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 | ||
| Orioles (13‑19) |
Royals (18‑16) |
1 | 11 |
| Rangers (16‑18) |
Mariners (20‑12) |
1 | 9 |
| Blue Jays (16‑17) |
Guardians (19‑14) |
1 | 9 |
| Red Sox (18‑17) |
Twins (14‑20) |
1 | 9 |
| Angels (13‑19) |
Tigers (21‑13) |
1 | 8 |
| Yankees (19‑14) |
Rays (15‑18) |
1 | 8 |
| Marlins (13‑19) |
Athletics (18‑16) |
1 | 7 |
| White Sox (9‑24) |
Astros (17‑15) |
1 | 7 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Orioles (13‑19) |
Royals (18‑16) |
11 |
| Rangers (16‑18) |
Mariners (20‑12) |
9 |
| Blue Jays (16‑17) |
Guardians (19‑14) |
9 |
| Red Sox (18‑17) |
Twins (14‑20) |
9 |
| Angels (13‑19) |
Tigers (21‑13) |
8 |
| Yankees (19‑14) |
Rays (15‑18) |
8 |
| Marlins (13‑19) |
Athletics (18‑16) |
7 |
| White Sox (9‑24) |
Astros (17‑15) |
7 |