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 (7‑6) vs Blue Jays (5‑7) 3 Games Remaining |
11 | Twins Sweeps 3 Games | 9% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 53% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 3 Games | 6% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 58% | ||
| Braves (8‑5) vs Guardians (8‑5) 3 Games Remaining |
4 | Braves Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Dodgers (9‑3) vs Rangers (7‑5) 3 Games Remaining |
3 | Dodgers Sweeps 3 Games | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Yankees (8‑4) vs Rays (5‑7) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Yankees Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Angels (6‑7) vs Reds (8‑5) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Angels Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Reds Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Tigers (4‑9) vs Marlins (8‑5) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Marlins Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Cardinals (7‑5) vs Red Sox (4‑8) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Cardinals Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Astros (6‑7) vs Mariners (4‑9) 4 Games Remaining |
1 | Astros Sweeps 4 Games | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 4 Games | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Orioles (6‑6) vs Giants (5‑8) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Orioles Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Giants Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 55% | ||
| Athletics (5‑7) vs Mets (7‑6) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Athletics Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Mets Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 56% | ||
| White Sox (5‑8) vs Royals (5‑8) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 56% | ||
| 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 (7‑6) vs Blue Jays (5‑7) |
4 | Twins Wins | 9% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Angels (6‑7) vs Reds (8‑5) |
2 | Angels Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Reds Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Athletics (5‑7) vs Mets (7‑6) |
2 | Athletics Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Mets Wins | 8% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Braves (8‑5) vs Guardians (8‑5) |
1 | Braves Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Guardians Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Rays (5‑7) vs Yankees (8‑4) |
1 | Rays Wins | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Yankees Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| White Sox (5‑8) vs Royals (5‑8) |
1 | White Sox Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Royals Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Cardinals (7‑5) vs Red Sox (4‑8) |
1 | Cardinals Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Marlins (8‑5) vs Tigers (4‑9) |
0 | Marlins Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Tigers Wins | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Giants (5‑8) vs Orioles (6‑6) |
0 | Giants Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Orioles Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Dodgers (9‑3) vs Rangers (7‑5) |
0 | Dodgers Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 56% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 55% | ||
| Mariners (4‑9) vs Astros (6‑7) |
0 | Mariners Wins | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 55% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 56% | ||
| Astros Wins | 8% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 55% | ||