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 American 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 | ||
| Rays (89‑59) |
Astros (75‑74) |
1 | 34 |
| Twins (70‑78) |
Guardians (75‑74) |
1 | 33 |
| Diamondbacks (79‑70) |
Rangers (73‑76) |
1 | 26 |
| Cardinals (73‑76) |
White Sox (76‑72) |
1 | 21 |
| Blue Jays (74‑75) |
Orioles (72‑77) |
1 | 17 |
| Athletics (60‑89) |
Mariners (70‑79) |
1 | 12 |
| Yankees (85‑63) |
Mets (69‑79) |
1 | 6 |
| Tigers (69‑79) |
Rockies (55‑93) |
1 | 2 |
| Red Sox (81‑68) |
Royals (66‑83) |
1 | 1 |
| Nationals (69‑81) |
Angels (56‑92) |
1 | 0 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Rays (89‑59) |
Astros (75‑74) |
34 |
| Twins (70‑78) |
Guardians (75‑74) |
33 |
| Diamondbacks (79‑70) |
Rangers (73‑76) |
26 |
| Cardinals (73‑76) |
White Sox (76‑72) |
21 |
| Blue Jays (74‑75) |
Orioles (72‑77) |
17 |
| Athletics (60‑89) |
Mariners (70‑79) |
12 |
| Yankees (85‑63) |
Mets (69‑79) |
6 |
| Tigers (69‑79) |
Rockies (55‑93) |
2 |
| Red Sox (81‑68) |
Royals (66‑83) |
1 |
| Nationals (69‑81) |
Angels (56‑92) |
0 |