The Most Important Games for the Red Sox are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Red Sox final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Red Sox 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  | 
				Red Sox 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 | |||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100)  | 
				Game Winner  | 
				Red Sox 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 | |||