The Most Important Games for the Guardians are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Guardians final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Guardians 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 |
Guardians 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 | |||
| Guardians (52‑48) vs Twins (49‑51) 4 Games Remaining |
67 | Guardians Sweeps 4 Games | 12% | 33% | 10% | 8% | 13% | 10% | 14% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 4 Games | 3% | 17% | 8% | 5% | 13% | 15% | 40% | ||
| Rangers (50‑49) vs White Sox (52‑46) 3 Games Remaining |
15 | Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 29% | 13% | 5% | 11% | 11% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 24% | 5% | 9% | 15% | 15% | 24% | ||
| Reds (45‑53) vs Mariners (50‑50) 3 Games Remaining |
3 | Reds Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 28% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 25% | 11% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 25% | ||
| Cubs (56‑43) vs Tigers (46‑53) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Cubs Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 26% | 10% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 26% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 25% | ||
| Orioles (49‑51) vs Red Sox (50‑48) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Orioles Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 14% | 12% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 26% | 9% | 7% | 12% | 13% | 25% | ||
| Athletics (42‑57) vs DiamondbacksD. Backs (51‑48) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Athletics Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 27% | 10% | 6% | 13% | 12% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 26% | 10% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 25% | ||
| Blue Jays (46‑53) vs Rays (56‑42) 4 Games Remaining |
1 | Blue Jays Sweeps 4 Games | 10% | 24% | 9% | 8% | 12% | 12% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 4 Games | 5% | 28% | 9% | 6% | 14% | 13% | 25% | ||
| Royals (40‑60) vs Giants (42‑57) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Royals Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 26% | 10% | 6% | 13% | 13% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Giants Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 26% | 10% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 24% | ||
| Yankees (55‑44) vs Pirates (52‑48) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Yankees Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 28% | 10% | 6% | 13% | 13% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Pirates Sweeps 3 Games | 9% | 25% | 9% | 8% | 12% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Marlins (52‑48) vs Astros (47‑54) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Marlins Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 26% | 10% | 7% | 12% | 12% | 25% | ||
| Cardinals (51‑47) vs Angels (39‑61) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Cardinals Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 26% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Angels Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 27% | 10% | 6% | 12% | 13% | 25% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Guardians 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 | |||
| Guardians (52‑48) vs Twins (49‑51) |
16 | Guardians Wins | 9% | 28% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 22% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Twins Wins | 6% | 24% | 9% | 6% | 13% | 13% | 28% | ||
| Rangers (50‑49) vs White Sox (52‑46) |
5 | Rangers Wins | 8% | 27% | 11% | 6% | 13% | 12% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| White Sox Wins | 8% | 26% | 8% | 7% | 14% | 13% | 24% | ||
| Giants (42‑57) vs Royals (40‑60) |
2 | Giants Wins | 8% | 27% | 9% | 6% | 13% | 12% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Royals Wins | 7% | 26% | 9% | 7% | 12% | 13% | 25% | ||
| Tigers (46‑53) vs Cubs (56‑43) |
2 | Tigers Wins | 8% | 27% | 9% | 6% | 13% | 13% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Cubs Wins | 8% | 26% | 10% | 6% | 13% | 12% | 25% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs (51‑48) vs Athletics (42‑57) |
1 | DiamondbacksD. Backs Wins | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Athletics Wins | 7% | 26% | 10% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 25% | ||
| Rays (56‑42) vs Blue Jays (46‑53) |
1 | Rays Wins | 7% | 27% | 9% | 6% | 13% | 13% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | 8% | 26% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 25% | ||
| Mariners (50‑50) vs Reds (45‑53) |
1 | Mariners Wins | 7% | 27% | 10% | 6% | 13% | 12% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Reds Wins | 8% | 26% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 24% | ||
| Pirates (52‑48) vs Yankees (55‑44) |
1 | Pirates Wins | 8% | 26% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Yankees Wins | 8% | 27% | 9% | 6% | 13% | 13% | 25% | ||
| Marlins (52‑48) vs Astros (47‑54) |
1 | Marlins Wins | 8% | 27% | 10% | 6% | 13% | 13% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Astros Wins | 7% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 12% | 13% | 25% | ||
| Orioles (49‑51) vs Red Sox (50‑48) |
1 | Orioles Wins | 8% | 26% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 25% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | 7% | 27% | 9% | 6% | 13% | 13% | 25% | ||
| Cardinals (51‑47) vs Angels (39‑61) |
1 | Cardinals Wins | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 24% | ||
| Angels Wins | 7% | 27% | 9% | 7% | 12% | 13% | 25% | ||