The Most Important Games for the Guardians are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Guardians final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Guardians 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 |
Guardians 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 | |||
| Guardians (58‑61) vs Tigers (58‑60) 3 Games Remaining |
52 | Guardians Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 14% | 10% | <1% | 5% | 19% | 51% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 4% | 4% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 80% | ||
| Reds (56‑61) vs White Sox (61‑56) 3 Games Remaining |
15 | Reds Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 10% | 9% | <1% | 3% | 14% | 64% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 6% | 5% | <1% | 4% | 16% | 69% | ||
| Orioles (57‑62) vs Twins (59‑61) 2 Games Remaining |
5 | Orioles Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 8% | 8% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 8% | 6% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Giants (49‑70) vs Astros (61‑59) 2 Games Remaining |
4 | Giants Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 9% | 6% | <1% | 3% | 16% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 7% | 7% | <1% | 3% | 14% | 68% | ||
| Angels (45‑74) vs Rangers (60‑59) 3 Games Remaining |
3 | Angels Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 8% | 6% | <1% | 4% | 17% | 65% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 7% | 8% | <1% | 3% | 14% | 68% | ||
| Red Sox (64‑54) vs Blue Jays (57‑63) 3 Games Remaining |
3 | Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 2% | 16% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 7% | 7% | <1% | 5% | 13% | 68% | ||
| Yankees (66‑52) vs Mariners (56‑63) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Yankees Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 3% | 15% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 14% | 68% | ||
| Rays (72‑46) vs Athletics (47‑72) 2 Games Remaining |
2 | Rays Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Athletics Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Dodgers (71‑48) vs Royals (49‑71) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Dodgers Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 3% | 15% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 3% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Guardians 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 | |||
| Guardians (58‑61) vs Tigers (58‑60) |
17 | Guardians Wins | <1% | 10% | 8% | <1% | 4% | 17% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Tigers Wins | <1% | 6% | 6% | <1% | 3% | 14% | 71% | ||
| Reds (56‑61) vs White Sox (61‑56) |
5 | Reds Wins | <1% | 8% | 8% | <1% | 3% | 14% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| White Sox Wins | <1% | 7% | 6% | <1% | 3% | 16% | 67% | ||
| Orioles (57‑62) vs Twins (59‑61) |
2 | Orioles Wins | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 3% | 15% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Twins Wins | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 3% | 14% | 68% | ||
| Red Sox (64‑54) vs Blue Jays (57‑63) |
1 | Red Sox Wins | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 3% | 15% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 14% | 67% | ||
| Royals (49‑71) vs Dodgers (71‑48) |
1 | Royals Wins | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 3% | 15% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Dodgers Wins | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 66% | ||
| Giants (49‑70) vs Astros (61‑59) |
1 | Giants Wins | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Astros Wins | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 3% | 14% | 67% | ||
| Angels (45‑74) vs Rangers (60‑59) |
0 | Angels Wins | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 3% | 15% | 66% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Rangers Wins | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 3% | 14% | 67% | ||
| Rays (72‑46) vs Athletics (47‑72) |
0 | Rays Wins | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Athletics Wins | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Mariners (56‑63) vs Yankees (66‑52) |
0 | Mariners Wins | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 3% | 14% | 67% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||
| Yankees Wins | <1% | 8% | 7% | <1% | 4% | 15% | 67% | ||