The Milwaukee Brewers have made a habit of doing the improbable this October , and their latest comeback has them approaching territory occupied by one of baseball's most dominant recent champions: the Boston Red Sox.

Through 10 games of the 2026 postseason, Milwaukee has trailed in eight contests. Remarkably, the Brewers have rallied to win seven of those games , compiling a 9-1 playoff record and moving within two victories of the franchise's first World Series championship.

Their latest escape came Saturday night at American Family Field, where Milwaukee erased a four-run deficit to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in Game 2 of the World Series. The victory gave the Brewers a commanding 2-0 series lead.

The performance also strengthened comparisons to the 2018 Red Sox, who finished their championship postseason with an 11-3 record after winning 108 regular-season games.…