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 | ||
| Astros (35‑41) |
Guardians (40‑35) |
3 | 39 |
| Mariners (39‑37) |
Red Sox (29‑43) |
3 | 33 |
| Athletics (37‑38) |
Angels (30‑46) |
3 | 32 |
| Tigers (30‑44) |
White Sox (39‑34) |
3 | 29 |
| Rangers (35‑39) |
Padres (38‑35) |
3 | 25 |
| Rays (41‑30) |
Nationals (39‑36) |
3 | 22 |
| Diamondbacks (38‑36) |
Twins (36‑40) |
3 | 19 |
| Cubs (39‑36) |
Blue Jays (37‑38) |
3 | 18 |
| Yankees (45‑28) |
Reds (35‑38) |
3 | 18 |
| Dodgers (48‑27) |
Orioles (35‑41) |
3 | 11 |
| Royals (31‑45) |
Cardinals (40‑33) |
2 | 7 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Astros (35‑41) |
Guardians (40‑35) |
15 |
| Tigers (30‑44) |
White Sox (39‑34) |
12 |
| Athletics (37‑38) |
Angels (30‑46) |
11 |
| Rays (41‑30) |
Nationals (39‑36) |
11 |
| Mariners (39‑37) |
Red Sox (29‑43) |
10 |
| Yankees (45‑28) |
Reds (35‑38) |
10 |
| Rangers (35‑39) |
Padres (38‑35) |
8 |
| Diamondbacks (38‑36) |
Twins (36‑40) |
8 |
| Cubs (39‑36) |
Blue Jays (37‑38) |
7 |
| Royals (31‑45) |
Cardinals (40‑33) |
6 |
| Dodgers (48‑27) |
Orioles (35‑41) |
6 |