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 (30‑19) vs Blue Jays (21‑27) 2 Games Remaining |
12 | Yankees Sweeps 2 Games | 20% | 5% | 1% | 43% | 12% | 7% | 13% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 2 Games | 16% | 4% | 1% | 40% | 13% | 8% | 17% | ||
| Orioles (21‑28) vs Rays (32‑15) 1 Game Remaining |
3 | Orioles Sweeps 1 Game | 19% | 5% | 1% | 40% | 12% | 8% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 1 Game | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 13% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Tigers (20‑29) vs Guardians (28‑22) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Tigers Sweeps 2 Games | 19% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 13% | 8% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 2 Games | 18% | 5% | 1% | 41% | 13% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Astros (20‑30) vs Twins (22‑27) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Astros Sweeps 1 Game | 19% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 1 Game | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 13% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Athletics (24‑24) vs Angels (17‑32) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Athletics Sweeps 2 Games | 18% | 5% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 2 Games | 18% | 4% | 1% | 42% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Rockies (19‑30) vs Rangers (23‑25) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Rockies Sweeps 1 Game | 18% | 5% | 1% | 41% | 13% | 8% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Royals (20‑29) vs Red Sox (21‑27) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Royals Sweeps 1 Game | 19% | 5% | 1% | 41% | 13% | 8% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 1 Game | 19% | 4% | 1% | 40% | 13% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Mariners (23‑27) vs White Sox (25‑23) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 7% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 1 Game | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| 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 (30‑19) vs Blue Jays (21‑27) |
6 | Yankees Wins | 19% | 4% | 1% | 42% | 12% | 8% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | 17% | 4% | 1% | 40% | 13% | 8% | 17% | ||
| Orioles (21‑28) vs Rays (32‑15) |
3 | Orioles Wins | 19% | 5% | 1% | 40% | 12% | 8% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Rays Wins | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 13% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Astros (20‑30) vs Twins (22‑27) |
1 | Astros Wins | 19% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Twins Wins | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 13% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Athletics (24‑24) vs Angels (17‑32) |
1 | Athletics Wins | 19% | 5% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Angels Wins | 19% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 13% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Rockies (19‑30) vs Rangers (23‑25) |
1 | Rockies Wins | 18% | 5% | 1% | 41% | 13% | 8% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Royals (20‑29) vs Red Sox (21‑27) |
1 | Royals Wins | 19% | 5% | 1% | 41% | 13% | 8% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | 19% | 4% | 1% | 40% | 13% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Mariners (23‑27) vs White Sox (25‑23) |
1 | Mariners Wins | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 7% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| White Sox Wins | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Guardians (28‑22) vs Tigers (20‑29) |
0 | Guardians Wins | 19% | 4% | 1% | 40% | 13% | 8% | 15% |
| Current Probabilities | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 8% | 15% | ||
| Tigers Wins | 18% | 4% | 1% | 41% | 13% | 8% | 15% | ||