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 (72‑61) |
Marlins (62‑71) |
4 | 55 |
| Dodgers (77‑57) |
Diamondbacks (66‑69) |
3 | 45 |
| Twins (60‑73) |
Padres (75‑59) |
3 | 45 |
| Phillies (76‑57) |
Braves (61‑72) |
4 | 39 |
| Rockies (38‑96) |
Cubs (76‑58) |
3 | 23 |
| Blue Jays (78‑56) |
Brewers (83‑52) |
3 | 21 |
| Reds (68‑66) |
Cardinals (66‑69) |
3 | 15 |
| Giants (66‑68) |
Orioles (60‑74) |
3 | 8 |
| Red Sox (75‑60) |
Pirates (59‑76) |
3 | 2 |
| Nationals (53‑80) |
Rays (64‑69) |
3 | 2 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Dodgers (77‑57) |
Diamondbacks (66‑69) |
16 |
| Mets (72‑61) |
Marlins (62‑71) |
15 |
| Twins (60‑73) |
Padres (75‑59) |
15 |
| Phillies (76‑57) |
Braves (61‑72) |
9 |
| Blue Jays (78‑56) |
Brewers (83‑52) |
8 |
| Rockies (38‑96) |
Cubs (76‑58) |
8 |
| Reds (68‑66) |
Cardinals (66‑69) |
6 |
| Giants (66‑68) |
Orioles (60‑74) |
3 |
| Nationals (53‑80) |
Rays (64‑69) |
3 |
| Red Sox (75‑60) |
Pirates (59‑76) |
2 |