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 | ||
| Red Sox (60‑51) |
White Sox (59‑52) |
3 | 62 |
| Astros (58‑55) |
Blue Jays (52‑60) |
3 | 54 |
| Guardians (57‑56) |
Mets (47‑66) |
3 | 48 |
| Mariners (55‑58) |
Tigers (54‑58) |
3 | 46 |
| Rangers (55‑57) |
Giants (47‑65) |
3 | 45 |
| Royals (46‑67) |
Twins (56‑57) |
3 | 33 |
| Rockies (45‑67) |
Rays (65‑46) |
3 | 31 |
| Yankees (63‑49) |
Cardinals (55‑57) |
3 | 31 |
| Orioles (54‑58) |
Angels (43‑69) |
3 | 13 |
| Reds (53‑58) |
Athletics (45‑67) |
3 | 4 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Red Sox (60‑51) |
White Sox (59‑52) |
21 |
| Astros (58‑55) |
Blue Jays (52‑60) |
20 |
| Rangers (55‑57) |
Giants (47‑65) |
17 |
| Mariners (55‑58) |
Tigers (54‑58) |
17 |
| Guardians (57‑56) |
Mets (47‑66) |
17 |
| Rockies (45‑67) |
Rays (65‑46) |
14 |
| Yankees (63‑49) |
Cardinals (55‑57) |
13 |
| Royals (46‑67) |
Twins (56‑57) |
12 |
| Orioles (54‑58) |
Angels (43‑69) |
7 |
| Reds (53‑58) |
Athletics (45‑67) |
2 |