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 (3‑19) vs Twins (8‑13) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 99% | ||
| Rangers (12‑11) vs Mariners (11‑11) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Red Sox (13‑10) vs Guardians (16‑6) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Rays (12‑12) vs Tigers (13‑10) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Rays Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Yankees (15‑8) vs Athletics (9‑14) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Yankees Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Athletics Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Blue Jays (13‑10) vs Royals (13‑10) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Blue Jays Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Orioles (15‑7) vs Angels (9‑14) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Orioles Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 2 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Cubs (13‑9) vs Astros (7‑16) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Cubs Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| 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 (3‑19) vs Twins (8‑13) |
1 | White Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Twins Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Rays (12‑12) vs Tigers (13‑10) |
0 | Rays Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Tigers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Blue Jays (13‑10) vs Royals (13‑10) |
0 | Blue Jays Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Royals Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Mariners (11‑11) vs Rangers (12‑11) |
0 | Mariners Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Rangers Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Red Sox (13‑10) vs Guardians (16‑6) |
0 | Red Sox Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Guardians Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Yankees (15‑8) vs Athletics (9‑14) |
0 | Yankees Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Athletics Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Cubs (13‑9) vs Astros (7‑16) |
0 | Cubs Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Astros Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Angels (9‑14) vs Orioles (15‑7) |
0 | Angels Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||
| Orioles Wins | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 1% | 98% | ||