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 (31‑39) vs Cardinals (37‑29) 3 Games Remaining |
11 | Twins Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 84% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Cardinals Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | <1% | 2% | 4% | 91% | ||
| Dodgers (44‑25) vs White Sox (36‑31) 3 Games Remaining |
3 | Dodgers Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| Nationals (35‑34) vs Mariners (36‑34) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Nationals Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| Rockies (26‑43) vs Athletics (33‑35) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Rockies Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Athletics Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| Tigers (29‑40) vs Guardians (37‑33) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 88% | ||
| Royals (28‑41) vs Astros (31‑39) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Royals Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| Yankees (41‑26) vs Blue Jays (33‑36) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Yankees Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| Red Sox (27‑39) vs Rangers (34‑34) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| Angels (27‑42) vs Rays (40‑25) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Angels Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Padres (35‑32) vs Orioles (33‑37) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Padres Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| 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 (31‑39) vs Cardinals (37‑29) |
4 | Twins Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 86% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Cardinals Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 89% | ||
| Tigers (29‑40) vs Guardians (37‑33) |
1 | Tigers Wins | <1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Guardians Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| Dodgers (44‑25) vs White Sox (36‑31) |
1 | Dodgers Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| White Sox Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| Astros (31‑39) vs Royals (28‑41) |
1 | Astros Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Royals Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| Nationals (35‑34) vs Mariners (36‑34) |
1 | Nationals Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Mariners Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| Orioles (33‑37) vs Padres (35‑32) |
0 | Orioles Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Padres Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| Rockies (26‑43) vs Athletics (33‑35) |
0 | Rockies Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Athletics Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| Yankees (41‑26) vs Blue Jays (33‑36) |
0 | Yankees Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 88% | ||
| Rangers (34‑34) vs Red Sox (27‑39) |
0 | Rangers Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Angels (27‑42) vs Rays (40‑25) |
0 | Angels Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||
| Rays Wins | <1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 87% | ||