The Most Important Games for the Royals are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Royals final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Royals 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 |
Royals 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 | |||
| Royals (0‑0) vs Braves (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
5 | Royals Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Braves Sweeps 3 Games | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Padres (0‑0) vs Tigers (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
3 | Padres Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Mariners (0‑0) vs Guardians (0‑0) 4 Games Remaining |
3 | Mariners Sweeps 4 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 4 Games | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Brewers (0‑0) vs White Sox (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Brewers Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 60% | ||
| Athletics (0‑0) vs Blue Jays (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Athletics Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 60% | ||
| Orioles (0‑0) vs Twins (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Orioles Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 3 Games | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Red Sox (0‑0) vs Reds (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Reds Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Cardinals (0‑0) vs Rays (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Cardinals Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 3 Games | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Rangers (0‑0) vs Phillies (0‑0) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Phillies Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Giants (0‑1) vs Yankees (1‑0) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Giants Sweeps 2 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 2 Games | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Angels (0‑0) vs Astros (0‑0) 4 Games Remaining |
0 | Angels Sweeps 4 Games | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 4 Games | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Royals 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 | |||
| Royals (0‑0) vs Braves (0‑0) |
2 | Royals Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Braves Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Astros (0‑0) vs Angels (0‑0) |
2 | Astros Wins | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Angels Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Cardinals (0‑0) vs Rays (0‑0) |
2 | Cardinals Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 59% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Rays Wins | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Tigers (0‑0) vs Padres (0‑0) |
2 | Tigers Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Padres Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Twins (0‑0) vs Orioles (0‑0) |
1 | Twins Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Orioles Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 61% | ||
| Mariners (0‑0) vs Guardians (0‑0) |
1 | Mariners Wins | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Guardians Wins | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Rangers (0‑0) vs Phillies (0‑0) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Phillies Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Brewers (0‑0) vs White Sox (0‑0) |
1 | Brewers Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| White Sox Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 60% | ||
| Red Sox (0‑0) vs Reds (0‑0) |
1 | Red Sox Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Reds Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Yankees (1‑0) vs Giants (0‑1) |
0 | Yankees Wins | 6% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Giants Wins | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Athletics (0‑0) vs Blue Jays (0‑0) |
0 | Athletics Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 60% |
| Current Probabilities | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 60% | ||