The Most Important Games for the White Sox are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the White Sox final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. White Sox 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 |
White Sox 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 | |||
| White Sox (9‑24) vs Astros (17‑15) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | White Sox Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Orioles (13‑19) vs Royals (18‑16) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Orioles Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Angels (13‑19) vs Tigers (21‑13) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Angels Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Marlins (13‑19) vs Athletics (18‑16) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Marlins Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Rangers (16‑18) vs Mariners (20‑12) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Guardians (19‑14) vs Blue Jays (16‑17) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Guardians Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Rays (15‑18) vs Yankees (19‑14) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Rays Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Red Sox (18‑17) vs Twins (14‑20) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Red Sox Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
White Sox 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 | |||
| White Sox (9‑24) vs Astros (17‑15) |
0 | White Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Astros Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Orioles (13‑19) vs Royals (18‑16) |
0 | Orioles Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Royals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Angels (13‑19) vs Tigers (21‑13) |
0 | Angels Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Tigers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Marlins (13‑19) vs Athletics (18‑16) |
0 | Marlins Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Athletics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Rangers (16‑18) vs Mariners (20‑12) |
0 | Rangers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Mariners Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Guardians (19‑14) vs Blue Jays (16‑17) |
0 | Guardians Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Rays (15‑18) vs Yankees (19‑14) |
0 | Rays Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Yankees Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Red Sox (18‑17) vs Twins (14‑20) |
0 | Red Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Twins Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||