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 | ||
| Yankees (42‑28) |
Angels (33‑37) |
4 | 43 |
| Rays (39‑32) |
Orioles (30‑40) |
4 | 36 |
| Athletics (29‑44) |
Astros (41‑30) |
4 | 35 |
| Mariners (36‑34) |
Red Sox (37‑36) |
3 | 32 |
| Blue Jays (38‑33) |
Diamondbacks (36‑34) |
3 | 26 |
| Rangers (36‑36) |
Royals (34‑38) |
3 | 25 |
| Reds (36‑35) |
Twins (36‑35) |
3 | 20 |
| Giants (41‑31) |
Guardians (35‑35) |
3 | 20 |
| Tigers (46‑27) |
Pirates (29‑44) |
3 | 15 |
| White Sox (23‑49) |
Cardinals (37‑35) |
3 | 4 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Mariners (36‑34) |
Red Sox (37‑36) |
11 |
| Yankees (42‑28) |
Angels (33‑37) |
11 |
| Blue Jays (38‑33) |
Diamondbacks (36‑34) |
9 |
| Athletics (29‑44) |
Astros (41‑30) |
9 |
| Rangers (36‑36) |
Royals (34‑38) |
8 |
| Rays (39‑32) |
Orioles (30‑40) |
8 |
| Reds (36‑35) |
Twins (36‑35) |
8 |
| Giants (41‑31) |
Guardians (35‑35) |
8 |
| Tigers (46‑27) |
Pirates (29‑44) |
6 |
| White Sox (23‑49) |
Cardinals (37‑35) |
3 |