The Most Important Games for the Pirates are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Pirates final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Pirates 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 |
Pirates 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 | |||
| Pirates (8‑15) vs Angels (11‑10) 3 Games Remaining |
6 | Pirates Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 85% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 88% | ||
| Giants (15‑8) vs Brewers (12‑11) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Giants Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Brewers Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 87% | ||
| Mets (16‑7) vs Phillies (13‑10) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Mets Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Phillies Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 87% | ||
| Marlins (10‑12) vs Reds (11‑12) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Marlins Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Reds Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Dodgers (16‑7) vs Cubs (14‑10) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Dodgers Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Cubs Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Orioles (9‑12) vs Nationals (9‑13) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Orioles Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Nationals Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 87% | ||
| Tigers (14‑9) vs Padres (16‑7) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Tigers Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Padres Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Rays (9‑13) vs DiamondbacksD. Backs (13‑9) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Rays Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 87% | ||
| Royals (9‑14) vs Rockies (4‑17) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Royals Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Rockies Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 87% | ||
| Braves (9‑13) vs Cardinals (9‑14) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Braves Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Cardinals Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Pirates 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 | |||
| Pirates (8‑15) vs Angels (11‑10) |
2 | Pirates Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Angels Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 87% | ||
| Padres (16‑7) vs Tigers (14‑9) |
1 | Padres Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Tigers Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 87% | ||
| Royals (9‑14) vs Rockies (4‑17) |
1 | Royals Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Rockies Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 87% | ||
| Dodgers (16‑7) vs Cubs (14‑10) |
1 | Dodgers Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Cubs Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Orioles (9‑12) vs Nationals (9‑13) |
0 | Orioles Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Nationals Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Cardinals (9‑14) vs Braves (9‑13) |
0 | Cardinals Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Braves Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 87% | ||
| Marlins (10‑12) vs Reds (11‑12) |
0 | Marlins Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Reds Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Rays (9‑13) vs DiamondbacksD. Backs (13‑9) |
0 | Rays Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 86% | ||
| Brewers (12‑11) vs Giants (15‑8) |
0 | Brewers Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Giants Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 87% | ||
| Mets (16‑7) vs Phillies (13‑10) |
0 | Mets Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||
| Phillies Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 86% | ||