The Most Important Games for the Royals are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Royals final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Royals 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 |
Royals 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 | |||
| Royals (68‑65) vs White Sox (48‑84) 1 Game Remaining |
9 | Royals Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 18% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 83% | ||
| Rockies (38‑94) vs Astros (72‑60) 2 Games Remaining |
4 | Rockies Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 18% | 75% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 14% | 79% | ||
| Padres (75‑58) vs Mariners (71‑62) 1 Game Remaining |
4 | Padres Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 17% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 14% | 80% | ||
| Orioles (60‑72) vs Red Sox (73‑60) 2 Games Remaining |
2 | Orioles Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 16% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Nationals (53‑79) vs Yankees (72‑60) 1 Game Remaining |
2 | Nationals Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 79% | ||
| Rays (64‑68) vs Guardians (65‑66) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Rays Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 15% | 79% | ||
| Athletics (62‑72) vs Tigers (78‑56) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 15% | 78% | ||
| Twins (60‑72) vs Blue Jays (77‑56) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Twins Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Rangers (67‑67) vs Angels (62‑70) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Royals 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 | |||
| Royals (68‑65) vs White Sox (48‑84) |
9 | Royals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 6% | 18% | 74% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| White Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 13% | 83% | ||
| Padres (75‑58) vs Mariners (71‑62) |
4 | Padres Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 17% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Mariners Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 14% | 80% | ||
| Nationals (53‑79) vs Yankees (72‑60) |
2 | Nationals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Yankees Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 16% | 79% | ||
| Rockies (38‑94) vs Astros (72‑60) |
1 | Rockies Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Astros Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 15% | 78% | ||
| Rays (64‑68) vs Guardians (65‑66) |
1 | Rays Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Guardians Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 15% | 79% | ||
| Athletics (62‑72) vs Tigers (78‑56) |
1 | Athletics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Tigers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 15% | 78% | ||
| Twins (60‑72) vs Blue Jays (77‑56) |
0 | Twins Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Orioles (60‑72) vs Red Sox (73‑60) |
0 | Orioles Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 15% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Rangers (67‑67) vs Angels (62‑70) |
0 | Rangers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||
| Angels Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 16% | 78% | ||