The Most Important Games for the Yankees are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Yankees final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Yankees 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 |
Yankees 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 | |||
| Orioles (61‑63) vs Rays (74‑49) 1 Game Remaining |
5 | Orioles Sweeps 1 Game | 13% | <1% | <1% | 62% | 22% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 1 Game | 9% | <1% | <1% | 65% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs (66‑59) vs Red Sox (66‑58) 3 Games Remaining |
4 | DiamondbacksD. Backs Sweeps 3 Games | 11% | <1% | <1% | 71% | 14% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 10% | <1% | <1% | 57% | 29% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Pirates (61‑65) vs Tigers (60‑64) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Pirates Sweeps 3 Games | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Athletics (49‑75) vs Royals (51‑74) 4 Games Remaining |
0 | Athletics Sweeps 4 Games | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 21% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 4 Games | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| White Sox (65‑58) vs Cubs (72‑53) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 10% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Cubs Sweeps 3 Games | 10% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Braves (74‑50) vs Twins (60‑65) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Braves Sweeps 3 Games | 10% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 3 Games | 10% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 3% | 1% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Yankees 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 | |||
| Orioles (61‑63) vs Rays (74‑49) |
5 | Orioles Wins | 13% | <1% | <1% | 62% | 22% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Rays Wins | 9% | <1% | <1% | 65% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs (66‑59) vs Red Sox (66‑58) |
2 | DiamondbacksD. Backs Wins | 11% | <1% | <1% | 67% | 19% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | 10% | <1% | <1% | 61% | 25% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Tigers (60‑64) vs Pirates (61‑65) |
1 | Tigers Wins | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Pirates Wins | 10% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Twins (60‑65) vs Braves (74‑50) |
1 | Twins Wins | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 21% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Braves Wins | 10% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Royals (51‑74) vs Athletics (49‑75) |
0 | Royals Wins | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Athletics Wins | 10% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| White Sox (65‑58) vs Cubs (72‑53) |
0 | White Sox Wins | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 11% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||
| Cubs Wins | 10% | <1% | <1% | 64% | 22% | 2% | 1% | ||