The Most Important Games/Series for a league are those in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the final playoff picture. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games/series. Use this table to identify the most interesting American League games in the upcoming week of play. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
| Series | Remaining Games |
Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | ||
| Rangers (70‑72) |
Rays (84‑57) |
2 | 59 |
| Astros (73‑69) |
Diamondbacks (74‑68) |
2 | 45 |
| Guardians (72‑70) |
Tigers (64‑77) |
2 | 44 |
| White Sox (74‑67) |
Twins (67‑74) |
2 | 33 |
| Royals (63‑79) |
Blue Jays (71‑71) |
2 | 27 |
| Padres (74‑67) |
Yankees (80‑61) |
2 | 21 |
| Mariners (66‑76) |
Athletics (56‑86) |
2 | 16 |
| Orioles (69‑73) |
Red Sox (77‑65) |
2 | 13 |
| Pirates (70‑72) |
Angels (53‑88) |
2 | 4 |
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Home | Visitor | |
| Rangers (70‑72) |
Rays (84‑57) |
30 |
| Guardians (72‑70) |
Tigers (64‑77) |
23 |
| Astros (73‑69) |
Diamondbacks (74‑68) |
21 |
| White Sox (74‑67) |
Twins (67‑74) |
17 |
| Royals (63‑79) |
Blue Jays (71‑71) |
14 |
| Padres (74‑67) |
Yankees (80‑61) |
12 |
| Mariners (66‑76) |
Athletics (56‑86) |
9 |
| Orioles (69‑73) |
Red Sox (77‑65) |
6 |
| Pirates (70‑72) |
Angels (53‑88) |
2 |