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 (65‑65) |
Athletics (50‑80) |
1 | 26 |
| Rangers (64‑66) |
Angels (52‑78) |
1 | 23 |
| Mariners (62‑68) |
Cubs (74‑56) |
1 | 20 |
| Yankees (73‑56) |
Blue Jays (64‑67) |
1 | 19 |
| Rockies (50‑79) |
Guardians (64‑66) |
1 | 18 |
| White Sox (67‑62) |
Mets (59‑71) |
1 | 18 |
| Orioles (63‑67) |
Rays (76‑53) |
1 | 17 |
| Padres (70‑60) |
Twins (63‑67) |
1 | 14 |
| Red Sox (70‑59) |
Giants (52‑77) |
1 | 10 |
| Royals (57‑74) |
Tigers (61‑68) |
1 | 8 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Astros (65‑65) |
Athletics (50‑80) |
26 |
| Rangers (64‑66) |
Angels (52‑78) |
23 |
| Mariners (62‑68) |
Cubs (74‑56) |
20 |
| Yankees (73‑56) |
Blue Jays (64‑67) |
19 |
| Rockies (50‑79) |
Guardians (64‑66) |
18 |
| White Sox (67‑62) |
Mets (59‑71) |
18 |
| Orioles (63‑67) |
Rays (76‑53) |
17 |
| Padres (70‑60) |
Twins (63‑67) |
14 |
| Red Sox (70‑59) |
Giants (52‑77) |
10 |
| Royals (57‑74) |
Tigers (61‑68) |
8 |