The Most Important Games for the Twins are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Twins final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Twins 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 |
Twins 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 | |||
| Twins (10‑13) vs White Sox (3‑21) 1 Game Remaining |
4 | Twins Sweeps 1 Game | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 72% | ||
| Blue Jays (13‑12) vs Royals (15‑10) 1 Game Remaining |
2 | Blue Jays Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 1 Game | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Astros (7‑18) vs Cubs (15‑9) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Astros Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Cubs Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Red Sox (14‑11) vs Guardians (17‑7) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Red Sox Sweeps 1 Game | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Yankees (17‑8) vs Athletics (9‑16) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Yankees Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Rangers (13‑12) vs Mariners (12‑12) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Twins 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 | |||
| Twins (10‑13) vs White Sox (3‑21) |
4 | Twins Wins | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| White Sox Wins | 1% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 72% | ||
| Blue Jays (13‑12) vs Royals (15‑10) |
2 | Blue Jays Wins | 1% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Royals Wins | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Astros (7‑18) vs Cubs (15‑9) |
1 | Astros Wins | 1% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Cubs Wins | 1% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Red Sox (14‑11) vs Guardians (17‑7) |
1 | Red Sox Wins | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Guardians Wins | 1% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Yankees (17‑8) vs Athletics (9‑16) |
0 | Yankees Wins | 1% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Athletics Wins | 1% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Rangers (13‑12) vs Mariners (12‑12) |
0 | Rangers Wins | 1% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||
| Mariners Wins | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 70% | ||