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 | ||
| White Sox (27‑27) |
Twins (27‑28) |
2 | 24 |
| Rangers (25‑29) |
Astros (24‑32) |
2 | 20 |
| Athletics (27‑28) |
Mariners (27‑29) |
1 | 15 |
| Guardians (32‑25) |
Nationals (29‑27) |
1 | 10 |
| Royals (22‑33) |
Yankees (33‑22) |
1 | 9 |
| Red Sox (22‑31) |
Braves (37‑18) |
2 | 9 |
| Orioles (25‑30) |
Rays (34‑18) |
1 | 9 |
| Tigers (21‑34) |
Angels (21‑34) |
2 | 9 |
| Blue Jays (26‑29) |
Marlins (26‑30) |
1 | 8 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Athletics (27‑28) |
Mariners (27‑29) |
15 |
| White Sox (27‑27) |
Twins (27‑28) |
12 |
| Rangers (25‑29) |
Astros (24‑32) |
11 |
| Guardians (32‑25) |
Nationals (29‑27) |
10 |
| Royals (22‑33) |
Yankees (33‑22) |
9 |
| Tigers (21‑34) |
Angels (21‑34) |
9 |
| Orioles (25‑30) |
Rays (34‑18) |
9 |
| Blue Jays (26‑29) |
Marlins (26‑30) |
8 |
| Red Sox (22‑31) |
Braves (37‑18) |
6 |