MLB Postseason Series Odds Up 3-1

How often do MLB teams win a postseason series when up 3-1?

Over the 93 previous times a team has been up 3-1 in a postseason series, they've gone on to win the series 79 times (84.9%). Those teams went 46-47 (49.5%) in game 5.

When was the last time a MLB team blew a 3-1 lead in a postseason series?

The last time a team lost a series after having a 3-1 lead was when the Atlanta Braves blew the lead against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2020 NL Championship Series. The Atlanta Braves lost the series in 7 games.

MLB Postseason Odds Up 3-1

Series	Team	Opponent	Game 5 Result	Series Result
All Series	–	–	49.5%	84.9%
2023 – WS	Texas Rangers	vs Arizona Diamondbacks	Win 5 - 0	Won in 5 (4-1)
2022 – NLCS	Philadelphia Phillies	vs San Diego Padres	Win 4 - 3	Won in 5 (4-1)
2021 – WS	Atlanta Braves	vs Houston Astros	Loss 5 - 9	Won in 6 (4-2)
2021 – NLCS	Atlanta Braves	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	Loss 2 - 11	Won in 6 (4-2)
2020 – NLCS	Atlanta Braves	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	Loss 3 - 7	Lost in 7 (3-4)
2020 – ALCS	Tampa Bay Rays	vs Houston Astros	Loss 3 - 4	Won in 7 (4-3)
2019 – ALCS	Houston Astros	vs New York Yankees	Loss 1 - 4	Won in 6 (4-2)
2018 – WS	Boston Red Sox	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	Win 5 - 1	Won in 5 (4-1)
2018 – ALCS	Boston Red Sox	vs Houston Astros	Win 4 - 1	Won in 5 (4-1)
2017 – NLCS	Los Angeles Dodgers	vs Chicago Cubs	Win 11 - 1	Won in 5 (4-1)
2016 – WS	Cleveland Indians	vs Chicago Cubs	Loss 2 - 3	Lost in 7 (3-4)
2016 – ALCS	Cleveland Indians	vs Toronto Blue Jays	Win 3 - 0	Won in 5 (4-1)
2015 – WS	Kansas City Royals	vs New York Mets	Win 7 - 2	Won in 5 (4-1)
2015 – ALCS	Kansas City Royals	vs Toronto Blue Jays	Loss 1 - 7	Won in 6 (4-2)
2014 – NLCS	San Francisco Giants	vs St. Louis Cardinals	Win 6 - 3	Won in 5 (4-1)
2013 – NLCS	St. Louis Cardinals	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	Loss 4 - 6	Won in 6 (4-2)
2012 – NLCS	St. Louis Cardinals	vs San Francisco Giants	Loss 0 - 5	Lost in 7 (3-4)
2011 – ALCS	Texas Rangers	vs Detroit Tigers	Loss 5 - 7	Won in 6 (4-2)
2010 – WS	San Francisco Giants	vs Texas Rangers	Win 3 - 1	Won in 5 (4-1)
2010 – NLCS	San Francisco Giants	vs Philadelphia Phillies	Loss 2 - 4	Won in 6 (4-2)
2010 – ALCS	Texas Rangers	vs New York Yankees	Loss 2 - 7	Won in 6 (4-2)
2009 – WS	New York Yankees	vs Philadelphia Phillies	Loss 6 - 8	Won in 6 (4-2)
2009 – ALCS	New York Yankees	vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Loss 6 - 7	Won in 6 (4-2)
2009 – NLCS	Philadelphia Phillies	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	Win 10 - 4	Won in 5 (4-1)
2008 – WS	Philadelphia Phillies	vs Tampa Bay Rays	Win 4 - 3	Won in 5 (4-1)
2008 – ALCS	Tampa Bay Rays	vs Boston Red Sox	Loss 7 - 8	Won in 7 (4-3)
2008 – NLCS	Philadelphia Phillies	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	Win 5 - 1	Won in 5 (4-1)
2007 – ALCS	Cleveland Indians	vs Boston Red Sox	Loss 1 - 7	Lost in 7 (3-4)
2006 – WS	St. Louis Cardinals	vs Detroit Tigers	Win 4 - 2	Won in 5 (4-1)
2005 – NLCS	Houston Astros	vs St. Louis Cardinals	Loss 4 - 5	Won in 6 (4-2)
2005 – ALCS	Chicago White Sox	vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Win 6 - 3	Won in 5 (4-1)
2004 – ALCS	New York Yankees	vs Boston Red Sox	Loss 4 - 5	Lost in 7 (3-4)
2003 – NLCS	Chicago Cubs	vs Florida Marlins	Loss 0 - 4	Lost in 7 (3-4)
2002 – NLCS	San Francisco Giants	vs St. Louis Cardinals	Win 2 - 1	Won in 5 (4-1)
2002 – ALCS	Anaheim Angels	vs Minnesota Twins	Win 13 - 5	Won in 5 (4-1)
2001 – ALCS	New York Yankees	vs Seattle Mariners	Win 12 - 3	Won in 5 (4-1)
2001 – NLCS	Arizona Diamondbacks	vs Atlanta Braves	Win 3 - 2	Won in 5 (4-1)
2000 – WS	New York Yankees	vs New York Mets	Win 4 - 2	Won in 5 (4-1)
2000 – NLCS	New York Mets	vs St. Louis Cardinals	Win 7 - 0	Won in 5 (4-1)
2000 – ALCS	New York Yankees	vs Seattle Mariners	Loss 2 - 6	Won in 6 (4-2)
1999 – ALCS	New York Yankees	vs Boston Red Sox	Win 6 - 1	Won in 5 (4-1)
1999 – NLCS	Atlanta Braves	vs New York Mets	Loss 3 - 4	Won in 6 (4-2)
1998 – NLCS	San Diego Padres	vs Atlanta Braves	Loss 6 - 7	Won in 6 (4-2)
1997 – ALCS	Cleveland Indians	vs Baltimore Orioles	Loss 2 - 4	Won in 6 (4-2)
1996 – NLCS	St. Louis Cardinals	vs Atlanta Braves	Loss 0 - 14	Lost in 7 (3-4)
1996 – ALCS	New York Yankees	vs Baltimore Orioles	Win 6 - 4	Won in 5 (4-1)
1995 – WS	Atlanta Braves	vs Cleveland Indians	Loss 4 - 5	Won in 6 (4-2)
1993 – WS	Toronto Blue Jays	vs Philadelphia Phillies	Loss 0 - 2	Won in 6 (4-2)
1992 – WS	Toronto Blue Jays	vs Atlanta Braves	Loss 2 - 7	Won in 6 (4-2)
1992 – ALCS	Toronto Blue Jays	vs Oakland Athletics	Loss 2 - 6	Won in 6 (4-2)
1992 – NLCS	Atlanta Braves	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	Loss 1 - 7	Won in 7 (4-3)
1991 – ALCS	Minnesota Twins	vs Toronto Blue Jays	Win 8 - 5	Won in 5 (4-1)
1990 – NLCS	Cincinnati Reds	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	Loss 2 - 3	Won in 6 (4-2)
1989 – NLCS	San Francisco Giants	vs Chicago Cubs	Win 3 - 2	Won in 5 (4-1)
1989 – ALCS	Oakland Athletics	vs Toronto Blue Jays	Win 4 - 3	Won in 5 (4-1)
1988 – WS	Los Angeles Dodgers	vs Oakland Athletics	Win 5 - 2	Won in 5 (4-1)
1987 – ALCS	Minnesota Twins	vs Detroit Tigers	Win 9 - 5	Won in 5 (4-1)
1986 – ALCS	California Angels	vs Boston Red Sox	Loss 6 - 7	Lost in 7 (3-4)
1985 – WS	St. Louis Cardinals	vs Kansas City Royals	Loss 1 - 6	Lost in 7 (3-4)
1985 – ALCS	Toronto Blue Jays	vs Kansas City Royals	Loss 0 - 2	Lost in 7 (3-4)
1984 – WS	Detroit Tigers	vs San Diego Padres	Win 8 - 4	Won in 5 (4-1)
1983 – WS	Baltimore Orioles	vs Philadelphia Phillies	Win 5 - 0	Won in 5 (4-1)
1979 – WS	Baltimore Orioles	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	Loss 1 - 7	Lost in 7 (3-4)
1977 – WS	New York Yankees	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	Loss 4 - 10	Won in 6 (4-2)
1974 – WS	Oakland Athletics	vs Los Angeles Dodgers	Win 3 - 2	Won in 5 (4-1)
1972 – WS	Oakland Athletics	vs Cincinnati Reds	Loss 4 - 5	Won in 7 (4-3)
1970 – WS	Baltimore Orioles	vs Cincinnati Reds	Win 9 - 3	Won in 5 (4-1)
1969 – WS	New York Mets	vs Baltimore Orioles	Win 5 - 3	Won in 5 (4-1)
1968 – WS	St. Louis Cardinals	vs Detroit Tigers	Loss 3 - 5	Lost in 7 (3-4)
1967 – WS	St. Louis Cardinals	vs Boston Red Sox	Loss 1 - 3	Won in 7 (4-3)
1961 – WS	New York Yankees	vs Cincinnati Reds	Win 13 - 5	Won in 5 (4-1)
1959 – WS	Los Angeles Dodgers	vs Chicago White Sox	Loss 0 - 1	Won in 6 (4-2)
1958 – WS	Milwaukee Braves	vs New York Yankees	Loss 0 - 7	Lost in 7 (3-4)
1949 – WS	New York Yankees	vs Brooklyn Dodgers	Win 10 - 6	Won in 5 (4-1)
1948 – WS	Cleveland Indians	vs Boston Braves	Loss 5 - 11	Won in 6 (4-2)
1943 – WS	New York Yankees	vs St. Louis Cardinals	Win 2 - 0	Won in 5 (4-1)
1942 – WS	St. Louis Cardinals	vs New York Yankees	Win 4 - 2	Won in 5 (4-1)
1941 – WS	New York Yankees	vs Brooklyn Dodgers	Win 3 - 1	Won in 5 (4-1)
1937 – WS	New York Yankees	vs New York Giants	Win 4 - 2	Won in 5 (4-1)
1936 – WS	New York Yankees	vs New York Giants	Loss 4 - 5	Won in 6 (4-2)
1935 – WS	Detroit Tigers	vs Chicago Cubs	Loss 1 - 3	Won in 6 (4-2)
1933 – WS	New York Giants	vs Washington Senators	Win 4 - 3	Won in 5 (4-1)
1929 – WS	Philadelphia Athletics	vs Chicago Cubs	Win 3 - 2	Won in 5 (4-1)
1925 – WS	Washington Senators	vs Pittsburgh Pirates	Loss 3 - 6	Lost in 7 (3-4)
1918 – WS	Boston Red Sox	vs Chicago Cubs	Loss 0 - 3	Won in 6 (4-2)
1916 – WS	Boston Red Sox	vs Brooklyn Robins	Win 4 - 1	Won in 5 (4-1)
1915 – WS	Boston Red Sox	vs Philadelphia Phillies	Win 5 - 4	Won in 5 (4-1)
1913 – WS	Philadelphia Athletics	vs New York Giants	Win 3 - 1	Won in 5 (4-1)
1912 – WS	Boston Red Sox	vs New York Giants	Loss 2 - 5	Won in 7 (4-3)
1911 – WS	Philadelphia Athletics	vs New York Giants	Loss 3 - 4	Won in 6 (4-2)
1910 – WS	Philadelphia Athletics	vs Chicago Cubs	Win 7 - 2	Won in 5 (4-1)
1908 – WS	Chicago Cubs	vs Detroit Tigers	Win 2 - 0	Won in 5 (4-1)
1905 – WS	New York Giants	vs Philadelphia Athletics	Win 2 - 0	Won in 5 (4-1)

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84.9%	100%	70.2%
Won Series Overall	Won Series After G5 Win	Won Series After G5 Loss

MLB Postseason Odds Up 3-1

How often do MLB teams win a postseason series when up 3-1?

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