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 (35‑27) vs Yankees (36‑24) 2 Games Remaining |
17 | Guardians Sweeps 2 Games | 19% | 30% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 6% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 2 Games | 12% | 28% | 19% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 21% | ||
| Cubs (32‑29) vs Athletics (29‑31) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Cubs Sweeps 2 Games | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Athletics Sweeps 2 Games | 15% | 28% | 19% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Twins (29‑33) vs White Sox (32‑29) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Twins Sweeps 1 Game | 16% | 29% | 19% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 1 Game | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Red Sox (25‑34) vs Orioles (29‑32) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Red Sox Sweeps 2 Games | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 2 Games | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Braves (41‑20) vs Blue Jays (29‑32) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Braves Sweeps 2 Games | 16% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 2 Games | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Astros (27‑35) vs Pirates (33‑28) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Astros Sweeps 2 Games | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Pirates Sweeps 2 Games | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 18% | ||
| Mets (26‑35) vs Mariners (33‑29) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Mets Sweeps 1 Game | 15% | 29% | 17% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | 15% | 28% | 19% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Cardinals (31‑28) vs Rangers (30‑31) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Cardinals Sweeps 1 Game | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Reds (31‑29) vs Royals (23‑38) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Reds Sweeps 1 Game | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 1 Game | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 18% | ||
| Angels (23‑39) vs Rockies (24‑38) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Angels Sweeps 1 Game | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Rockies Sweeps 1 Game | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 18% | ||
| Rays (36‑22) vs Tigers (24‑38) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Rays Sweeps 1 Game | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 1 Game | 16% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 18% | ||
| 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 (35‑27) vs Yankees (36‑24) |
8 | Guardians Wins | 17% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 16% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Yankees Wins | 14% | 28% | 19% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 20% | ||
| Pirates (33‑28) vs Astros (27‑35) |
2 | Pirates Wins | 16% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Astros Wins | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Twins (29‑33) vs White Sox (32‑29) |
1 | Twins Wins | 16% | 29% | 19% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| White Sox Wins | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Mets (26‑35) vs Mariners (33‑29) |
0 | Mets Wins | 15% | 29% | 17% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Mariners Wins | 15% | 28% | 19% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Red Sox (25‑34) vs Orioles (29‑32) |
0 | Red Sox Wins | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Orioles Wins | 15% | 29% | 19% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 18% | ||
| Cardinals (31‑28) vs Rangers (30‑31) |
0 | Cardinals Wins | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Reds (31‑29) vs Royals (23‑38) |
0 | Reds Wins | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Royals Wins | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 18% | ||
| Angels (23‑39) vs Rockies (24‑38) |
0 | Angels Wins | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Rockies Wins | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 18% | ||
| Braves (41‑20) vs Blue Jays (29‑32) |
0 | Braves Wins | 16% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 18% | ||
| Athletics (29‑31) vs Cubs (32‑29) |
0 | Athletics Wins | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 18% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Cubs Wins | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 18% | ||
| Rays (36‑22) vs Tigers (24‑38) |
0 | Rays Wins | 15% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 19% |
| Current Probabilities | 15% | 28% | 18% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 19% | ||
| Tigers Wins | 16% | 29% | 18% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 18% | ||