With just three full weeks remaining in Major League Baseball's regular season, every passing day and game seems to carry greater significance than the one it follows. That isn't necessarily the case, of course; a win in September technically counts the same as a win in April. But, now that the playoff pictures have cleared up after more than five months of action, it's easier to understand the exact implications at hand for any given contest on any given night.

In turn, the schedule is one of the greatest X-factors in any given season. MLB designs the calendar to be as fair as possible by having a set number of divisional games and contests against other teams. Still, the reality is that some contenders are going to land a more (or less) favorable draw for the final few weeks than

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