The Most Important Games for the Astros are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Astros final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Astros fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Remaining Games Winner |
Astros Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Mets (71‑85) vs Rangers (78‑78) 3 Games Remaining |
145 | Mets Sweeps 3 Games | X | 1% | 75% | X | X | <1% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | X | <1% | 11% | X | X | 3% | 86% | ||
| Astros (77‑79) vs Mariners (73‑83) 2 Games Remaining |
107 | Astros Sweeps 2 Games | X | 2% | 60% | X | X | 2% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 2 Games | X | <1% | 17% | X | X | <1% | 83% | ||
| Royals (67‑89) vs White Sox (80‑76) 3 Games Remaining |
3 | Royals Sweeps 3 Games | X | 2% | 35% | X | X | 4% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | X | <1% | 38% | X | X | <1% | 62% | ||
| Blue Jays (77‑80) vs Orioles (76‑81) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Blue Jays Sweeps 2 Games | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 2 Games | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 62% | ||
| Red Sox (84‑72) vs Guardians (81‑75) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | X | 1% | 36% | X | X | 2% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | 38% | X | X | 1% | 62% | ||
| Giants (65‑92) vs Twins (73‑84) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Giants Sweeps 2 Games | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 2 Games | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Nationals (73‑84) vs Tigers (74‑83) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Nationals Sweeps 2 Games | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 2 Games | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Yankees (89‑66) vs Rays (95‑60) 4 Games Remaining |
0 | Yankees Sweeps 4 Games | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 4 Games | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Athletics (61‑95) vs Angels (60‑96) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Athletics Sweeps 2 Games | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 2 Games | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Astros Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Astros (77‑79) vs Mariners (73‑83) |
54 | Astros Wins | X | 1% | 48% | X | X | 2% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Mariners Wins | X | <1% | 26% | X | X | 1% | 73% | ||
| Mets (71‑85) vs Rangers (78‑78) |
50 | Mets Wins | X | 1% | 49% | X | X | <1% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Rangers Wins | X | 1% | 27% | X | X | 1% | 71% | ||
| Blue Jays (77‑80) vs Orioles (76‑81) |
1 | Blue Jays Wins | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Orioles Wins | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 62% | ||
| Nationals (73‑84) vs Tigers (74‑83) |
1 | Nationals Wins | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Tigers Wins | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 62% | ||
| Twins (73‑84) vs Giants (65‑92) |
1 | Twins Wins | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Giants Wins | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 62% | ||
| Guardians (81‑75) vs Red Sox (84‑72) |
1 | Guardians Wins | X | <1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | X | 1% | 36% | X | X | 1% | 62% | ||
| Royals (67‑89) vs White Sox (80‑76) |
0 | Royals Wins | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 2% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| White Sox Wins | X | <1% | 38% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Yankees (89‑66) vs Rays (95‑60) |
0 | Yankees Wins | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Rays Wins | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Athletics (61‑95) vs Angels (60‑96) |
0 | Athletics Wins | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||
| Angels Wins | X | 1% | 37% | X | X | 1% | 61% | ||