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 | ||
| Pirates (9‑6) |
Nationals (7‑8) |
4 | 24 |
| Braves (10‑6) |
Marlins (8‑8) |
3 | 19 |
| Dodgers (11‑4) |
Mets (7‑9) |
3 | 16 |
| Reds (9‑7) |
Giants (6‑10) |
3 | 15 |
| Phillies (7‑8) |
Cubs (7‑8) |
3 | 14 |
| Brewers (8‑7) |
Blue Jays (6‑9) |
3 | 13 |
| Orioles (8‑7) |
Diamondbacks (9‑7) |
3 | 13 |
| Cardinals (8‑7) |
Guardians (9‑7) |
3 | 12 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Phillies (7‑8) |
Cubs (7‑8) |
10 |
| Pirates (9‑6) |
Nationals (7‑8) |
9 |
| Brewers (8‑7) |
Blue Jays (6‑9) |
8 |
| Cardinals (8‑7) |
Guardians (9‑7) |
8 |
| Braves (10‑6) |
Marlins (8‑8) |
8 |
| Dodgers (11‑4) |
Mets (7‑9) |
8 |
| Reds (9‑7) |
Giants (6‑10) |
7 |
| Orioles (8‑7) |
Diamondbacks (9‑7) |
5 |