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 (20‑11) |
Orioles (15‑16) |
4 | 28 |
| Athletics (17‑14) |
Guardians (16‑16) |
3 | 27 |
| Tigers (16‑16) |
Rangers (15‑16) |
3 | 26 |
| Mariners (16‑16) |
Royals (12‑19) |
3 | 22 |
| Rays (18‑12) |
Giants (13‑18) |
3 | 18 |
| Twins (14‑18) |
Blue Jays (14‑17) |
3 | 16 |
| Padres (19‑11) |
White Sox (14‑17) |
3 | 16 |
| Red Sox (12‑19) |
Astros (12‑20) |
3 | 15 |
| Angels (12‑20) |
Mets (10‑21) |
3 | 14 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Tigers (16‑16) |
Rangers (15‑16) |
12 |
| Athletics (17‑14) |
Guardians (16‑16) |
11 |
| Yankees (20‑11) |
Orioles (15‑16) |
11 |
| Mariners (16‑16) |
Royals (12‑19) |
10 |
| Red Sox (12‑19) |
Astros (12‑20) |
9 |
| Twins (14‑18) |
Blue Jays (14‑17) |
8 |
| Rays (18‑12) |
Giants (13‑18) |
6 |
| Padres (19‑11) |
White Sox (14‑17) |
5 |
| Angels (12‑20) |
Mets (10‑21) |
5 |