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 | ||
| Orioles (5‑8) |
Blue Jays (8‑6) |
2 | 13 |
| Mariners (6‑8) |
Rangers (9‑5) |
2 | 13 |
| Astros (6‑7) |
Angels (8‑5) |
2 | 12 |
| Guardians (7‑6) |
Royals (7‑7) |
2 | 12 |
| White Sox (3‑10) |
Red Sox (7‑8) |
2 | 12 |
| Twins (4‑10) |
Tigers (8‑5) |
2 | 11 |
| Yankees (7‑6) |
Giants (10‑3) |
2 | 10 |
| Rays (6‑7) |
Braves (3‑10) |
2 | 9 |
| Athletics (5‑9) |
Mets (9‑4) |
2 | 7 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Guardians (7‑6) |
Royals (7‑7) |
10 |
| Twins (4‑10) |
Tigers (8‑5) |
9 |
| Orioles (5‑8) |
Blue Jays (8‑6) |
8 |
| Mariners (6‑8) |
Rangers (9‑5) |
8 |
| Rays (6‑7) |
Braves (3‑10) |
8 |
| White Sox (3‑10) |
Red Sox (7‑8) |
8 |
| Yankees (7‑6) |
Giants (10‑3) |
7 |
| Astros (6‑7) |
Angels (8‑5) |
6 |
| Athletics (5‑9) |
Mets (9‑4) |
5 |