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 (54‑47) |
Yankees (60‑44) |
3 | 48 |
| Astros (53‑49) |
Dodgers (62‑42) |
3 | 46 |
| White Sox (27‑78) |
Mariners (53‑51) |
3 | 42 |
| Tigers (51‑53) |
Twins (56‑45) |
3 | 41 |
| Blue Jays (46‑56) |
Rangers (51‑52) |
3 | 34 |
| Royals (56‑47) |
Cubs (49‑55) |
3 | 32 |
| Phillies (64‑38) |
Guardians (61‑41) |
3 | 32 |
| Orioles (61‑41) |
Padres (55‑50) |
3 | 30 |
| Rays (52‑51) |
Reds (49‑53) |
3 | 10 |
| Angels (45‑58) |
Athletics (42‑63) |
3 | 7 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Red Sox (54‑47) |
Yankees (60‑44) |
20 |
| Tigers (51‑53) |
Twins (56‑45) |
16 |
| White Sox (27‑78) |
Mariners (53‑51) |
14 |
| Astros (53‑49) |
Dodgers (62‑42) |
13 |
| Blue Jays (46‑56) |
Rangers (51‑52) |
11 |
| Orioles (61‑41) |
Padres (55‑50) |
11 |
| Royals (56‑47) |
Cubs (49‑55) |
11 |
| Phillies (64‑38) |
Guardians (61‑41) |
10 |
| Rays (52‑51) |
Reds (49‑53) |
7 |
| Angels (45‑58) |
Athletics (42‑63) |
6 |