The Most Important Games for the Twins are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Twins final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Twins 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 |
Twins 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 | |||
| Twins (47‑49) vs Rockies (22‑74) 3 Games Remaining |
15 | Twins Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 76% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Rockies Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 89% | ||
| Cubs (57‑39) vs Red Sox (53‑45) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Cubs Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 82% | ||
| Orioles (43‑52) vs Rays (50‑47) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Orioles Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Athletics (41‑57) vs Guardians (46‑49) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Athletics Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 82% | ||
| Braves (42‑53) vs Yankees (53‑43) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Braves Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Astros (56‑40) vs Mariners (51‑45) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Astros Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 82% | ||
| Rangers (48‑49) vs Tigers (59‑38) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Marlins (44‑51) vs Royals (47‑50) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Marlins Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Phillies (55‑41) vs Angels (47‑49) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Phillies Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Giants (52‑45) vs Blue Jays (55‑41) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Giants Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Pirates (39‑58) vs White Sox (32‑65) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Pirates Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Twins 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 | |||
| Twins (47‑49) vs Rockies (22‑74) |
5 | Twins Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Rockies Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 84% | ||
| Cubs (57‑39) vs Red Sox (53‑45) |
1 | Cubs Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Astros (56‑40) vs Mariners (51‑45) |
1 | Astros Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Mariners Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Rangers (48‑49) vs Tigers (59‑38) |
1 | Rangers Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Tigers Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 80% | ||
| Phillies (55‑41) vs Angels (47‑49) |
1 | Phillies Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Angels Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Braves (42‑53) vs Yankees (53‑43) |
1 | Braves Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Yankees Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Rays (50‑47) vs Orioles (43‑52) |
0 | Rays Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Orioles Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Athletics (41‑57) vs Guardians (46‑49) |
0 | Athletics Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Guardians Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| White Sox (32‑65) vs Pirates (39‑58) |
0 | White Sox Wins | <1% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Pirates Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Marlins (44‑51) vs Royals (47‑50) |
0 | Marlins Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Royals Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Giants (52‑45) vs Blue Jays (55‑41) |
0 | Giants Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | <1% | <1% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 8% | 81% | ||