Dave Roberts has key experience as Dodgers look to overcome 3-0 deficit

Here’s the harsh reality in La La Land for the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers: Win Game 4 against the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday night or go home.

The Brew Crew are on the brink of dethroning the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, but there is some good news for L.A. fans.

But first, the bad.

Only one team in MLB history has won a playoff series after trailing 3-0: The 2004 Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees in the ALCS.

The odds of the Dodgers doing that this year are only 12 percent, per FanDuel.

So they're saying there's a chance.

Plus, the Dodgers are heavy favorites to win Game 4 and send the series back to Milwaukee.

Now, if you believe in miracles and karma and all of that, here's an interesting, albeit possibly meaningless, purely coincidental fun fact: Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was part of that '04 Red Sox team that shocked the Yankees.

In fact, he played a pivotal role in starting that historic comeback. In the top of the ninth inning of Game 4 of the ALCS series in Boston, with the Yankees leading 4-3 and ace closer Mariano Rivera on the mound, the pinch-running Roberts stole second base.