'Road Warriors' championship series story 55 years in the making!

Oct 15, 2025

We all know that the Seattle Mariners stormed into Toronto and took the first two games of the ALCS on the road. The Los Angeles Dodgers did the same thing in the National League, whipping the Milwaukee Brewers twice.

Seem odd? Well, it should. It's been 55 years since it's happened that the higher seeds BOTH lost the first two games at home.

Here's the story about it. Do you remember 1970?

Top seeds are stunningly losing at home. Both ALCS and NLCS championship series open with a rare 0-2 deficit for home teams, and it's the first time that's happened since 1970, a long 55 years ago.

roundtable.ioHome-Field 'Advantage?' We Aren't Seeing Any of That in ALCS, NLCSTop seeds are stunningly losing at home. Both ALCS and NLCS championship series open with a rare 0-2 deficit for home teams, and it's the first time that's happened since 1970, a long 55 years ago.

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