The Most Important Games for the Yankees are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Yankees final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Yankees 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 |
Yankees 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 | |||
| Yankees (85‑67) vs Orioles (72‑80) 4 Games Remaining |
29 | Yankees Sweeps 4 Games | 12% | <1% | <1% | 86% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 4 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | 51% | 32% | 13% | 3% | ||
| Rays (74‑78) vs Blue Jays (89‑63) 1 Game Remaining |
4 | Rays Sweeps 1 Game | 4% | <1% | <1% | 81% | 11% | 3% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | <1% | <1% | 84% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Athletics (71‑81) vs Red Sox (83‑69) 1 Game Remaining |
2 | Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | 3% | <1% | <1% | 87% | 8% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 1 Game | 3% | <1% | <1% | 80% | 14% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Royals (76‑76) vs Mariners (83‑69) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Royals Sweeps 1 Game | 3% | <1% | <1% | 84% | 11% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | 3% | <1% | <1% | 82% | 12% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Tigers (85‑67) vs Guardians (80‑71) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Tigers Sweeps 1 Game | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 1 Game | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Brewers (93‑59) vs Angels (69‑83) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Brewers Sweeps 1 Game | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 1 Game | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Yankees 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 | |||
| Yankees (85‑67) vs Orioles (72‑80) |
7 | Yankees Wins | 4% | <1% | <1% | 87% | 8% | 1% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Orioles Wins | 1% | <1% | <1% | 78% | 16% | 4% | 1% | ||
| Rays (74‑78) vs Blue Jays (89‑63) |
4 | Rays Wins | 4% | <1% | <1% | 81% | 11% | 3% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | 1% | <1% | <1% | 84% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Athletics (71‑81) vs Red Sox (83‑69) |
2 | Athletics Wins | 3% | <1% | <1% | 87% | 8% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | 3% | <1% | <1% | 80% | 14% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Royals (76‑76) vs Mariners (83‑69) |
0 | Royals Wins | 3% | <1% | <1% | 84% | 11% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Mariners Wins | 3% | <1% | <1% | 82% | 12% | 3% | <1% | ||
| Tigers (85‑67) vs Guardians (80‑71) |
0 | Tigers Wins | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Guardians Wins | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Brewers (93‑59) vs Angels (69‑83) |
0 | Brewers Wins | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% |
| Current Probabilities | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||
| Angels Wins | 3% | <1% | <1% | 83% | 11% | 2% | <1% | ||