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 | ||
| Mariners (5‑9) |
Astros (6‑8) |
3 | 13 |
| Royals (6‑8) |
White Sox (5‑9) |
2 | 12 |
| Rays (6‑7) |
Yankees (8‑5) |
2 | 12 |
| Mets (7‑7) |
Athletics (6‑7) |
2 | 11 |
| Tigers (5‑9) |
Marlins (8‑6) |
2 | 10 |
| Blue Jays (6‑7) |
Twins (7‑7) |
2 | 10 |
| Dodgers (10‑3) |
Rangers (7‑6) |
2 | 10 |
| Reds (8‑6) |
Angels (7‑7) |
2 | 10 |
| Braves (9‑5) |
Guardians (8‑6) |
2 | 9 |
| Orioles (6‑7) |
Giants (6‑8) |
2 | 9 |
| Cardinals (8‑5) |
Red Sox (4‑9) |
2 | 6 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Mariners (5‑9) |
Astros (6‑8) |
10 |
| Reds (8‑6) |
Angels (7‑7) |
9 |
| Rays (6‑7) |
Yankees (8‑5) |
9 |
| Blue Jays (6‑7) |
Twins (7‑7) |
7 |
| Cardinals (8‑5) |
Red Sox (4‑9) |
7 |
| Dodgers (10‑3) |
Rangers (7‑6) |
7 |
| Mets (7‑7) |
Athletics (6‑7) |
7 |
| Braves (9‑5) |
Guardians (8‑6) |
7 |
| Royals (6‑8) |
White Sox (5‑9) |
6 |
| Orioles (6‑7) |
Giants (6‑8) |
6 |
| Tigers (5‑9) |
Marlins (8‑6) |
6 |