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 (45‑49) vs White Sox (32‑64) 1 Game Remaining |
5 | Guardians Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 82% | ||
| Cubs (56‑39) vs Yankees (53‑42) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Cubs Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 80% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs (46‑49) vs Angels (47‑48) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | DiamondbacksD. Backs Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 80% | ||
| Pirates (38‑58) vs Twins (47‑48) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Pirates Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 79% | ||
| Mets (55‑41) vs Royals (46‑50) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Mets Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 80% | ||
| Rays (50‑46) vs Red Sox (52‑45) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Rays Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Mariners (50‑45) vs Tigers (59‑37) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Astros (56‑39) vs Rangers (47‑49) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Astros Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Blue Jays (55‑40) vs Athletics (40‑57) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Blue Jays Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Orioles (43‑51) vs Marlins (43‑51) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Orioles Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Marlins Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| 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 (45‑49) vs White Sox (32‑64) |
5 | Guardians Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| White Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 8% | 82% | ||
| Cubs (56‑39) vs Yankees (53‑42) |
1 | Cubs Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Yankees Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 80% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs (46‑49) vs Angels (47‑48) |
1 | DiamondbacksD. Backs Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Angels Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 80% | ||
| Pirates (38‑58) vs Twins (47‑48) |
1 | Pirates Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Twins Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 79% | ||
| Mets (55‑41) vs Royals (46‑50) |
1 | Mets Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Royals Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 80% | ||
| Rays (50‑46) vs Red Sox (52‑45) |
1 | Rays Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Mariners (50‑45) vs Tigers (59‑37) |
1 | Mariners Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Tigers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Astros (56‑39) vs Rangers (47‑49) |
0 | Astros Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Rangers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Blue Jays (55‑40) vs Athletics (40‑57) |
0 | Blue Jays Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Athletics Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Orioles (43‑51) vs Marlins (43‑51) |
0 | Orioles Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Marlins Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||