The Most Important Games for the Twins are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the Twins final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. Twins 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 |
Twins 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 | |||
| Twins (63‑68) vs Athletics (51‑80) 3 Games Remaining |
32 | Twins Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 8% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 18% | 70% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Athletics Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 2% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 6% | 91% | ||
| Rangers (65‑66) vs White Sox (68‑62) 3 Games Remaining |
11 | Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 7% | 4% | <1% | <1% | 10% | 79% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 4% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 82% | ||
| Angels (52‑79) vs Guardians (65‑66) 3 Games Remaining |
9 | Angels Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 6% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 14% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 4% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 84% | ||
| Royals (58‑74) vs Blue Jays (64‑68) 3 Games Remaining |
5 | Royals Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 15% | 78% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 82% | ||
| Yankees (74‑56) vs Astros (65‑66) 3 Games Remaining |
3 | Yankees Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 6% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 4% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 82% | ||
| Cardinals (66‑66) vs Orioles (63‑68) 3 Games Remaining |
3 | Cardinals Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Orioles Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 10% | 83% | ||
| Marlins (67‑64) vs Red Sox (71‑59) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Marlins Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | <1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Phillies (73‑58) vs Mariners (62‑69) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Phillies Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 5% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 81% | ||
| Rays (77‑53) vs Tigers (61‑69) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Rays Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 81% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
Twins 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 | |||
| Twins (63‑68) vs Athletics (51‑80) |
12 | Twins Wins | <1% | 6% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 14% | 77% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Athletics Wins | <1% | 4% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 10% | 85% | ||
| Rangers (65‑66) vs White Sox (68‑62) |
4 | Rangers Wins | <1% | 6% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| White Sox Wins | <1% | 4% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Angels (52‑79) vs Guardians (65‑66) |
3 | Angels Wins | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Guardians Wins | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 82% | ||
| Yankees (74‑56) vs Astros (65‑66) |
1 | Yankees Wins | <1% | 5% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Astros Wins | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 82% | ||
| Marlins (67‑64) vs Red Sox (71‑59) |
1 | Marlins Wins | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Red Sox Wins | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Royals (58‑74) vs Blue Jays (64‑68) |
1 | Royals Wins | <1% | 5% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 13% | 80% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Rays (77‑53) vs Tigers (61‑69) |
1 | Rays Wins | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Tigers Wins | <1% | 5% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Cardinals (66‑66) vs Orioles (63‑68) |
0 | Cardinals Wins | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Orioles Wins | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 11% | 81% | ||
| Mariners (62‑69) vs Phillies (73‑58) |
0 | Mariners Wins | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% |
| Current Probabilities | <1% | 5% | 2% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||
| Phillies Wins | <1% | 5% | 1% | <1% | 1% | 12% | 81% | ||