Brewers Chase Historic Four-Game Sweep
A win tonight would give Milwaukee its first title and join the 1976 Reds in a rare postseason feat.
By Elena Perry ·
The 2026 World Series could end in four games for the first time since 2012. The Milwaukee Brewers host the Tampa Bay Rays tonight for Game 4.
A victory would complete a four-game sweep and grant the Brewers their first championship in franchise history. It would also make them the second team ever to sweep both the League Championship Series and the World Series. Only the 1976 Cincinnati Reds have done that.
Sweeps have occurred 21 times in World Series history. The American League accounts for 13 of those upsets, while the National League has eight. The New York Yankees delivered eight of the 13 American League sweeps.
In the National League, the Giants have recorded three sweeps under their various names. The Cincinnati Reds hold two. The most recent sweep happened in 2012 when the San Francisco Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers.
Other recent examples include the Boston Red Sox in 2007 and 2004, and the Chicago White Sox in 2005. The list stretches back to 1907, when the Chicago Cubs beat the Detroit Tigers.
If Milwaukee wins tonight, they will add their name to a short list of teams that finished the season with four straight victories over an opponent. The Rays currently stand on the other side of that possibility.
