Teams that win the first two games in a best-of-seven postseason series have history on their side. In 78 of 93 instances, those clubs have prevailed.

That's notable for the 2025 ALCS as the Mariners have taken a commanding 2-0 lead over the Blue Jays after a pair of road wins at Rogers Centre. But as Toronto prepares to travel across the continent for the next games in this series, all hope isn't lost with a 2-0 deficit.

The 15 teams that have overcome the odds have proved, time and again, that no two-game lead is safe. Even a 3-0 deficit has been conquered once, by the curse-busting Red Sox against the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS. The most recent instance of a team climbing back from a 2-0 postseason hole came in the 2023 postseason when the D-backs stormed back to defeat the Phillies

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