HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Tied WL:
Considering win order; ignoring site order: The team tied WL irrespective of site order (L.A. Dodgers) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2017 MLB Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 308-309 (.499)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 63-58 (.521)
series record, MLB only, all rounds: 42-48 (.467)
series record, MLB only, Finals round: 27-29 (.482)
Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 331-286 (.536)
Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 72-49 (.595)
Game 3 record, MLB only, all rounds: 48-42 (.533)
Game 3 record, MLB only, Finals round: 35-21 (.625)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1351 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2017 MLB Semifinals. Note in general that
the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular
situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning
fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.
HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Tied WL @ HH:
Considering win order; considering site order: The team tied WL with site order HH (L.A. Dodgers) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2017 MLB Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 162-131 (.553)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 38-25 (.603)
series record, MLB only, all rounds: 22-21 (.512)
series record, MLB only, Finals round: 13-13 (.500)
Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 150-143 (.512)
Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 36-27 (.571)
Game 3 record, MLB only, all rounds: 20-23 (.465)
Game 3 record, MLB only, Finals round: 15-11 (.577)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1351 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2017 MLB Semifinals. Note in general that
the greater the number of games or series fitting a particular
situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding winning
fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.
SERIES NOTES:
After Game 2: The Houston Astros visited and bested the Los
Angeles Dodgers 7-runs-6 in 11 innings to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL
playoff series 1352 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7
MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Los Angeles Dodgers have a series record
of 2-4 and a Game 3 record of 2-4, while the Houston Astros have a
series record of 1-1 and a Game 3 record of 1-1. Houston trailed series
1352 Game 2 in Los Angeles by two runs after 6.5 innings. In the history
of best-of-7 MLB playoff series, road teams down two runs after 6.5
innings had an 11-90 (.109) game record. Houston trailed series 1352
Game 2 in Los Angeles by one run after 7.5 innings. In the history of
best-of-7 MLB playoff series, road teams down one run after 7.5 innings
had a 10-99 (.092) game record. For the first time in six tries, the Los
Angeles Dodgers failed to win Game 2 of a best-of-7 MLB playoff series
after having won Game 1. Series 1352 Game 2 is the first in the history
of best-of-7 MLB playoff games in which runs were scored in each and
every extra half-inning of a game lasting 11 innings or longer.
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