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 (81‑75) vs Red Sox (84‑72) 3 Games Remaining |
115 | Guardians Sweeps 3 Games | X | 84% | <1% | X | 6% | 10% | ^ |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | X | 13% | 2% | X | X | 72% | 13% | ||
| Royals (67‑89) vs White Sox (80‑76) 3 Games Remaining |
100 | Royals Sweeps 3 Games | X | 75% | 5% | X | X | 17% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | X | 13% | <1% | X | 3% | 80% | 4% | ||
| Orioles (75‑81) vs Blue Jays (77‑79) 3 Games Remaining |
13 | Orioles Sweeps 3 Games | X | 41% | 1% | X | 1% | 55% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 3 Games | X | 41% | 1% | X | 1% | 43% | 14% | ||
| Mets (71‑85) vs Rangers (78‑78) 3 Games Remaining |
3 | Mets Sweeps 3 Games | X | 43% | <1% | X | 1% | 53% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | X | 38% | 4% | X | 1% | 52% | 5% | ||
| Mariners (73‑83) vs Astros (77‑79) 2 Games Remaining |
3 | Mariners Sweeps 2 Games | X | 41% | 1% | X | 1% | 54% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 2 Games | X | 41% | 2% | X | 1% | 51% | 6% | ||
| Tigers (73‑83) vs Nationals (73‑83) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Nationals Sweeps 3 Games | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Giants (64‑92) vs Twins (73‑83) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Giants Sweeps 3 Games | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 3 Games | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Yankees (89‑66) vs Rays (95‑60) 4 Games Remaining |
0 | Yankees Sweeps 4 Games | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 4 Games | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Athletics (61‑95) vs Angels (60‑96) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Athletics Sweeps 2 Games | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 2 Games | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| 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 (81‑75) vs Red Sox (84‑72) |
40 | Guardians Wins | X | 56% | 1% | X | 2% | 41% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | X | 32% | 1% | X | <1% | 61% | 6% | ||
| Royals (67‑89) vs White Sox (80‑76) |
34 | Royals Wins | X | 53% | 2% | X | <1% | 41% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| White Sox Wins | X | 31% | 1% | X | 1% | 63% | 4% | ||
| Orioles (75‑81) vs Blue Jays (77‑79) |
3 | Orioles Wins | X | 41% | 1% | X | 1% | 54% | 2% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 51% | 6% | ||
| Mets (71‑85) vs Rangers (78‑78) |
0 | Mets Wins | X | 42% | <1% | X | 1% | 53% | 3% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Rangers Wins | X | 41% | 2% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Astros (77‑79) vs Mariners (73‑83) |
0 | Astros Wins | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 51% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Mariners Wins | X | 41% | 1% | X | 1% | 53% | 3% | ||
| Tigers (73‑83) vs Nationals (73‑83) |
0 | Tigers Wins | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Nationals Wins | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Giants (64‑92) vs Twins (73‑83) |
0 | Giants Wins | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Twins Wins | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Yankees (89‑66) vs Rays (95‑60) |
0 | Yankees Wins | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Rays Wins | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Athletics (61‑95) vs Angels (60‑96) |
0 | Athletics Wins | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% |
| Current Probabilities | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||
| Angels Wins | X | 42% | 1% | X | 1% | 52% | 4% | ||