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 (58‑49) |
Rays (54‑54) |
2 | 29 |
| Athletics (47‑63) |
Mariners (57‑51) |
1 | 14 |
| Twins (51‑56) |
Red Sox (58‑51) |
1 | 13 |
| Astros (61‑47) |
Nationals (44‑63) |
1 | 13 |
| Orioles (50‑58) |
Blue Jays (63‑46) |
1 | 12 |
| Angels (53‑55) |
Rangers (56‑52) |
1 | 11 |
| Guardians (53‑54) |
Rockies (28‑79) |
1 | 7 |
| Royals (53‑55) |
Braves (45‑61) |
1 | 7 |
| Tigers (63‑46) |
Diamondbacks (51‑56) |
1 | 6 |
| White Sox (39‑69) |
Phillies (61‑46) |
1 | 4 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Yankees (58‑49) |
Rays (54‑54) |
15 |
| Athletics (47‑63) |
Mariners (57‑51) |
14 |
| Twins (51‑56) |
Red Sox (58‑51) |
13 |
| Astros (61‑47) |
Nationals (44‑63) |
13 |
| Orioles (50‑58) |
Blue Jays (63‑46) |
12 |
| Angels (53‑55) |
Rangers (56‑52) |
11 |
| Guardians (53‑54) |
Rockies (28‑79) |
7 |
| Royals (53‑55) |
Braves (45‑61) |
7 |
| Tigers (63‑46) |
Diamondbacks (51‑56) |
6 |
| White Sox (39‑69) |
Phillies (61‑46) |
4 |