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 (56‑47) vs Cubs (49‑55) 3 Games Remaining |
32 | Royals Sweeps 3 Games | 2% | 10% | 1% | 8% | 18% | 20% | 41% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Cubs Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 5% | <1% | 3% | 12% | 18% | 61% | ||
| Phillies (64‑38) vs Guardians (61‑41) 3 Games Remaining |
8 | Phillies Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 9% | 1% | 5% | 15% | 19% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 5% | <1% | 7% | 15% | 21% | 50% | ||
| Yankees (60‑44) vs Red Sox (54‑47) 3 Games Remaining |
5 | Yankees Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 8% | 1% | 5% | 17% | 21% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 2% | 7% | 1% | 7% | 14% | 18% | 52% | ||
| Tigers (51‑53) vs Twins (56‑45) 3 Games Remaining |
4 | Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 9% | 1% | 6% | 16% | 18% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 3 Games | 2% | 7% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 21% | 50% | ||
| White Sox (27‑78) vs Mariners (53‑51) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 16% | 20% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 50% | ||
| Reds (49‑53) vs Rays (52‑51) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Reds Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 20% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 50% | ||
| Dodgers (62‑42) vs Astros (53‑49) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Dodgers Sweeps 3 Games | 2% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 20% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 20% | 50% | ||
| Padres (55‑50) vs Orioles (61‑41) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Padres Sweeps 3 Games | 2% | 8% | 1% | 7% | 15% | 19% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 20% | 50% | ||
| Athletics (42‑63) vs Angels (45‑58) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Athletics Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 8% | 1% | 7% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Rangers (51‑52) vs Blue Jays (46‑56) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 3 Games | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 20% | 49% | ||
| 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 (56‑47) vs Cubs (49‑55) |
10 | Royals Wins | 1% | 8% | 1% | 7% | 16% | 20% | 47% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Cubs Wins | 1% | 7% | 1% | 5% | 14% | 19% | 53% | ||
| Phillies (64‑38) vs Guardians (61‑41) |
3 | Phillies Wins | 1% | 9% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Guardians Wins | 1% | 7% | 1% | 6% | 16% | 20% | 49% | ||
| Tigers (51‑53) vs Twins (56‑45) |
2 | Tigers Wins | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 20% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Twins Wins | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 20% | 49% | ||
| Reds (49‑53) vs Rays (52‑51) |
1 | Reds Wins | 2% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 20% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Rays Wins | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 50% | ||
| Mariners (53‑51) vs White Sox (27‑78) |
1 | Mariners Wins | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 16% | 19% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| White Sox Wins | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 20% | 50% | ||
| Dodgers (62‑42) vs Astros (53‑49) |
1 | Dodgers Wins | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 16% | 20% | 48% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Astros Wins | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 20% | 50% | ||
| Angels (45‑58) vs Athletics (42‑63) |
1 | Angels Wins | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Athletics Wins | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 50% | ||
| Blue Jays (46‑56) vs Rangers (51‑52) |
1 | Blue Jays Wins | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 20% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 50% | ||
| Orioles (61‑41) vs Padres (55‑50) |
1 | Orioles Wins | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 16% | 20% | 49% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Padres Wins | 2% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 50% | ||
| Red Sox (54‑47) vs Yankees (60‑44) |
0 | Red Sox Wins | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 50% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 15% | 19% | 49% | ||
| Yankees Wins | 1% | 8% | 1% | 6% | 16% | 19% | 49% | ||