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 (53‑51) |
Cubs (58‑45) |
2 | 24 |
| Phillies (56‑48) |
Yankees (58‑45) |
2 | 22 |
| Nationals (52‑52) |
Diamondbacks (55‑49) |
2 | 20 |
| Marlins (52‑52) |
Padres (51‑53) |
2 | 15 |
| Orioles (50‑54) |
Braves (61‑42) |
2 | 14 |
| Cardinals (52‑51) |
Reds (48‑54) |
2 | 13 |
| Brewers (64‑39) |
Rockies (42‑63) |
2 | 10 |
| Mets (43‑61) |
Dodgers (66‑38) |
2 | 4 |
| Giants (43‑60) |
Angels (41‑63) |
2 | 2 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Pirates (53‑51) |
Cubs (58‑45) |
12 |
| Nationals (52‑52) |
Diamondbacks (55‑49) |
12 |
| Phillies (56‑48) |
Yankees (58‑45) |
12 |
| Orioles (50‑54) |
Braves (61‑42) |
8 |
| Marlins (52‑52) |
Padres (51‑53) |
7 |
| Cardinals (52‑51) |
Reds (48‑54) |
7 |
| Brewers (64‑39) |
Rockies (42‑63) |
5 |
| Mets (43‑61) |
Dodgers (66‑38) |
4 |
| Giants (43‑60) |
Angels (41‑63) |
1 |