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 | ||
| Rangers (48‑47) |
Astros (47‑50) |
1 | 22 |
| Rays (56‑37) |
Mariners (47‑49) |
1 | 18 |
| Marlins (52‑44) |
Guardians (50‑46) |
1 | 14 |
| White Sox (49‑45) |
Athletics (41‑54) |
1 | 14 |
| Twins (47‑49) |
Angels (38‑58) |
1 | 10 |
| Nationals (48‑48) |
Yankees (53‑42) |
1 | 10 |
| Mets (40‑56) |
Red Sox (45‑48) |
1 | 8 |
| Tigers (44‑51) |
Phillies (53‑43) |
1 | 7 |
| Padres (47‑48) |
Blue Jays (45‑50) |
1 | 7 |
| Orioles (45‑51) |
Royals (38‑58) |
1 | 5 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Rangers (48‑47) |
Astros (47‑50) |
22 |
| Rays (56‑37) |
Mariners (47‑49) |
18 |
| Marlins (52‑44) |
Guardians (50‑46) |
14 |
| White Sox (49‑45) |
Athletics (41‑54) |
14 |
| Twins (47‑49) |
Angels (38‑58) |
10 |
| Nationals (48‑48) |
Yankees (53‑42) |
10 |
| Mets (40‑56) |
Red Sox (45‑48) |
8 |
| Tigers (44‑51) |
Phillies (53‑43) |
7 |
| Padres (47‑48) |
Blue Jays (45‑50) |
7 |
| Orioles (45‑51) |
Royals (38‑58) |
5 |