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 (7‑14) vs Yankees (12‑9) 1 Game Remaining |
4 | Royals Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 79% | ||
| Cardinals (12‑8) vs Astros (8‑14) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Cardinals Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 77% | ||
| Angels (11‑11) vs Padres (14‑7) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Angels Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Padres Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Twins (11‑10) vs Reds (13‑8) 1 Game Remaining |
1 | Twins Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Reds Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 79% | ||
| Mariners (9‑13) vs Rangers (11‑10) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 78% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs (13‑8) vs Blue Jays (7‑13) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | DiamondbacksD. Backs Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Athletics (11‑10) vs White Sox (7‑14) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Rays (12‑8) vs Pirates (12‑9) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Rays Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Pirates Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Orioles (10‑11) vs Guardians (12‑10) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Orioles Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 1 Game | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Tigers (11‑10) vs Red Sox (8‑12) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Tigers Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 2 Games | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 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 (7‑14) vs Yankees (12‑9) |
4 | Royals Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Yankees Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 79% | ||
| Red Sox (8‑12) vs Tigers (11‑10) |
1 | Red Sox Wins | 1% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Tigers Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Cardinals (12‑8) vs Astros (8‑14) |
1 | Cardinals Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Astros Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 77% | ||
| Angels (11‑11) vs Padres (14‑7) |
1 | Angels Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Padres Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Twins (11‑10) vs Reds (13‑8) |
1 | Twins Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Reds Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 79% | ||
| Mariners (9‑13) vs Rangers (11‑10) |
0 | Mariners Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Rangers Wins | <1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 78% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs (13‑8) vs Blue Jays (7‑13) |
0 | DiamondbacksD. Backs Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Athletics (11‑10) vs White Sox (7‑14) |
0 | Athletics Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| White Sox Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Rays (12‑8) vs Pirates (12‑9) |
0 | Rays Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Pirates Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Orioles (10‑11) vs Guardians (12‑10) |
0 | Orioles Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||
| Guardians Wins | 1% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 78% | ||