The Most Important Games for the Athletics are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Athletics final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Athletics 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 |
Athletics 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 (70‑76) vs Guardians (74‑72) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Orioles Sweeps 1 Game | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 1 Game | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Phillies (81‑64) vs Astros (74‑71) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Phillies Sweeps 2 Games | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 2 Games | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Red Sox (80‑66) vs Angels (55‑90) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Red Sox Sweeps 1 Game | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 1 Game | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Yankees (82‑62) vs Rockies (55‑89) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Yankees Sweeps 2 Games | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Rockies Sweeps 2 Games | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Braves (85‑60) vs Rays (86‑58) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | Braves Sweeps 2 Games | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 2 Games | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Royals (64‑82) vs DiamondbacksD. Backs (78‑68) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Royals Sweeps 1 Game | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs Sweeps 1 Game | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| White Sox (75‑69) vs Pirates (72‑73) 2 Games Remaining |
0 | White Sox Sweeps 2 Games | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Pirates Sweeps 2 Games | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Mariners (68‑78) vs Rangers (72‑74) 1 Game Remaining |
0 | Mariners Sweeps 1 Game | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Rangers Sweeps 1 Game | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Athletics 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 (70‑76) vs Guardians (74‑72) |
0 | Orioles Wins | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Guardians Wins | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Phillies (81‑64) vs Astros (74‑71) |
0 | Phillies Wins | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Astros Wins | X | X | X | X | X | X | 100% | ||
| Red Sox (80‑66) vs Angels (55‑90) |
0 | Red Sox Wins | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Angels Wins | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Yankees (82‑62) vs Rockies (55‑89) |
0 | Yankees Wins | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Rockies Wins | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Braves (85‑60) vs Rays (86‑58) |
0 | Braves Wins | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Rays Wins | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Royals (64‑82) vs DiamondbacksD. Backs (78‑68) |
0 | Royals Wins | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs Wins | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| White Sox (75‑69) vs Pirates (72‑73) |
0 | White Sox Wins | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Pirates Wins | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Mariners (68‑78) vs Rangers (72‑74) |
0 | Mariners Wins | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% |
| Current Probabilities | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||
| Rangers Wins | X | X | <1% | X | X | X | >99% | ||