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 | ||
| Brewers (42‑26) |
Phillies (38‑32) |
1 | 13 |
| Twins (32‑40) |
Cardinals (38‑30) |
1 | 10 |
| Orioles (34‑38) |
Padres (36‑33) |
1 | 9 |
| Pirates (36‑35) |
Marlins (35‑36) |
1 | 8 |
| Reds (33‑36) |
Diamondbacks (35‑35) |
1 | 8 |
| White Sox (37‑32) |
Dodgers (45‑26) |
1 | 7 |
| Giants (28‑43) |
Cubs (37‑34) |
1 | 7 |
| Mets (31‑39) |
Braves (46‑24) |
1 | 6 |
| Nationals (36‑35) |
Mariners (37‑35) |
1 | 5 |
| Athletics (35‑35) |
Rockies (26‑45) |
1 | 4 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Brewers (42‑26) |
Phillies (38‑32) |
13 |
| Twins (32‑40) |
Cardinals (38‑30) |
10 |
| Orioles (34‑38) |
Padres (36‑33) |
9 |
| Pirates (36‑35) |
Marlins (35‑36) |
8 |
| Reds (33‑36) |
Diamondbacks (35‑35) |
8 |
| White Sox (37‑32) |
Dodgers (45‑26) |
7 |
| Giants (28‑43) |
Cubs (37‑34) |
7 |
| Mets (31‑39) |
Braves (46‑24) |
6 |
| Nationals (36‑35) |
Mariners (37‑35) |
5 |
| Athletics (35‑35) |
Rockies (26‑45) |
4 |