Milwaukee won every game to reach the World Series. Teams like that often lost it.

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 to reach baseball's World Series. Game 1 is in Milwaukee on 23 October.

2 of 6Two of six teams that reached the final unbeaten, rested and with home games first won the title, and four lost it.

Will the Milwaukee Brewers win the 2026 World Series?

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The Dodgers chase a third title in a row. First they must get past Atlanta.

In three of four such tries, a two-time champion that skipped the first round won its first series.

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Teams with baseball's best record won their first playoff series in 5 of the last 8 full seasons, and 2 of the 4 since 2022.

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