Top games of the week: April 17 to April 23

Welcome to the Easter edition of top games of the week.

Please refer to the More than three decades of exciting games article to understand how the games are ranked.

Remember, five stars is for once-in-a-lifetime games, four is for potentially best-of-the-decade contest.

  date                game stars
 04-20       Padres @ Cubs   ***
 04-21    Braves @ Dodgers    **
 04-19 Yankees @ Blue Jays    **
 04-22    Rays @ Blue Jays     *
 04-18  Brewers @ Phillies     *

This week’s top game ranks third for the season, behind the April 8 Rockies @ Pirates and the April 9 Blue Jays @ Angels.