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 | ||
| Royals (12‑7) |
Orioles (12‑6) |
3 | 21 |
| Guardians (13‑6) |
Athletics (8‑11) |
3 | 21 |
| Yankees (13‑6) |
Rays (11‑9) |
3 | 19 |
| Twins (6‑11) |
Tigers (10‑9) |
3 | 17 |
| Braves (12‑5) |
Rangers (11‑9) |
3 | 14 |
| Reds (9‑9) |
Angels (9‑10) |
3 | 13 |
| Pirates (11‑8) |
Red Sox (10‑10) |
3 | 12 |
| Rockies (4‑15) |
Mariners (9‑10) |
3 | 12 |
| Padres (11‑10) |
Blue Jays (10‑9) |
3 | 12 |
| Nationals (8‑10) |
Astros (6‑14) |
3 | 9 |
| Phillies (11‑8) |
White Sox (3‑15) |
3 | 5 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Yankees (13‑6) |
Rays (11‑9) |
11 |
| Twins (6‑11) |
Tigers (10‑9) |
9 |
| Pirates (11‑8) |
Red Sox (10‑10) |
9 |
| Guardians (13‑6) |
Athletics (8‑11) |
8 |
| Braves (12‑5) |
Rangers (11‑9) |
8 |
| Rockies (4‑15) |
Mariners (9‑10) |
8 |
| Nationals (8‑10) |
Astros (6‑14) |
7 |
| Royals (12‑7) |
Orioles (12‑6) |
7 |
| Reds (9‑9) |
Angels (9‑10) |
6 |
| Padres (11‑10) |
Blue Jays (10‑9) |
6 |
| Phillies (11‑8) |
White Sox (3‑15) |
6 |