The Most Important Games for the Athletics are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Athletics final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Athletics fans can use this table to identify the most interesting games in the upcoming week of play.
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Remaining Games Winner |
Athletics Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Athletics (16‑14) vs Royals (12‑18) 1 Game Remaining |
6 | Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | 10% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 1 Game | 9% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Braves (22‑9) vs Tigers (15‑16) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Braves Sweeps 1 Game | 11% | 14% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 1 Game | 10% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Astros (11‑19) vs Orioles (14‑15) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Astros Sweeps 2 Games | 11% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 2 Games | 10% | 13% | 11% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Blue Jays (14‑16) vs Twins (13‑18) 4 Games Remaining |
1 | Blue Jays Sweeps 4 Games | 10% | 14% | 12% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 4 Games | 10% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 45% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Athletics Resultant Playoff Probabilities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs | |||||||
| 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Athletics (16‑14) vs Royals (12‑18) |
6 | Athletics Wins | 10% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 44% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Royals Wins | 9% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 47% | ||
| Astros (11‑19) vs Orioles (14‑15) |
2 | Astros Wins | 10% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Orioles Wins | 10% | 13% | 11% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 46% | ||
| Braves (22‑9) vs Tigers (15‑16) |
1 | Braves Wins | 11% | 14% | 12% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Tigers Wins | 10% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Twins (13‑18) vs Blue Jays (14‑16) |
0 | Twins Wins | 10% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 45% |
| Current Probabilities | 10% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 45% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | 10% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 46% | ||