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 | ||
| Orioles (13‑14) |
Red Sox (10‑17) |
1 | 11 |
| Rangers (14‑13) |
Athletics (14‑13) |
1 | 10 |
| Rays (15‑11) |
Twins (12‑15) |
1 | 10 |
| Blue Jays (11‑15) |
Guardians (15‑13) |
1 | 10 |
| Reds (18‑9) |
Tigers (14‑14) |
1 | 9 |
| Astros (10‑18) |
Yankees (18‑9) |
1 | 9 |
| White Sox (11‑16) |
Nationals (12‑16) |
1 | 8 |
| Cardinals (14‑12) |
Mariners (13‑15) |
1 | 8 |
| Royals (10‑17) |
Angels (12‑16) |
1 | 8 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Orioles (13‑14) |
Red Sox (10‑17) |
11 |
| Rangers (14‑13) |
Athletics (14‑13) |
10 |
| Rays (15‑11) |
Twins (12‑15) |
10 |
| Blue Jays (11‑15) |
Guardians (15‑13) |
10 |
| Reds (18‑9) |
Tigers (14‑14) |
9 |
| Astros (10‑18) |
Yankees (18‑9) |
9 |
| White Sox (11‑16) |
Nationals (12‑16) |
8 |
| Cardinals (14‑12) |
Mariners (13‑15) |
8 |
| Royals (10‑17) |
Angels (12‑16) |
8 |