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 (38‑30) |
Twins (36‑32) |
3 | 41 |
| Mariners (33‑34) |
Guardians (35‑32) |
3 | 31 |
| Phillies (39‑29) |
Blue Jays (38‑30) |
3 | 24 |
| Red Sox (34‑36) |
Yankees (42‑25) |
3 | 24 |
| Orioles (27‑40) |
Angels (33‑34) |
3 | 20 |
| Mets (45‑24) |
Rays (36‑32) |
3 | 20 |
| Tigers (45‑25) |
Reds (34‑34) |
3 | 16 |
| Rangers (33‑36) |
White Sox (23‑46) |
3 | 16 |
| Royals (34‑35) |
Athletics (26‑44) |
3 | 13 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Astros (38‑30) |
Twins (36‑32) |
12 |
| Mariners (33‑34) |
Guardians (35‑32) |
12 |
| Red Sox (34‑36) |
Yankees (42‑25) |
11 |
| Phillies (39‑29) |
Blue Jays (38‑30) |
11 |
| Orioles (27‑40) |
Angels (33‑34) |
8 |
| Mets (45‑24) |
Rays (36‑32) |
7 |
| Royals (34‑35) |
Athletics (26‑44) |
7 |
| Rangers (33‑36) |
White Sox (23‑46) |
6 |
| Tigers (45‑25) |
Reds (34‑34) |
6 |