The Most Important Games for the White Sox are those games in the upcoming week whose outcome most changes the White Sox final playoff standings. The Importance Factor provides a relative importance between games. White Sox 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 |
White Sox 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 | |||
| White Sox (38‑32) vs Yankees (43‑27) 3 Games Remaining |
26 | White Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 12% | 27% | 12% | 8% | 14% | 9% | 17% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Yankees Sweeps 3 Games | 4% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 15% | 11% | 28% | ||
| Brewers (43‑26) vs Guardians (39‑33) 3 Games Remaining |
14 | Brewers Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 27% | 15% | 5% | 13% | 10% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Guardians Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 22% | 10% | 8% | 16% | 11% | 25% | ||
| Rangers (35‑36) vs Twins (33‑40) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Rangers Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 24% | 14% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Twins Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 25% | 12% | 7% | 15% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Dodgers (45‑27) vs Rays (41‑27) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Dodgers Sweeps 3 Games | 9% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 14% | 10% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Rays Sweeps 3 Games | 7% | 25% | 13% | 5% | 15% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Pirates (36‑36) vs Athletics (35‑36) 3 Games Remaining |
2 | Pirates Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 26% | 12% | 6% | 15% | 10% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Athletics Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 25% | 14% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Nationals (37‑35) vs Royals (29‑43) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Nationals Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 24% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Royals Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Red Sox (29‑40) vs Blue Jays (34‑38) 3 Games Remaining |
1 | Red Sox Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 25% | 13% | 7% | 15% | 10% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Blue Jays Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 13% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Tigers (29‑42) vs Astros (33‑40) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Tigers Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 25% | 13% | 7% | 14% | 10% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Astros Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 24% | 14% | 7% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Angels (29‑43) vs DiamondbacksD. Backs (36‑35) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Angels Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 25% | 13% | 7% | 14% | 9% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 25% | 12% | 6% | 15% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Orioles (34‑39) vs Mariners (37‑36) 3 Games Remaining |
0 | Orioles Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 26% | 12% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Mariners Sweeps 3 Games | 8% | 24% | 14% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Game | Importance Factor (0‑∼100) |
Game Winner |
White Sox 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 | |||
| White Sox (38‑32) vs Yankees (43‑27) |
11 | White Sox Wins | 10% | 26% | 13% | 7% | 14% | 10% | 21% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Yankees Wins | 7% | 24% | 13% | 6% | 15% | 10% | 26% | ||
| Brewers (43‑26) vs Guardians (39‑33) |
5 | Brewers Wins | 8% | 25% | 14% | 6% | 14% | 9% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Guardians Wins | 8% | 24% | 12% | 7% | 15% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Dodgers (45‑27) vs Rays (41‑27) |
3 | Dodgers Wins | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Rays Wins | 7% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Angels (29‑43) vs DiamondbacksD. Backs (36‑35) |
1 | Angels Wins | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| DiamondbacksD. Backs Wins | 8% | 24% | 13% | 7% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Nationals (37‑35) vs Royals (29‑43) |
1 | Nationals Wins | 8% | 25% | 13% | 7% | 15% | 10% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Royals Wins | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Mariners (37‑36) vs Orioles (34‑39) |
1 | Mariners Wins | 8% | 25% | 13% | 7% | 14% | 10% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Orioles Wins | 8% | 25% | 12% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Rangers (35‑36) vs Twins (33‑40) |
1 | Rangers Wins | 8% | 25% | 14% | 7% | 14% | 10% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Twins Wins | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Pirates (36‑36) vs Athletics (35‑36) |
1 | Pirates Wins | 8% | 24% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Athletics Wins | 8% | 24% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Red Sox (29‑40) vs Blue Jays (34‑38) |
0 | Red Sox Wins | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 15% | 10% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Blue Jays Wins | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Astros (33‑40) vs Tigers (29‑42) |
0 | Astros Wins | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 15% | 10% | 23% |
| Current Probabilities | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||
| Tigers Wins | 8% | 25% | 13% | 6% | 14% | 10% | 24% | ||