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 | ||
| Blue Jays (50‑38) |
Angels (43‑44) |
2 | 27 |
| Twins (42‑46) |
Rays (48‑40) |
2 | 24 |
| Mets (51‑38) |
Yankees (48‑40) |
2 | 21 |
| Mariners (46‑42) |
Pirates (38‑51) |
2 | 18 |
| Guardians (40‑46) |
Tigers (55‑34) |
2 | 13 |
| Nationals (37‑51) |
Red Sox (44‑45) |
2 | 13 |
| Dodgers (56‑33) |
Astros (53‑35) |
2 | 11 |
| Padres (47‑40) |
Rangers (43‑45) |
2 | 9 |
| Diamondbacks (43‑44) |
Royals (42‑47) |
2 | 8 |
| Braves (39‑48) |
Orioles (38‑49) |
2 | 4 |
| Athletics (37‑53) |
Giants (47‑42) |
2 | 3 |
| Rockies (20‑68) |
White Sox (29‑59) |
2 | 3 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Blue Jays (50‑38) |
Angels (43‑44) |
15 |
| Twins (42‑46) |
Rays (48‑40) |
13 |
| Mets (51‑38) |
Yankees (48‑40) |
11 |
| Mariners (46‑42) |
Pirates (38‑51) |
10 |
| Nationals (37‑51) |
Red Sox (44‑45) |
6 |
| Guardians (40‑46) |
Tigers (55‑34) |
6 |
| Padres (47‑40) |
Rangers (43‑45) |
6 |
| Diamondbacks (43‑44) |
Royals (42‑47) |
5 |
| Dodgers (56‑33) |
Astros (53‑35) |
4 |
| Rockies (20‑68) |
White Sox (29‑59) |
3 |
| Braves (39‑48) |
Orioles (38‑49) |
3 |
| Athletics (37‑53) |
Giants (47‑42) |
2 |