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 | ||
| Phillies (79‑62) |
Braves (84‑57) |
3 | 42 |
| Padres (74‑67) |
Yankees (80‑61) |
2 | 24 |
| Astros (73‑69) |
Diamondbacks (74‑68) |
2 | 22 |
| Marlins (71‑71) |
Cubs (80‑62) |
2 | 10 |
| Dodgers (84‑57) |
Nationals (67‑76) |
2 | 6 |
| Rockies (54‑87) |
Cardinals (71‑71) |
2 | 6 |
| Reds (67‑74) |
Brewers (88‑54) |
2 | 5 |
| Pirates (70‑72) |
Angels (53‑88) |
2 | 2 |
| Mets (64‑77) |
Giants (58‑84) |
2 | 1 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Phillies (79‑62) |
Braves (84‑57) |
14 |
| Padres (74‑67) |
Yankees (80‑61) |
12 |
| Astros (73‑69) |
Diamondbacks (74‑68) |
11 |
| Marlins (71‑71) |
Cubs (80‑62) |
5 |
| Rockies (54‑87) |
Cardinals (71‑71) |
4 |
| Dodgers (84‑57) |
Nationals (67‑76) |
3 |
| Reds (67‑74) |
Brewers (88‑54) |
3 |
| Pirates (70‑72) |
Angels (53‑88) |
1 |
| Mets (64‑77) |
Giants (58‑84) |
1 |