The Most Important Games for the Athletics are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Athletics final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Athletics 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 |
Athletics 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 | |||
| Athletics (27‑26) vs Mariners (25‑29) 3 Games Remaining |
31 | Athletics Sweeps 3 Games | 4% | 16% | 32% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 35% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | 2% | 11% | 26% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 47% | ||
| Astros (23‑31) vs Rangers (24‑28) 4 Games Remaining |
4 | Astros Sweeps 4 Games | 3% | 15% | 30% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 4 Games | 3% | 13% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Tigers (21‑33) vs Angels (20‑34) 3 Games Remaining |
3 | Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | 3% | 14% | 30% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 3 Games | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Braves (36‑18) vs Red Sox (22‑30) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Braves Sweeps 3 Games | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Nationals (27‑27) vs Guardians (32‑23) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Nationals Sweeps 3 Games | 3% | 15% | 28% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 3 Games | 3% | 13% | 30% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Orioles (23‑30) vs Rays (34‑16) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Orioles Sweeps 3 Games | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 3 Games | 2% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| White Sox (26‑26) vs Twins (26‑27) 4 Games Remaining |
1 | White Sox Sweeps 4 Games | 3% | 14% | 30% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 4 Games | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Marlins (25‑29) vs Blue Jays (25‑28) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Marlins Sweeps 3 Games | 3% | 14% | 30% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 3 Games | 3% | 15% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Royals (22‑31) vs Yankees (31‑22) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Royals Sweeps 3 Games | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 3 Games | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Athletics 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 | |||
| Athletics (27‑26) vs Mariners (25‑29) |
10 | Athletics Wins | 3% | 15% | 30% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Mariners Wins | 2% | 12% | 28% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 42% | ||
| Braves (36‑18) vs Red Sox (22‑30) |
2 | Braves Wins | 3% | 14% | 30% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 39% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| White Sox (26‑26) vs Twins (26‑27) |
2 | White Sox Wins | 3% | 14% | 30% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Twins Wins | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 41% | ||
| Tigers (21‑33) vs Angels (20‑34) |
1 | Tigers Wins | 3% | 14% | 30% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Angels Wins | 3% | 14% | 29% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Rays (34‑16) vs Orioles (23‑30) |
1 | Rays Wins | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Orioles Wins | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Nationals (27‑27) vs Guardians (32‑23) |
1 | Nationals Wins | 3% | 15% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Guardians Wins | 3% | 14% | 30% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Astros (23‑31) vs Rangers (24‑28) |
1 | Astros Wins | 3% | 14% | 30% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Royals (22‑31) vs Yankees (31‑22) |
0 | Royals Wins | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Yankees Wins | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 7% | 40% | ||
| Blue Jays (25‑28) vs Marlins (25‑29) |
0 | Blue Jays Wins | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | 14% | 29% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||
| Marlins Wins | 3% | 14% | 30% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 40% | ||