The Most Important Games for the Twins are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Twins final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Twins 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 |
Twins 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 | |||
| Twins (63‑67) vs Padres (70‑60) 1 Game Remaining |
13 | Twins Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 9% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 14% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Padres Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 6% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 80% | ||
| Mets (59‑71) vs White Sox (67‑62) 1 Game Remaining |
5 | Mets Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 8% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 6% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 77% | ||
| Rays (76‑53) vs Orioles (63‑67) 1 Game Remaining |
2 | Rays Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Rockies (50‑79) vs Guardians (64‑66) 1 Game Remaining |
2 | Rockies Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Angels (52‑78) vs Rangers (64‑66) 1 Game Remaining |
2 | Angels Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 8% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Yankees (73‑56) vs Blue Jays (64‑67) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Yankees Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 78% | ||
| Giants (52‑77) vs Red Sox (70‑59) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Giants Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 77% | ||
| Mariners (62‑68) vs Cubs (74‑56) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Cubs Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Tigers (61‑68) vs Royals (57‑74) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Tigers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Athletics (50‑80) vs Astros (65‑65) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 8% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Twins 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 | |||
| Twins (63‑67) vs Padres (70‑60) |
13 | Twins Wins | <1% | 9% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 14% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Padres Wins | <1% | 6% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 80% | ||
| Mets (59‑71) vs White Sox (67‑62) |
5 | Mets Wins | <1% | 8% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| White Sox Wins | <1% | 6% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 77% | ||
| Rays (76‑53) vs Orioles (63‑67) |
2 | Rays Wins | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Orioles Wins | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Rockies (50‑79) vs Guardians (64‑66) |
2 | Rockies Wins | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Guardians Wins | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Angels (52‑78) vs Rangers (64‑66) |
2 | Angels Wins | <1% | 8% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Rangers Wins | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Yankees (73‑56) vs Blue Jays (64‑67) |
1 | Yankees Wins | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 78% | ||
| Giants (52‑77) vs Red Sox (70‑59) |
1 | Giants Wins | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 77% | ||
| Mariners (62‑68) vs Cubs (74‑56) |
1 | Mariners Wins | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Cubs Wins | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Tigers (61‑68) vs Royals (57‑74) |
1 | Tigers Wins | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Royals Wins | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Athletics (50‑80) vs Astros (65‑65) |
0 | Athletics Wins | <1% | 8% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||
| Astros Wins | <1% | 7% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 77% | ||