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 (13‑18) vs Blue Jays (14‑16) 4 Games Remaining |
15 | Twins Sweeps 4 Games | 2% | 5% | 8% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 69% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 4 Games | 1% | 3% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Orioles (14‑15) vs Astros (11‑19) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Orioles Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 73% | ||
| Royals (12‑18) vs Athletics (16‑14) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Royals Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% | ||
| Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% | ||
| Tigers (15‑16) vs Braves (22‑9) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Tigers Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% | ||
| Braves Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% | ||
| 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 (13‑18) vs Blue Jays (14‑16) |
4 | Twins Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 6% | 6% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 74% | ||
| Orioles (14‑15) vs Astros (11‑19) |
1 | Orioles Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% | ||
| Astros Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% | ||
| Royals (12‑18) vs Athletics (16‑14) |
0 | Royals Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% | ||
| Athletics Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% | ||
| Tigers (15‑16) vs Braves (22‑9) |
0 | Tigers Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% | ||
| Braves Wins | 1% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 73% | ||