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 (35‑34) |
Guardians (35‑34) |
1 | 14 |
| Astros (40‑30) |
Twins (36‑34) |
1 | 13 |
| Red Sox (36‑36) |
Yankees (42‑27) |
1 | 12 |
| Phillies (41‑29) |
Blue Jays (38‑32) |
1 | 10 |
| Mets (45‑26) |
Rays (38‑32) |
1 | 9 |
| Rangers (35‑36) |
White Sox (23‑48) |
1 | 8 |
| Royals (34‑37) |
Athletics (28‑44) |
1 | 7 |
| Tigers (46‑26) |
Reds (35‑35) |
1 | 6 |
| Orioles (29‑40) |
Angels (33‑36) |
1 | 6 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Mariners (35‑34) |
Guardians (35‑34) |
14 |
| Astros (40‑30) |
Twins (36‑34) |
13 |
| Red Sox (36‑36) |
Yankees (42‑27) |
12 |
| Phillies (41‑29) |
Blue Jays (38‑32) |
10 |
| Mets (45‑26) |
Rays (38‑32) |
9 |
| Rangers (35‑36) |
White Sox (23‑48) |
8 |
| Royals (34‑37) |
Athletics (28‑44) |
7 |
| Tigers (46‑26) |
Reds (35‑35) |
6 |
| Orioles (29‑40) |
Angels (33‑36) |
6 |