Sports Can the Dodgers recover from 0-2 deficit in World Series? History says probably not. October 25, 2018 Tom Schad, USA TODAY Comments Off on Can the Dodgers recover from 0-2 deficit in World Series? History says probably not. According to MLB research, 43 of the 54 teams that have been up 2-0 in World Series have gone on to win it, including each of the past 10.