The Most Important Games for the White Sox are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the White Sox final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. White Sox 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 |
White Sox 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 | |||
| White Sox (40‑37) vs Guardians (41‑38) 2 Games Remaining |
32 | White Sox Sweeps 2 Games | 7% | 27% | 13% | 4% | 11% | 10% | 28% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 2 Games | 4% | 18% | 10% | 5% | 12% | 11% | 39% | ||
| Dodgers (50‑29) vs Twins (38‑42) 2 Games Remaining |
3 | Dodgers Sweeps 2 Games | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 2 Games | 6% | 22% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 11% | 33% | ||
| Marlins (40‑39) vs Rangers (38‑40) 2 Games Remaining |
2 | Marlins Sweeps 2 Games | 6% | 23% | 11% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 2 Games | 6% | 22% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Yankees (46‑31) vs Tigers (34‑44) 2 Games Remaining |
2 | Yankees Sweeps 2 Games | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 2 Games | 7% | 22% | 11% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Angels (32‑48) vs Orioles (38‑42) 2 Games Remaining |
2 | Angels Sweeps 2 Games | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 2 Games | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Blue Jays (39‑39) vs Astros (37‑43) 2 Games Remaining |
2 | Blue Jays Sweeps 2 Games | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 10% | 11% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 2 Games | 6% | 22% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Mariners (40‑39) vs Pirates (39‑39) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | 6% | 22% | 14% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Pirates Sweeps 3 Games | 6% | 23% | 10% | 5% | 11% | 11% | 33% | ||
| Rays (43‑32) vs Royals (33‑46) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Rays Sweeps 3 Games | 6% | 24% | 12% | 4% | 11% | 11% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 22% | 12% | 6% | 10% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Giants (31‑46) vs Athletics (38‑40) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Giants Sweeps 3 Games | 6% | 24% | 11% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Athletics Sweeps 3 Games | 6% | 22% | 13% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Red Sox (31‑45) vs Rockies (31‑48) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Red Sox Sweeps 2 Games | 7% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Rockies Sweeps 2 Games | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
White Sox 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 | |||
| White Sox (40‑37) vs Guardians (41‑38) |
15 | White Sox Wins | 7% | 25% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 31% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Guardians Wins | 5% | 21% | 11% | 5% | 11% | 11% | 35% | ||
| Dodgers (50‑29) vs Twins (38‑42) |
3 | Dodgers Wins | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Twins Wins | 6% | 22% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Angels (32‑48) vs Orioles (38‑42) |
1 | Angels Wins | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 11% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Orioles Wins | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Rays (43‑32) vs Royals (33‑46) |
1 | Rays Wins | 6% | 24% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Royals Wins | 7% | 22% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 11% | 33% | ||
| Rangers (38‑40) vs Marlins (40‑39) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 7% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 10% | 10% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Marlins Wins | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 11% | 33% | ||
| Yankees (46‑31) vs Tigers (34‑44) |
1 | Yankees Wins | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 32% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Tigers Wins | 7% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Astros (37‑43) vs Blue Jays (39‑39) |
1 | Astros Wins | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Mariners (40‑39) vs Pirates (39‑39) |
1 | Mariners Wins | 6% | 22% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Pirates Wins | 6% | 23% | 11% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 34% | ||
| Rockies (31‑48) vs Red Sox (31‑45) |
1 | Rockies Wins | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Giants (31‑46) vs Athletics (38‑40) |
1 | Giants Wins | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 11% | 33% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 33% | ||
| Athletics Wins | 6% | 23% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 10% | 34% | ||