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 | ||
| Twins (60‑64) |
Phillies (66‑58) |
1 | 13 |
| Cubs (72‑52) |
Cardinals (62‑61) |
1 | 12 |
| Braves (73‑50) |
Diamondbacks (66‑58) |
1 | 12 |
| Dodgers (74‑50) |
Brewers (76‑48) |
1 | 11 |
| Guardians (60‑64) |
Padres (66‑58) |
1 | 11 |
| Reds (59‑63) |
Marlins (63‑61) |
1 | 7 |
| Mets (55‑69) |
Nationals (60‑65) |
1 | 2 |
| Pirates (60‑65) |
Red Sox (66‑57) |
1 | 2 |
| Giants (51‑72) |
Rockies (49‑74) |
1 | 1 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Twins (60‑64) |
Phillies (66‑58) |
13 |
| Cubs (72‑52) |
Cardinals (62‑61) |
12 |
| Braves (73‑50) |
Diamondbacks (66‑58) |
12 |
| Dodgers (74‑50) |
Brewers (76‑48) |
11 |
| Guardians (60‑64) |
Padres (66‑58) |
11 |
| Reds (59‑63) |
Marlins (63‑61) |
7 |
| Mets (55‑69) |
Nationals (60‑65) |
2 |
| Pirates (60‑65) |
Red Sox (66‑57) |
2 |
| Giants (51‑72) |
Rockies (49‑74) |
1 |