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 (73‑65) vs Astros (70‑69) 2 Games Remaining |
28 | White Sox Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 88% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 65% | 12% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 9% | ||
| Blue Jays (68‑71) vs Guardians (70‑68) 2 Games Remaining |
16 | Blue Jays Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 82% | 7% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 73% | 5% | <1% | 2% | 14% | 6% | ||
| Yankees (79‑60) vs Angels (53‑86) 1 Game Remaining |
2 | Yankees Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 78% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 5% | ||
| Rockies (53‑86) vs Orioles (69‑70) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Rockies Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Tigers (63‑75) vs Twins (67‑72) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Tigers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 78% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Marlins (70‑69) vs Royals (62‑77) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Marlins Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Athletics (53‑86) vs Rangers (69‑70) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 78% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Rays (83‑55) vs Mets (62‑77) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Rays Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Mets Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Red Sox (75‑64) vs Mariners (65‑74) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Red Sox Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 78% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 5% | ||
| 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 (73‑65) vs Astros (70‑69) |
14 | White Sox Wins | <1% | 83% | 3% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Astros Wins | <1% | 72% | 9% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 7% | ||
| Blue Jays (68‑71) vs Guardians (70‑68) |
7 | Blue Jays Wins | <1% | 79% | 7% | <1% | 1% | 8% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Guardians Wins | <1% | 75% | 6% | <1% | 2% | 12% | 5% | ||
| Yankees (79‑60) vs Angels (53‑86) |
2 | Yankees Wins | <1% | 78% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Angels Wins | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 5% | ||
| Rockies (53‑86) vs Orioles (69‑70) |
1 | Rockies Wins | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Orioles Wins | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Royals (62‑77) vs Marlins (70‑69) |
1 | Royals Wins | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Marlins Wins | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Tigers (63‑75) vs Twins (67‑72) |
1 | Tigers Wins | <1% | 78% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Twins Wins | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Athletics (53‑86) vs Rangers (69‑70) |
0 | Athletics Wins | <1% | 78% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Rangers Wins | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Rays (83‑55) vs Mets (62‑77) |
0 | Rays Wins | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Mets Wins | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Red Sox (75‑64) vs Mariners (65‑74) |
0 | Red Sox Wins | <1% | 78% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 5% | ||
| Mariners Wins | <1% | 77% | 6% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 5% | ||