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 | ||
| Royals (35‑53) |
Phillies (49‑39) |
3 | 32 |
| Braves (51‑35) |
Mets (36‑52) |
3 | 30 |
| Cubs (49‑39) |
Cardinals (46‑39) |
2 | 23 |
| Nationals (46‑43) |
Pirates (44‑45) |
2 | 18 |
| Athletics (41‑47) |
Marlins (47‑42) |
2 | 17 |
| Diamondbacks (43‑44) |
Brewers (54‑32) |
2 | 14 |
| Dodgers (58‑31) |
Padres (43‑44) |
2 | 10 |
| Reds (40‑47) |
Orioles (41‑48) |
2 | 4 |
| Rockies (36‑53) |
Giants (36‑51) |
2 | 2 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Royals (35‑53) |
Phillies (49‑39) |
12 |
| Braves (51‑35) |
Mets (36‑52) |
11 |
| Cubs (49‑39) |
Cardinals (46‑39) |
11 |
| Nationals (46‑43) |
Pirates (44‑45) |
10 |
| Athletics (41‑47) |
Marlins (47‑42) |
8 |
| Diamondbacks (43‑44) |
Brewers (54‑32) |
7 |
| Dodgers (58‑31) |
Padres (43‑44) |
7 |
| Reds (40‑47) |
Orioles (41‑48) |
4 |
| Rockies (36‑53) |
Giants (36‑51) |
2 |