The Lineup Is ranked 63 games on Monday, September 7 and found 5 worth watching, led by Cubs at Brewers at 92/100. Here's how that day's slate finished.
#1 · MLBImportance 92/100
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Cubs at Brewers
Cubs81-643
Brewers89-564
The Brewers scored three in the eighth to go ahead for the last time and won by one run with the Cubs finishing on three in the run column. Gasser led the way with 4.2 innings and five strikeouts. The Brewers won the last meeting 4-3 earlier today.
#2 · MLBImportance 87/100
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Braves at Phillies
Braves85-590
Phillies81-631
The Phillies scored one in the eighth to go ahead for the last time and won by one run with the Braves finishing on zero in the run column. Luzardo finished with six innings and nine strikeouts. The Phillies won the last meeting 1-0 earlier today.
#3 · ATPImportance 57/100
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L. Tien at K. Khachanov
L. Tien#15
K. Khachanov#50
Khachanov is ranked 50th and beat world No. 15 Tien 3-2, closing the fifth 6-4. The last two sets were a one-sided set, then a tight one. US Open loses the fourteenth seed in the Round 4.
LIVE#4 · MLBImportance 61/100
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Blue Jays at Athletics
Blue Jays72-725
Athletics57-875
The Athletics have the go-ahead run on second in the ninth. Varland has three outs to get out of it. The Blue Jays have 9 hits to 5.
#5 · MLBImportance 52/100
Final·MLB.TV
Reds at Dodgers
Reds69-753
Dodgers87-576
The Reds made two errors in a game decided by three runs, finishing on three in the run column. Sheehan finished with 5.2 innings and 10 strikeouts. The Dodgers won the last meeting 6-3 earlier today.
How the ranking works
Every game gets an importance score, built from 11 factors — rankings, playoff stakes, rivalry, star power, elimination pressure, how close the game actually projects to be, and more. The score is explained, never a black box. Narratives are written from the real state of the season — not "tune in tonight."