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 | ||
| Blue Jays (13‑16) |
Red Sox (17‑14) |
2 | 18 |
| Rays (14‑15) |
Royals (15‑15) |
2 | 16 |
| Guardians (16‑13) |
Twins (13‑17) |
2 | 16 |
| Rangers (16‑14) |
Athletics (15‑15) |
2 | 15 |
| Orioles (11‑18) |
Yankees (18‑12) |
1 | 12 |
| Astros (16‑13) |
Tigers (18‑12) |
1 | 12 |
| Mariners (17‑12) |
Angels (12‑16) |
1 | 11 |
| White Sox (7‑22) |
Brewers (15‑15) |
2 | 7 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Rangers (16‑14) |
Athletics (15‑15) |
12 |
| Orioles (11‑18) |
Yankees (18‑12) |
12 |
| Astros (16‑13) |
Tigers (18‑12) |
12 |
| Blue Jays (13‑16) |
Red Sox (17‑14) |
11 |
| Mariners (17‑12) |
Angels (12‑16) |
11 |
| Guardians (16‑13) |
Twins (13‑17) |
10 |
| Rays (14‑15) |
Royals (15‑15) |
8 |
| White Sox (7‑22) |
Brewers (15‑15) |
6 |