Heading into this season, the Dodgers were runaway favorites to win the World Series after further improving their roster with a pair of marquee free agent acquisitions in Kyle Tucker and Edwin Díaz. After winning back-to-back championships, many baseball fans were quick to declare Los Angeles as presumptive world champions for the third consecutive year before the season even began.
Fast forward to mid October, and after losing to the Brewers 6–2 on Wednesday night, the Dodgers find themselves with their backs against the wall facing a near insurmountable deficit in the NLCS, trailing the Brewers three games to zero. As you likely know, the only team in MLB history to ever win a postseason series from such a position is the 2004 Red Sox, who famously stunned the Yankees in four straight games en route to winning their first World Series since 1918.
