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 (79‑71) vs Tigers (85‑66) 2 Games Remaining |
47 | Guardians Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 2% | 11% | 1% | 7% | 18% | 61% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 7% | 91% | ||
| Athletics (71‑80) vs Red Sox (82‑69) 2 Games Remaining |
10 | Athletics Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 6% | 16% | 73% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 2% | 10% | 83% | ||
| Rangers (79‑73) vs Astros (83‑69) 1 Game Remaining |
3 | Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 5% | 13% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 3% | 11% | 81% | ||
| Royals (75‑76) vs Mariners (83‑68) 2 Games Remaining |
1 | Royals Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 13% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | 4% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Twins (66‑85) vs Yankees (84‑67) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Twins Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| White Sox (57‑95) vs Orioles (71‑80) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | White Sox Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Rays (73‑78) vs Blue Jays (89‑62) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Rays Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 13% | 79% | ||
| Angels (69‑82) vs Brewers (92‑59) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Angels Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 4% | <1% | 3% | 13% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Brewers Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| 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 (79‑71) vs Tigers (85‑66) |
21 | Guardians Wins | <1% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 5% | 15% | 72% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Tigers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 3% | 10% | 85% | ||
| Athletics (71‑80) vs Red Sox (82‑69) |
5 | Athletics Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 5% | 14% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 3% | 11% | 82% | ||
| Rangers (79‑73) vs Astros (83‑69) |
3 | Rangers Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 5% | 13% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Astros Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 3% | 11% | 81% | ||
| Twins (66‑85) vs Yankees (84‑67) |
1 | Twins Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Yankees Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| White Sox (57‑95) vs Orioles (71‑80) |
0 | White Sox Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Orioles Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Rays (73‑78) vs Blue Jays (89‑62) |
0 | Rays Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 13% | 80% | ||
| Mariners (83‑68) vs Royals (75‑76) |
0 | Mariners Wins | <1% | <1% | 4% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Royals Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Angels (69‑82) vs Brewers (92‑59) |
0 | Angels Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 3% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||
| Brewers Wins | <1% | 1% | 4% | <1% | 4% | 12% | 80% | ||