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 (42‑40) vs Mariners (42‑41) 2 Games Remaining |
24 | Guardians Sweeps 2 Games | 7% | 28% | 13% | 6% | 13% | 10% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 2 Games | 4% | 20% | 15% | 5% | 12% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Royals (34‑49) vs White Sox (42‑38) 2 Games Remaining |
8 | Royals Sweeps 2 Games | 6% | 26% | 16% | 4% | 12% | 9% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 23% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Rockies (32‑50) vs Twins (39‑44) 2 Games Remaining |
3 | Rockies Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 25% | 15% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 27% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Red Sox (34‑46) vs Yankees (48‑33) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Red Sox Sweeps 2 Games | 6% | 23% | 14% | 6% | 13% | 10% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Angels (34‑49) vs Athletics (40‑42) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Angels Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Athletics Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 24% | 15% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 29% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs (41‑40) vs Rays (46‑33) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | DiamondbacksD. Backs Sweeps 2 Games | 6% | 24% | 14% | 6% | 12% | 10% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Blue Jays (39‑43) vs Rangers (40‑42) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Blue Jays Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 25% | 13% | 5% | 13% | 11% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 24% | 15% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Astros (40‑44) vs Tigers (35‑47) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Astros Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 25% | 13% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Nationals (41‑42) vs Orioles (39‑44) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Nationals Sweeps 2 Games | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 14% | 10% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 2 Games | 6% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 12% | 10% | 28% | ||
| 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 (42‑40) vs Mariners (42‑41) |
12 | Guardians Wins | 6% | 26% | 14% | 6% | 13% | 9% | 26% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Mariners Wins | 4% | 22% | 15% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 31% | ||
| Royals (34‑49) vs White Sox (42‑38) |
3 | Royals Wins | 5% | 24% | 15% | 5% | 12% | 10% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| White Sox Wins | 5% | 24% | 14% | 6% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Rockies (32‑50) vs Twins (39‑44) |
3 | Rockies Wins | 5% | 24% | 15% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Twins Wins | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Rangers (40‑42) vs Blue Jays (39‑43) |
2 | Rangers Wins | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | 6% | 23% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Nationals (41‑42) vs Orioles (39‑44) |
1 | Nationals Wins | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Orioles Wins | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Rays (46‑33) vs DiamondbacksD. Backs (41‑40) |
1 | Rays Wins | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs Wins | 6% | 24% | 14% | 6% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Athletics (40‑42) vs Angels (34‑49) |
0 | Athletics Wins | 5% | 24% | 15% | 5% | 12% | 10% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Angels Wins | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Tigers (35‑47) vs Astros (40‑44) |
0 | Tigers Wins | 5% | 25% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Astros Wins | 5% | 25% | 14% | 5% | 12% | 10% | 29% | ||
| Yankees (48‑33) vs Red Sox (34‑46) |
0 | Yankees Wins | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 5% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 28% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | 6% | 24% | 14% | 6% | 12% | 10% | 28% | ||