The Most Important Games/Series for a league are those in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the final playoff picture. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games/series. Use this table to identify the most interesting American League games in the upcoming week of play. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
| Series | Remaining Games |
Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | ||
| Mariners (51‑45) |
Astros (56‑40) |
3 | 53 |
| Blue Jays (55‑41) |
Giants (52‑45) |
3 | 36 |
| Braves (42‑53) |
Yankees (53‑43) |
3 | 36 |
| Cubs (57‑39) |
Red Sox (53‑45) |
3 | 34 |
| Rays (50‑47) |
Orioles (43‑52) |
3 | 27 |
| Rangers (48‑49) |
Tigers (59‑38) |
3 | 19 |
| Guardians (46‑49) |
Athletics (41‑57) |
3 | 18 |
| Phillies (55‑41) |
Angels (47‑49) |
3 | 16 |
| Rockies (22‑74) |
Twins (47‑49) |
3 | 15 |
| Marlins (44‑51) |
Royals (47‑50) |
3 | 12 |
| Pirates (39‑58) |
White Sox (32‑65) |
3 | 3 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Mariners (51‑45) |
Astros (56‑40) |
20 |
| Braves (42‑53) |
Yankees (53‑43) |
12 |
| Blue Jays (55‑41) |
Giants (52‑45) |
12 |
| Cubs (57‑39) |
Red Sox (53‑45) |
11 |
| Rangers (48‑49) |
Tigers (59‑38) |
9 |
| Rays (50‑47) |
Orioles (43‑52) |
9 |
| Guardians (46‑49) |
Athletics (41‑57) |
8 |
| Rockies (22‑74) |
Twins (47‑49) |
7 |
| Phillies (55‑41) |
Angels (47‑49) |
7 |
| Marlins (44‑51) |
Royals (47‑50) |
5 |
| Pirates (39‑58) |
White Sox (32‑65) |
3 |