The Most Important Games for the Guardians are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Guardians final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Guardians 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 |
Guardians 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 | |||
| Guardians (43‑48) vs White Sox (31‑62) 4 Games Remaining |
20 | Guardians Sweeps 4 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 9% | 11% | 71% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 4 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 89% | ||
| Mets (53‑39) vs Orioles (40‑50) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Mets Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 79% | ||
| Rangers (45‑48) vs Angels (45‑47) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 80% | ||
| Mariners (48‑44) vs Yankees (51‑41) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 80% | ||
| Cubs (54‑38) vs Twins (45‑47) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Cubs Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Rays (50‑43) vs Red Sox (49‑45) 4 Games Remaining |
0 | Rays Sweeps 4 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 4 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 79% | ||
| Braves (40‑51) vs Athletics (38‑56) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Braves Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Guardians 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 | |||
| Guardians (43‑48) vs White Sox (31‑62) |
6 | Guardians Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| White Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 82% | ||
| Red Sox (49‑45) vs Rays (50‑43) |
0 | Red Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Rays Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Rangers (45‑48) vs Angels (45‑47) |
0 | Rangers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Angels Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 80% | ||
| Mariners (48‑44) vs Yankees (51‑41) |
0 | Mariners Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Yankees Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 7% | 8% | 80% | ||
| Cubs (54‑38) vs Twins (45‑47) |
0 | Cubs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Twins Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Orioles (40‑50) vs Mets (53‑39) |
0 | Orioles Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Mets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Braves (40‑51) vs Athletics (38‑56) |
0 | Braves Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||
| Athletics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 79% | ||