The Dodgers least want to see this statistic: teams that advance by sweeping have never won in a Game 7 victory in history.

After the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners at home today, they forced a decisive Game 7 in the American League Championship Series. Meanwhile, the National League’s Los Angeles Dodgers had already advanced easily by sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers in four games. However, a piece of historical data unfavorable to the Dodgers also emerged at the same time.

Regardless of whether the Blue Jays or Mariners win tomorrow, this year’s World Series will certainly feature a matchup between a league champion who swept their series and another who only narrowly won in a Game 7. According to MLB official reporter Sarah Langs, this will be the fifth time in history that the World Series pits a sweep team against a Game 7 winner.

But the outcomes of the previous four instances show that the World Series champions were always the teams that won in the Game 7 of their league championship series, including the 1988 Dodgers, 2006 St. Louis Cardinals, 2007 Boston Red Sox, and 2012 San Francisco Giants. Moreover, those four World Series were one-sided, with the sweep teams winning only 2 out of 18 games in total.

Among them, Shohei Ohtani, who hit 55 home runs, and Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies, who hit 56 home runs, faced off in the Division Series. This marks the first time in MLB history that two players with at least 55 combined home runs in the regular season and playoffs have competed against each other in the postseason. It is also the first time in playoff history to witness a pitching-batting duel at the 55-home run level.

If the Mariners advance to the World Series, fans will get to see a showdown between Shohei Ohtani and Cal Raleigh, who combined for 60 home runs in the regular season and playoffs. Ohtani hit 60 home runs this year combining both, while Raleigh hit 64.