Fall 2018 Day 6:
Results from Wednesday 17 October.
MLB
Boston Red Sox visit, defeat Houston Astros 8-runs-6
Los Angeles Dodgers host, defeat Milwaukee Brewers 5-runs-2

Winning and Scoring:
The 2018 American League Championship Series has become the first best-of-7 MLB playoff series in which the winning team scored seven or more runs in each of the first three (and now four) games of the series.

Century Celebration:
The last time that the Boston Red Sox led a best-of-7 MLB playoff series 3-games-1 (as they now do against the Houston Astros) was against the Chicago Cubs in the 1918 World Series, en route to a six-game victory.

Brewing a Precedent:
The last MLB/NBA/NHL team to trail a best-of-7 playoff series WLWLL @ HHVVV (as the Milwaukee Brewers do after 2018 NLCS Game 5) but win the series was the MLB St. Louis Cardinals, in the 2011 MLB Finals against the Texas Rangers. So it is that Milwaukee finds a favorable paradigm from the team which defeated Milwaukee in Milwaukee's only two previous best-of-7 MLB playoff series.

Four Digits:
Game 4 of the 2018 National League Championship Series was the 1000th best-of-7 format MLB playoff game.

Game Comeback of the Fall 2018 Season:
The in-game comeback of the Fall 2018 MLB playoff season thus far was achieved by the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Brewers at Milwaukee on 13 October. The Dodgers trailed Milwaukee 3-runs-nil after six full innings of 2018 National League Championship Series Game 2, but rallied for the victory. In the history of best-of-7 MLB playoff games since 1905, inclusive, road teams down three runs after six full innings had a game record of only 6-76 (.079).

Game Comeback of the Spring 2018 Season:
The in-game comeback of the Spring 2018 NHL/NBA playoff season thus far was achieved by the Houston Rockets against the Warriors at Golden State on 22 May. Houston trailed Golden State 80-pts-70 after three quarters of their 2018 NBA Western Conference Finals Game 4, but rallied for the victory. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games since 1947, inclusive, road teams down ten points after three quarters had a game record of only 1-75 (.013).

Series Comeback of the Spring 2018 Season:
The in-series comeback of the Spring 2018 NHL/NBA playoff season thus far was achieved by the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Boston Celtics in the 2018 NBA Semifinals round. Cleveland trailed 2-games-nil and 3-games-2 without home-court advantage at separate times in the series, but prevailed. The Cleveland series victory reduced the Boston best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 37-1 in the wake of a 2-games-nil series lead.

Spring 2018 Ousters:
start (in Pittsburgh NHL): 4/11, 7:08pmEDT
---Preliminary Round--
Los Angeles NHL: 4/18, 1:09amEDT
Anaheim NHL: 4/19, 1:05amEDT
Minnesota NHL: 4/20, 10:04pmEDT
New Jersey NHL: 4/21, 5:47pmEDT
Portland NBA: 4/21, 7:44pmEDT
Philadelphia NHL: 4/22, 5:51pmEDT
Colorado NHL: 4/22, 9:50pmEDT
Columbus NHL: 4/23, 10:08pmEDT
Miami NBA: 4/24, 10:42pmEDT
San Antonio NBA: 4/25, 1:11amEDT
Toronto NHL: 4/25, 10:22pmEDT
Minnesota NBA: 4/26, 12:05amEDT
Washington NBA: 4/27, 9:28pmEDT
Oklahoma City NBA: 4/28, 12:09amEDT
Milwaukee NBA: 4/28, 10:24pmEDT
Indiana NBA: 4/29, 3:52pmEDT
---Quarterfinals Round--
Boston NHL: 5/6, 5:58pmEDT
San Jose NHL: 5/6, 10:12pmEDT
Pittsburgh NHL: 5/7, 10:00pmEDT
Toronto NBA: 5/7, 11:07pmEDT
Utah NBA: 5/8, 9:14pmEDT
New Orleans NBA: 5/9, 12:50amEDT
Philadelphia NBA: 5/9, 10:55pmEDT
Nashville NHL: 5/10, 10:39pmEDT
---Semifinals Round--
Winnipeg(II) NHL: 5/20, 5:45pmEDT
Tampa Bay NHL: 5/23, 10:43pmEDT
Boston NBA: 5/27, 10:59pmEDT
Houston NBA: 5/28, 11:25pmEDT
---Finals Round--
Vegas NHL: 6/7, 11:07pmEDT
Cleveland NBA: 6/8, 11:29pmEDT
end (in Cleveland NBA): 6/8, 11:29pmEDT

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