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 (35‑50) vs Rays (48‑33) 3 Games Remaining |
5 | Royals Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 2% | 3% | 94% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Orioles (39‑46) vs White Sox (43‑39) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Orioles Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Rangers (42‑42) vs Guardians (44‑40) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Angels (36‑49) vs Mariners (42‑43) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Angels Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Tigers (35‑49) vs Yankees (48‑35) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Dodgers (54‑30) vs Athletics (40‑44) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Dodgers Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Athletics Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Nationals (43‑42) vs Red Sox (36‑46) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Nationals Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Astros (42‑44) vs Twins (40‑45) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Astros Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Blue Jays (39‑45) vs Mets (35‑49) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Blue Jays Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Mets Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| 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 (35‑50) vs Rays (48‑33) |
1 | Royals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Rays Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 97% | ||
| Angels (36‑49) vs Mariners (42‑43) |
0 | Angels Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Mariners Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Rangers (42‑42) vs Guardians (44‑40) |
0 | Rangers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Guardians Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Mets (35‑49) vs Blue Jays (39‑45) |
0 | Mets Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Yankees (48‑35) vs Tigers (35‑49) |
0 | Yankees Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Tigers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Dodgers (54‑30) vs Athletics (40‑44) |
0 | Dodgers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Athletics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Orioles (39‑46) vs White Sox (43‑39) |
0 | Orioles Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| White Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Astros (42‑44) vs Twins (40‑45) |
0 | Astros Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 96% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Twins Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 96% | ||
| Nationals (43‑42) vs Red Sox (36‑46) |
0 | Nationals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 2% | 97% | ||