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 | ||
| Astros (76‑62) |
Yankees (76‑61) |
3 | 91 |
| Rays (68‑69) |
Mariners (73‑65) |
2 | 48 |
| Reds (70‑68) |
Blue Jays (79‑59) |
2 | 31 |
| Red Sox (77‑62) |
Guardians (68‑68) |
2 | 31 |
| Diamondbacks (68‑71) |
Rangers (72‑67) |
2 | 29 |
| Royals (70‑67) |
Angels (64‑73) |
3 | 22 |
| Tigers (80‑59) |
Mets (74‑64) |
2 | 6 |
| Twins (62‑75) |
White Sox (50‑88) |
3 | 3 |
| Padres (76‑62) |
Orioles (62‑76) |
2 | 2 |
| Cardinals (68‑71) |
Athletics (64‑75) |
2 | 2 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Astros (76‑62) |
Yankees (76‑61) |
32 |
| Rays (68‑69) |
Mariners (73‑65) |
21 |
| Red Sox (77‑62) |
Guardians (68‑68) |
15 |
| Reds (70‑68) |
Blue Jays (79‑59) |
15 |
| Diamondbacks (68‑71) |
Rangers (72‑67) |
14 |
| Royals (70‑67) |
Angels (64‑73) |
8 |
| Tigers (80‑59) |
Mets (74‑64) |
5 |
| Cardinals (68‑71) |
Athletics (64‑75) |
3 |
| Twins (62‑75) |
White Sox (50‑88) |
3 |
| Padres (76‑62) |
Orioles (62‑76) |
2 |