🔗 Share this article Vladimir Guerrero Jr Blasts against Ohtani as Toronto See Off Los Angeles to Level World Series at 2-2 Only 24 hours following staggering through one of the most exhausting defeats in World Series annals, the Blue Jays displayed total control. Vladimir Guerrero Jr crushed a two-run home run and Shane Bieber delivered a composed outing as the Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in Game 4 on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, tying the Fall Classic at two games each and ensuring the matchup will return to Toronto. Toronto had passed the morning of the next day dealing with their marathon third game defeat – equal to the lengthiest World Series contest ever – a defeat that denied them the chance to lead the series and depleted both bullpens. Skipper John Schneider insisted afterwards that “the Dodgers won a game, not the World Series”. A day later, his team offered emphatic proof. Initial Action The Los Angeles again scored first. Muncy walked in the second, moved up on a base hit and crossed the plate on Hernández's sacrifice fly. But the early score did not shake a Blue Jays club that topped MLB with 49 comeback victories this year. They answered immediately in the third inning. Nathan Lukes lined a one away single to center field and Vladimir Guerrero Jr stepped in hunting a curveball. Shohei Ohtani threw a slider up and he sent it soaring over the left-center wall. It was his initial long hit of the series and his seventh homer this playoffs – a fresh team record – restoring the Blue Jays's lead after 13 scoreless frames and changing the tone of the night. Shohei's Performance That swing also halted Shohei Ohtani's history-making run of 11 consecutive at-bats reaching base. The two-way star had smashed two home runs and reached safely a record nine times in the Dodgers' Game 3 walk-off. But on that night, he took the mound on short rest – his shortest ever – after requiring an IV to recuperate from the prior marathon. Ohtani fastball velocity sat below his regular-season norm and he labored more as the game progressed. Nonetheless, he displayed flashes of his usual command, setting down 11 of 12 after Guerrero's homer and striking out six. He even drew a walk in the first inning to extend his World Series record. But the Toronto forced him to labor: six base hits and four runs were charged to him in six-plus frames. Seventh Inning Rally The larger issue for the Dodgers was what came next when he finally lost steam. Daulton Varsho opened the seventh inning with a sharp single to right, and Clement smashed a double off the fence to put runners on with no outs. Dave Roberts had little choice but to pull the starter, who exited to a standing ovation from the local fans. The Los Angeles' bullpen could not complete the inning. Banda inherited the jam and immediately fell behind. Andrés Giménez fought to a full count before driving in Varsho with a base hit to left field. France followed with a fielder's choice to make it 4-1, and that was enough to knock Banda out of the game. Treinen came in next but also was unable to stop the rally: Bichette and Barger punched RBI singles through the diamond, capping a four-score barrage that extended the lead to 6-1. Blue Jays's Toughness The Toronto's capacity to withstand initial setbacks and respond has characterized their entire postseason. They once again did it without George Springer, the hurt leadoff man who exited the third game after tweaking his oblique. Bieber, meanwhile, was everything Toronto required. Traded for mid-season while completing rehab from Tommy John surgery, the former Cy Young winner stranded multiple runners and quieted the Los Angeles' potent batting order. He allowed one earned run on four hits and three free passes before the manager summoned rookie left-hander Fluharty to confront the heart of the order in the sixth inning. Fluharty required just four pitches to get out Max Muncy and Tommy Edman, protecting a fragile advantage that quickly became comfortable. Former starting pitcher Chris Bassitt then pitched a clean seventh and eighth as the Dodgers' offense kept to sputter. Los Angeles have produced only 3 scores over their previous 20 frames, an abrupt slowdown for a club that ranked among MLB's elite lineups all year. Final Moments The Los Angeles scraped a score in the ninth when Edman hit into an out to bring home Teoscar Hernández after a base on balls and Muncy's double put two aboard. But Louis Varland closed it down without permitting a rally to develop. Following a night when Toronto stranded a World Series-record 19 baserunners and collapsed after wave upon wave of wasted opportunities, the fourth contest was ruthlessly efficient. 6 separate Toronto players collected base hits, 5 brought home runs and the squad converted nearly every scoring chance available in the final stanzas. Next Up The victory ensures the World Series trophy will be awarded at their home stadium, where the Blue Jays have not celebrated a championship since Carter's famous walk-off home run in 1993. They now are aware they are assured a packed house in Toronto on Friday evening – and perhaps Saturday – no matter what occurs next in LA. The fifth game looms with the series reset and momentum shifting north. Los Angeles pitcher Blake Snell (3-1, 2.42 ERA) will attempt to halt the Blue Jays's momentum. The Blue Jays counter with rookie Yesavage (2-1, 4.26 ERA) in a rematch of Game 1, when the Blue Jays chased the starter quickly in an decisive win.