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Brewers lead ranking of the four teams left in MLB playoffs
Four teams remain in the Major League Baseball playoffs: the Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians.
The story ranks the teams, with Milwaukee in first place.
Scoring has been unusually low, with teams collectively batting .210 and recording a .632 on-base-plus-slugging mark.
Relievers have pitched more than 53% of the innings, as starters often leave games early.
Home runs have also mattered: teams that hit more home runs than their opponents have won 14 of 18 games.
The Brewers have relied on Jackson Chourio and William Contreras for much of their offense so far, while the story says they need more from Brice Turang and Christian Yelich.
The four teams are the last remaining in the playoffs, but the supplied information does not say what happens next.
ESPN ranked the Milwaukee Brewers first among the four teams remaining in the MLB playoffs.
The other teams in the ranking are the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians.
ESPN said postseason teams have struggled to score, with a combined batting line of .210/.293/.338.
Relievers have pitched more than 53% of innings in the playoffs so far.
Teams that hit more home runs than their opponents have a 14-4 record.
- Who
- The Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians.
- What
- ESPN ranked the four teams remaining in the MLB playoffs, placing the Brewers first.
- When
- October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- ESPN considered how the teams stack up, against the backdrop of trends in this year's postseason.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Home runs still rule.
The first two rounds featured controversial calls, clutch comebacks and bullpen games that went awry.
ESPN published its ranking of the four teams still in the playoffs, with Milwaukee first.
- Ranked first
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Teams remaining
- Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians
- Postseason batting line
- .210/.293/.338
- Relief innings
- More than 53% of innings
- Teams outhomering opponents
- 14-4
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