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Dodgers return home in daunting, but not impossible 2-0 hole

The Los Angeles Dodgers face a steep climb as they return home to Dodger Stadium trailing the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 in the National League Championship Series, a deficit that has historically proven difficult to overcome. Despite the challenge, the Dodgers have a track record of rallying from such positions in past postseason runs, including a 2024 NL Division Series comeback against the San Diego Padres and a 2025 World Series reversal after dropping two games at home to the Toronto Blue Jays.

This marks the fifth time in 14 years that the Dodgers have found themselves down 2-0 in a best-of-seven series, with mixed results—from a dramatic 18-inning win in the 2018 World Series to a heartbreaking collapse in the 2021 NLCS against the Atlanta Braves. The Brewers, meanwhile, are chasing their first World Series appearance in 44 years, having already swept the Dodgers in this series just one year ago.

With three potential home games ahead, the Dodgers will need to capitalize on their home-field advantage and past postseason resilience to avoid becoming another team undone by a 2-0 deficit in October.

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