The Most Important Games for the White Sox are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the White Sox final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. White Sox 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 |
White Sox 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 | |||
| White Sox (34‑31) vs Braves (45‑21) 3 Games Remaining |
26 | White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 18% | 13% | 8% | 12% | 10% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Braves Sweeps 3 Games | 3% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 10% | 10% | 45% | ||
| Yankees (39‑26) vs Guardians (37‑31) 2 Games Remaining |
7 | Yankees Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 16% | 13% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 14% | 11% | 7% | 12% | 10% | 41% | ||
| Royals (27‑39) vs Rangers (32‑33) 3 Games Remaining |
3 | Royals Sweeps 3 Games | 5% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | 5% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Astros (31‑37) vs Angels (25‑42) 2 Games Remaining |
2 | Astros Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 12% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Phillies (36‑30) vs Blue Jays (32‑35) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Phillies Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 12% | 9% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Red Sox (27‑37) vs Rays (38‑25) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Red Sox Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 12% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Brewers (40‑23) vs Athletics (31‑34) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Brewers Sweeps 3 Games | 5% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Athletics Sweeps 3 Games | 5% | 15% | 13% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 41% | ||
| Orioles (31‑36) vs Mariners (35‑32) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Orioles Sweeps 3 Games | 5% | 16% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | 5% | 14% | 13% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 41% | ||
| Tigers (27‑39) vs Twins (30‑37) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | 5% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 3 Games | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
White Sox 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 | |||
| White Sox (34‑31) vs Braves (45‑21) |
9 | White Sox Wins | 5% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 12% | 10% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Braves Wins | 4% | 14% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 42% | ||
| Yankees (39‑26) vs Guardians (37‑31) |
3 | Yankees Wins | 5% | 16% | 13% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Guardians Wins | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Red Sox (27‑37) vs Rays (38‑25) |
2 | Red Sox Wins | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 11% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Rays Wins | 5% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 12% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Royals (27‑39) vs Rangers (32‑33) |
1 | Royals Wins | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 5% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 41% | ||
| Athletics (31‑34) vs Brewers (40‑23) |
1 | Athletics Wins | 5% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Brewers Wins | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Orioles (31‑36) vs Mariners (35‑32) |
1 | Orioles Wins | 5% | 16% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Mariners Wins | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Tigers (27‑39) vs Twins (30‑37) |
1 | Tigers Wins | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Twins Wins | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Angels (25‑42) vs Astros (31‑37) |
0 | Angels Wins | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Astros Wins | 5% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 41% | ||
| Phillies (36‑30) vs Blue Jays (32‑35) |
0 | Phillies Wins | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 15% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 40% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | 5% | 15% | 12% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 41% | ||