The Most Important Games for the Guardians are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Guardians final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Guardians 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 |
Guardians 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 | |||
| Guardians (70‑68) vs Blue Jays (68‑71) 2 Games Remaining |
52 | Guardians Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 18% | 3% | <1% | 7% | 43% | 30% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 3% | 23% | 65% | ||
| Astros (70‑69) vs White Sox (73‑65) 2 Games Remaining |
16 | Astros Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 17% | 5% | <1% | 3% | 30% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 9% | 1% | <1% | 6% | 39% | 45% | ||
| Rockies (53‑86) vs Orioles (69‑70) 1 Game Remaining |
3 | Rockies Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 36% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 33% | 46% | ||
| Angels (53‑86) vs Yankees (79‑60) 1 Game Remaining |
2 | Angels Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 35% | 46% | ||
| Tigers (63‑75) vs Twins (67‑72) 1 Game Remaining |
2 | Tigers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 13% | 3% | <1% | 5% | 35% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Rays (83‑55) vs Mets (62‑77) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Rays Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Mets Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Mariners (65‑74) vs Red Sox (75‑64) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 6% | 33% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 4% | 35% | 46% | ||
| Marlins (70‑69) vs Royals (62‑77) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Marlins Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Athletics (53‑86) vs Rangers (69‑70) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Guardians 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 | |||
| Guardians (70‑68) vs Blue Jays (68‑71) |
24 | Guardians Wins | <1% | 15% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 39% | 38% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | <1% | 10% | 2% | <1% | 4% | 29% | 55% | ||
| Astros (70‑69) vs White Sox (73‑65) |
7 | Astros Wins | <1% | 14% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 32% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| White Sox Wins | <1% | 11% | 1% | <1% | 5% | 37% | 45% | ||
| Rockies (53‑86) vs Orioles (69‑70) |
3 | Rockies Wins | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 36% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Orioles Wins | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 33% | 46% | ||
| Angels (53‑86) vs Yankees (79‑60) |
2 | Angels Wins | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Yankees Wins | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 35% | 46% | ||
| Tigers (63‑75) vs Twins (67‑72) |
2 | Tigers Wins | <1% | 13% | 3% | <1% | 5% | 35% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Twins Wins | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Marlins (70‑69) vs Royals (62‑77) |
2 | Marlins Wins | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 35% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Royals Wins | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Rays (83‑55) vs Mets (62‑77) |
0 | Rays Wins | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Mets Wins | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Mariners (65‑74) vs Red Sox (75‑64) |
0 | Mariners Wins | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 6% | 33% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 4% | 35% | 46% | ||
| Athletics (53‑86) vs Rangers (69‑70) |
0 | Athletics Wins | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||
| Rangers Wins | <1% | 13% | 2% | <1% | 5% | 34% | 46% | ||