The Most Important Games for the Nationals are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Nationals final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Nationals fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Remaining Games Winner |
Nationals Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Nationals (0‑0) vs Cubs (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
4 | Nationals Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Cubs Sweeps 3 Games | 5% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Royals (0‑0) vs Braves (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Royals Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Braves Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Rays (0‑0) vs Cardinals (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Rays Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Cardinals Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 61% | ||
| Padres (0‑0) vs Tigers (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Padres Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Yankees (1‑0) vs Giants (0‑1) 2 Games Remaining |
2 | Yankees Sweeps 2 Games | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Giants Sweeps 2 Games | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 61% | ||
| Rockies (0‑0) vs Marlins (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Rockies Sweeps 3 Games | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Marlins Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Red Sox (0‑0) vs Reds (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Reds Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs (0‑0) vs Dodgers (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | DiamondbacksD. Backs Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Dodgers Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 60% | ||
| Rangers (0‑0) vs Phillies (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Phillies Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| White Sox (0‑0) vs Brewers (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Brewers Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Mets (0‑0) vs Pirates (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Mets Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Pirates Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 60% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Nationals Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Dodgers (0‑0) vs DiamondbacksD. Backs (0‑0) |
3 | Dodgers Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs Wins | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Nationals (0‑0) vs Cubs (0‑0) |
3 | Nationals Wins | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Cubs Wins | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 61% | ||
| White Sox (0‑0) vs Brewers (0‑0) |
2 | White Sox Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Brewers Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 60% | ||
| Reds (0‑0) vs Red Sox (0‑0) |
2 | Reds Wins | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Marlins (0‑0) vs Rockies (0‑0) |
1 | Marlins Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Rockies Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Royals (0‑0) vs Braves (0‑0) |
1 | Royals Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Braves Wins | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 59% | ||
| Pirates (0‑0) vs Mets (0‑0) |
1 | Pirates Wins | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Mets Wins | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Phillies (0‑0) vs Rangers (0‑0) |
1 | Phillies Wins | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 60% | ||
| Yankees (1‑0) vs Giants (0‑1) |
1 | Yankees Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Giants Wins | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Tigers (0‑0) vs Padres (0‑0) |
0 | Tigers Wins | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Padres Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Cardinals (0‑0) vs Rays (0‑0) |
0 | Cardinals Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Rays Wins | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 60% | ||