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 | ||
| Padres (49‑42) |
Diamondbacks (45‑46) |
2 | 23 |
| Orioles (40‑50) |
Mets (53‑39) |
2 | 22 |
| Cardinals (49‑43) |
Nationals (37‑54) |
2 | 20 |
| Giants (51‑42) |
Phillies (53‑39) |
1 | 19 |
| Twins (44‑47) |
Cubs (54‑37) |
2 | 19 |
| Brewers (52‑40) |
Dodgers (56‑37) |
1 | 16 |
| Reds (45‑46) |
Marlins (42‑48) |
2 | 9 |
| Athletics (38‑55) |
Braves (39‑51) |
2 | 3 |
| Red Sox (48‑45) |
Rockies (21‑71) |
1 | 3 |
| Royals (45‑48) |
Pirates (38‑55) |
1 | 2 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Giants (51‑42) |
Phillies (53‑39) |
19 |
| Brewers (52‑40) |
Dodgers (56‑37) |
16 |
| Padres (49‑42) |
Diamondbacks (45‑46) |
13 |
| Orioles (40‑50) |
Mets (53‑39) |
11 |
| Cardinals (49‑43) |
Nationals (37‑54) |
11 |
| Twins (44‑47) |
Cubs (54‑37) |
10 |
| Reds (45‑46) |
Marlins (42‑48) |
6 |
| Athletics (38‑55) |
Braves (39‑51) |
4 |
| Red Sox (48‑45) |
Rockies (21‑71) |
3 |
| Royals (45‑48) |
Pirates (38‑55) |
2 |