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 (42‑28) vs Angels (33‑37) 4 Games Remaining |
37 | Yankees Sweeps 4 Games | 30% | 26% | 12% | 14% | 8% | 5% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 4 Games | 16% | 22% | 14% | 14% | 10% | 8% | 16% | ||
| Orioles (30‑40) vs Rays (39‑32) 4 Games Remaining |
9 | Orioles Sweeps 4 Games | 25% | 26% | 15% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 4 Games | 24% | 23% | 12% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 10% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs (36‑34) vs Blue Jays (38‑33) 3 Games Remaining |
7 | DiamondbacksD. Backs Sweeps 3 Games | 25% | 26% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 3 Games | 25% | 24% | 11% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 10% | ||
| Mariners (36‑34) vs Red Sox (37‑36) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | 24% | 25% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 24% | 25% | 12% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Giants (41‑31) vs Guardians (35‑35) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Giants Sweeps 3 Games | 24% | 25% | 12% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 3 Games | 24% | 25% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 10% | ||
| Athletics (29‑44) vs Astros (41‑30) 4 Games Remaining |
1 | Athletics Sweeps 4 Games | 26% | 26% | 10% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 4 Games | 23% | 24% | 15% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 10% | ||
| Cardinals (37‑35) vs White Sox (23‑49) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Cardinals Sweeps 3 Games | 25% | 25% | 12% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 24% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 10% | ||
| Rangers (36‑36) vs Royals (34‑38) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 3 Games | 24% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Reds (36‑35) vs Twins (36‑35) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Reds Sweeps 3 Games | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 3 Games | 24% | 25% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 10% | ||
| Pirates (29‑44) vs Tigers (46‑27) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Pirates Sweeps 3 Games | 28% | 22% | 12% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | 23% | 26% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| 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 (42‑28) vs Angels (33‑37) |
8 | Yankees Wins | 26% | 25% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 8% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Angels Wins | 22% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 11% | ||
| Orioles (30‑40) vs Rays (39‑32) |
2 | Orioles Wins | 25% | 25% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Rays Wins | 25% | 25% | 12% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 10% | ||
| Giants (41‑31) vs Guardians (35‑35) |
1 | Giants Wins | 25% | 25% | 12% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Guardians Wins | 24% | 25% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 10% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs (36‑34) vs Blue Jays (38‑33) |
1 | DiamondbacksD. Backs Wins | 25% | 25% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | 24% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Astros (41‑30) vs Athletics (29‑44) |
1 | Astros Wins | 25% | 24% | 14% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Athletics Wins | 25% | 25% | 12% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Red Sox (37‑36) vs Mariners (36‑34) |
1 | Red Sox Wins | 25% | 24% | 12% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Mariners Wins | 24% | 25% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 10% | ||
| Cardinals (37‑35) vs White Sox (23‑49) |
1 | Cardinals Wins | 24% | 25% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| White Sox Wins | 24% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 10% | ||
| Twins (36‑35) vs Reds (36‑35) |
1 | Twins Wins | 25% | 25% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 10% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Reds Wins | 24% | 25% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Tigers (46‑27) vs Pirates (29‑44) |
0 | Tigers Wins | 24% | 25% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Pirates Wins | 26% | 24% | 12% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Royals (34‑38) vs Rangers (36‑36) |
0 | Royals Wins | 25% | 24% | 12% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% |
| Current Probabilities | 25% | 24% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 25% | 25% | 13% | 14% | 9% | 6% | 9% | ||