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 | |||
| Nationals (53‑80) vs Rays (64‑69) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Nationals Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Blue Jays (78‑56) vs Brewers (83‑52) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Blue Jays Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Brewers Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Guardians (66‑66) vs Mariners (72‑62) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Guardians Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Red Sox (75‑60) vs Pirates (59‑76) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Pirates Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| White Sox (48‑86) vs Yankees (74‑60) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | X | X | <1% | >99% | ||
| Astros (74‑60) vs Angels (62‑71) 4 Games Remaining |
0 | Astros Sweeps 4 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 4 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Royals (69‑65) vs Tigers (78‑57) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Royals Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Twins (60‑73) vs Padres (75‑59) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Twins Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Padres Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Athletics (63‑72) vs Rangers (68‑67) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Athletics Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Giants (66‑68) vs Orioles (60‑74) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Giants Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 3 Games | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| 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 | |||
| Nationals (53‑80) vs Rays (64‑69) |
0 | Nationals Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Rays Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Blue Jays (78‑56) vs Brewers (83‑52) |
0 | Blue Jays Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Brewers Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Guardians (66‑66) vs Mariners (72‑62) |
0 | Guardians Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Mariners Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Red Sox (75‑60) vs Pirates (59‑76) |
0 | Red Sox Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Pirates Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| White Sox (48‑86) vs Yankees (74‑60) |
0 | White Sox Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Yankees Wins | X | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Astros (74‑60) vs Angels (62‑71) |
0 | Astros Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Angels Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Royals (69‑65) vs Tigers (78‑57) |
0 | Royals Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Tigers Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Twins (60‑73) vs Padres (75‑59) |
0 | Twins Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Padres Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Athletics (63‑72) vs Rangers (68‑67) |
0 | Athletics Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Rangers Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Giants (66‑68) vs Orioles (60‑74) |
0 | Giants Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||
| Orioles Wins | X | X | X | <1% | <1% | <1% | >99% | ||