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 | |||
| Yankees (69‑57) vs Red Sox (68‑59) 4 Games Remaining |
57 | Yankees Sweeps 4 Games | 11% | 16% | 4% | 54% | 10% | 3% | 1% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 4 Games | 1% | 4% | 1% | 26% | 30% | 21% | 16% | ||
| Marlins (60‑67) vs Blue Jays (74‑54) 3 Games Remaining |
19 | Marlins Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 16% | 5% | 37% | 19% | 10% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 3 Games | 5% | 6% | 1% | 51% | 21% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Orioles (59‑67) vs Astros (69‑58) 4 Games Remaining |
2 | Orioles Sweeps 4 Games | 6% | 12% | 1% | 47% | 20% | 9% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 4 Games | 5% | 9% | 4% | 43% | 20% | 11% | 6% | ||
| Cardinals (63‑65) vs Rays (61‑66) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Cardinals Sweeps 3 Games | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 3 Games | 6% | 10% | 3% | 46% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Athletics (58‑70) vs Twins (58‑68) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Athletics Sweeps 1 Game | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 1 Game | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Royals (65‑62) vs Rangers (63‑65) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Royals Sweeps 1 Game | 6% | 11% | 3% | 45% | 19% | 11% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| 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 | |||
| Yankees (69‑57) vs Red Sox (68‑59) |
14 | Yankees Wins | 7% | 11% | 3% | 48% | 17% | 8% | 5% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | 5% | 8% | 2% | 42% | 23% | 12% | 8% | ||
| Marlins (60‑67) vs Blue Jays (74‑54) |
6 | Marlins Wins | 7% | 12% | 3% | 42% | 20% | 10% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | 5% | 9% | 2% | 47% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Cardinals (63‑65) vs Rays (61‑66) |
1 | Cardinals Wins | 6% | 10% | 3% | 46% | 20% | 10% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Rays Wins | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Astros (69‑58) vs Orioles (59‑67) |
0 | Astros Wins | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Orioles Wins | 6% | 10% | 2% | 45% | 21% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Athletics (58‑70) vs Twins (58‑68) |
0 | Athletics Wins | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Twins Wins | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Royals (65‑62) vs Rangers (63‑65) |
0 | Royals Wins | 6% | 11% | 3% | 45% | 19% | 11% | 6% |
| Current Probabilities | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||
| Rangers Wins | 6% | 10% | 3% | 45% | 20% | 10% | 6% | ||