The Houston Astros gave themselves a fighting chance with their 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals in Game 4 on Friday. Even though the Nationals still lead the series, two games to one, the Astros made a dent in the odds.
Teams that hold a two-games-to-one advantage in the World Series have gone on to win the series nearly 66 percent of the time (59 of the past 90 instances). The most recent examples of teams that held such an edge that went on to lose the World Series: the 2014 Kansas City Royals (falling to the San Francisco Giants in seven games) and the 2016 Cleveland Indians (falling to the Chicago Cubs in seven games).