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 | ||
| Red Sox (46‑48) |
Rays (56‑38) |
4 | 50 |
| Braves (55‑40) |
Rangers (49‑47) |
3 | 41 |
| Blue Jays (45‑51) |
White Sox (50‑45) |
3 | 41 |
| Mariners (48‑49) |
Giants (41‑55) |
3 | 39 |
| Guardians (51‑46) |
Pirates (50‑47) |
3 | 37 |
| Astros (47‑51) |
Orioles (46‑51) |
3 | 37 |
| Cubs (54‑42) |
Twins (48‑49) |
3 | 33 |
| Yankees (54‑42) |
Dodgers (61‑36) |
3 | 27 |
| Angels (38‑59) |
Tigers (44‑52) |
3 | 13 |
| Athletics (41‑55) |
Nationals (48‑49) |
3 | 7 |
| Royals (38‑59) |
Padres (48‑48) |
3 | 4 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Braves (55‑40) |
Rangers (49‑47) |
16 |
| Blue Jays (45‑51) |
White Sox (50‑45) |
16 |
| Mariners (48‑49) |
Giants (41‑55) |
14 |
| Red Sox (46‑48) |
Rays (56‑38) |
13 |
| Astros (47‑51) |
Orioles (46‑51) |
11 |
| Cubs (54‑42) |
Twins (48‑49) |
11 |
| Guardians (51‑46) |
Pirates (50‑47) |
11 |
| Yankees (54‑42) |
Dodgers (61‑36) |
9 |
| Angels (38‑59) |
Tigers (44‑52) |
7 |
| Royals (38‑59) |
Padres (48‑48) |
4 |
| Athletics (41‑55) |
Nationals (48‑49) |
3 |