox (0‑0) |
3 | 9 |
| Padres (0‑0) |
Tigers (0‑0) |
3 | 8 |
| Phillies (0‑0) |
Rangers (0‑0) |
3 | 8 |
| Braves (0‑0) |
Royals (0‑0) |
3 | 7 |
| Giants (0‑0) |
Yankees (0‑0) |
3 | 7 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Braves (0‑0) |
Royals (0‑0) |
8 |
| Dodgers (0‑0) |
Diamondbacks (0‑0) |
8 |
| Cubs (0‑0) |
Nationals (0‑0) |
7 |
| Marlins (0‑0) |
Rockies (0‑0) |
7 |
| Brewers (0‑0) |
White Sox (0‑0) |
7 |
| Mets (0‑0) |
Pirates (0‑0) |
6 |
| Cardinals (0‑0) |
Rays (0‑0) |
6 |
| Phillies (0‑0) |
Rangers (0‑0) |
5 |
| Reds (0‑0) |
Red Sox (0‑0) |
5 |
| Giants (0‑0) |
Yankees (0‑0) |
5 |
| Padres (0‑0) |
Tigers (0‑0) |
4 |