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 (44‑59) vs Twins (51‑54) 2 Games Remaining |
4 | Athletics Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| White Sox (54‑48) vs Astros (51‑54) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | White Sox Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Blue Jays (47‑57) vs Red Sox (53‑49) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Blue Jays Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Giants (43‑60) vs Angels (41‑63) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Giants Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Rays (60‑43) vs Guardians (54‑51) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Rays Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Tigers (50‑54) vs Royals (43‑62) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Tigers Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Mariners (51‑53) vs Rangers (52‑51) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Braves (61‑42) vs Orioles (50‑54) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Braves Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Yankees (58‑45) vs Phillies (56‑48) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Yankees Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Phillies Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| 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 (44‑59) vs Twins (51‑54) |
2 | Athletics Wins | <1% | <1% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Twins Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 99% | ||
| Giants (43‑60) vs Angels (41‑63) |
0 | Giants Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Angels Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| White Sox (54‑48) vs Astros (51‑54) |
0 | White Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Astros Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Rays (60‑43) vs Guardians (54‑51) |
0 | Rays Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Guardians Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Yankees (58‑45) vs Phillies (56‑48) |
0 | Yankees Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Phillies Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Rangers (52‑51) vs Mariners (51‑53) |
0 | Rangers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Mariners Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Red Sox (53‑49) vs Blue Jays (47‑57) |
0 | Red Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Tigers (50‑54) vs Royals (43‑62) |
0 | Tigers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Royals Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Orioles (50‑54) vs Braves (61‑42) |
0 | Orioles Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||
| Braves Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 98% | ||