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 | ||
| Astros (74‑60) |
Angels (62‑71) |
4 | 72 |
| Guardians (66‑66) |
Mariners (72‑62) |
3 | 62 |
| Blue Jays (78‑56) |
Brewers (83‑52) |
3 | 38 |
| Red Sox (75‑60) |
Pirates (59‑76) |
3 | 34 |
| White Sox (48‑86) |
Yankees (74‑60) |
3 | 32 |
| Royals (69‑65) |
Tigers (78‑57) |
3 | 28 |
| Athletics (63‑72) |
Rangers (68‑67) |
3 | 16 |
| Nationals (53‑80) |
Rays (64‑69) |
3 | 4 |
| Twins (60‑73) |
Padres (75‑59) |
3 | 3 |
| Giants (66‑68) |
Orioles (60‑74) |
3 | 2 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Guardians (66‑66) |
Mariners (72‑62) |
21 |
| Astros (74‑60) |
Angels (62‑71) |
18 |
| Blue Jays (78‑56) |
Brewers (83‑52) |
13 |
| Red Sox (75‑60) |
Pirates (59‑76) |
12 |
| White Sox (48‑86) |
Yankees (74‑60) |
11 |
| Royals (69‑65) |
Tigers (78‑57) |
9 |
| Athletics (63‑72) |
Rangers (68‑67) |
6 |
| Giants (66‑68) |
Orioles (60‑74) |
3 |
| Nationals (53‑80) |
Rays (64‑69) |
2 |
| Twins (60‑73) |
Padres (75‑59) |
2 |