The Most Important Games for the Athletics are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Athletics final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Athletics 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 |
Athletics 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 | |||
| Athletics (22‑31) vs Phillies (34‑18) 1 Game Remaining |
2 | Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Phillies Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Marlins (20‑30) vs Angels (25‑26) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Marlins Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 94% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 94% | ||
| Rays (25‑26) vs Blue Jays (25‑26) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Rays Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Guardians (29‑22) vs Tigers (33‑20) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Guardians Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 94% | ||
| Astros (27‑25) vs Mariners (29‑22) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Astros Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Royals (28‑25) vs Twins (29‑22) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Royals Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 94% | ||
| Orioles (17‑34) vs Red Sox (27‑27) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Orioles Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Rangers (25‑28) vs White Sox (17‑35) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 94% | ||
| Yankees (31‑20) vs Rockies (9‑43) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Yankees Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 94% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Rockies Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 94% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Athletics 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 | |||
| Athletics (22‑31) vs Phillies (34‑18) |
2 | Athletics Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Phillies Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Marlins (20‑30) vs Angels (25‑26) |
0 | Marlins Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 94% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Angels Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 94% | ||
| Rays (25‑26) vs Blue Jays (25‑26) |
0 | Rays Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Guardians (29‑22) vs Tigers (33‑20) |
0 | Guardians Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Tigers Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 94% | ||
| Astros (27‑25) vs Mariners (29‑22) |
0 | Astros Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Mariners Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Royals (28‑25) vs Twins (29‑22) |
0 | Royals Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Twins Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 94% | ||
| Orioles (17‑34) vs Red Sox (27‑27) |
0 | Orioles Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | ||
| Rangers (25‑28) vs White Sox (17‑35) |
0 | Rangers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 93% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| White Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 94% | ||
| Yankees (31‑20) vs Rockies (9‑43) |
0 | Yankees Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 94% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 94% | ||
| Rockies Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 94% | ||