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 (14‑20) vs Red Sox (18‑17) 1 Game Remaining |
3 | Twins Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Orioles (13‑19) vs Royals (18‑16) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Orioles Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Rangers (16‑18) vs Mariners (20‑12) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Rays (15‑18) vs Yankees (19‑14) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Rays Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Blue Jays (16‑17) vs Guardians (19‑14) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Blue Jays Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Athletics (18‑16) vs Marlins (13‑19) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Marlins Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Astros (17‑15) vs White Sox (9‑24) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Astros Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Tigers (21‑13) vs Angels (13‑19) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Tigers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| 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 (14‑20) vs Red Sox (18‑17) |
3 | Twins Wins | 1% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Orioles (13‑19) vs Royals (18‑16) |
1 | Orioles Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Royals Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Rangers (16‑18) vs Mariners (20‑12) |
1 | Rangers Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Mariners Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Rays (15‑18) vs Yankees (19‑14) |
0 | Rays Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Yankees Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Blue Jays (16‑17) vs Guardians (19‑14) |
0 | Blue Jays Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Guardians Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Athletics (18‑16) vs Marlins (13‑19) |
0 | Athletics Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Marlins Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Astros (17‑15) vs White Sox (9‑24) |
0 | Astros Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| White Sox Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Tigers (21‑13) vs Angels (13‑19) |
0 | Tigers Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||
| Angels Wins | <1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 82% | ||