🔗 Share this article Guerrero Blasts off Ohtani as Blue Jays Defeat Dodgers to Tie Series at 2-2 Only 24 hours after enduring one of the most draining losses in World Series annals, the Blue Jays played with complete command. Guerrero smashed a two-run home run and Bieber provided a composed start as Toronto beat the Dodgers 6-2 in Game 4 on Tuesday evening at Dodger Stadium, tying the World Series at two games each and guaranteeing the series will return to Canada. The Blue Jays had spent the early hours of Tuesday dealing with their marathon Game 3 loss – equal to the lengthiest Fall Classic game ever – a loss that denied them the chance to take the lead in the matchup and depleted both bullpens. Skipper Schneider stated later that “the Dodgers won a game, not the World Series”. Twenty-three hours later, his team provided emphatic evidence. Early Action The Dodgers again scored first. Max Muncy walked in the second inning, moved up on a single and scored on Kiké Hernández's fly out. But the early breakthrough did not rattle a Blue Jays club that led MLB with 49 come-from-behind victories this year. They answered right away in the third. Nathan Lukes hit a one away single to center field and Vladimir Guerrero Jr stepped in hunting a curveball. Shohei Ohtani left a slider up and Guerrero sent it soaring over the outfield fence. It was his initial long hit of the World Series and his 7th home run this postseason – a new team record – regaining the Toronto's lead after 13 scoreless frames and shifting the tone of the night. Ohtani's Night That hit also halted Shohei Ohtani's record-setting run of 11 consecutive plate appearances getting on base. The dual-threat phenomenon had hit two homers and got on base a record nine times in the Dodgers' third game comeback win. But on Tuesday, he took the mound on limited rest – his briefest ever – after requiring an IV to recuperate from the prior extra-inning game. Ohtani pitch speed sat below his seasonal norm and he labored more as the contest wore on. Nonetheless, he displayed flashes of his typical command, setting down 11 of 12 after Guerrero Jr's blast and fanning six. He even walked in the first inning to continue his Fall Classic record. But the Toronto forced him to labor: six base hits and four runs were charged to him in over six innings. Seventh Inning Rally The larger problem for Los Angeles was what followed when he finally lost energy. Daulton Varsho started the seventh inning with a clean single to right field, and Ernie Clement smashed a double off the wall to put two on with none out. Dave Roberts had no option but to pull Ohtani, who exited to a standing ovation from the local fans. The Los Angeles' relief corps could not complete the inning. Banda came into the jam and immediately trailed in the count. Andrés Giménez battled to a full count before scoring the runner with a single to left field. France came up next with a fielder's choice to make it 4-1, and that was sufficient to knock the pitcher out of the game. Blake Treinen came in next but also failed to stop the momentum: Bo Bichette and Barger punched run-scoring singles through the diamond, completing a four-run barrage that pushed the lead to 6-1. Toronto's Resilience The Toronto's ability to absorb early blows and answer has defined their whole run. They once again did it without George Springer, the hurt top-of-the-order hitter who left Game 3 after tweaking his oblique. Bieber, in contrast, was everything the Blue Jays required. Traded for mid-season while finishing recovery from elbow surgery, the former Cy Young winner left several runners and quieted the Los Angeles' potent lineup. He gave up one 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. He required just four throws to retire Max Muncy and Edman, preserving a narrow lead that soon grew safe. Converted starter Chris Bassitt then pitched a clean seventh and eighth innings as the Dodgers' bats continued to struggle. Los Angeles have scored only 3 scores over their previous 20 innings, an sudden downturn for a team that ranked among baseball's top lineups all year. Final Innings The Dodgers managed a run in the ninth inning when Tommy Edman grounded out to bring home Hernández after a base on balls and Muncy's two-base hit put runners aboard. But Louis Varland finished the game without allowing a comeback to build. Following a night when the Blue Jays stranded a Fall Classic-record 19 runners and fell apart after wave upon wave of wasted chances, Game 4 was brutally efficient. 6 separate Blue Jays collected hits, five brought home scores and the squad converted almost every run-scoring opportunity presented in the final innings. Next Up The win ensures the World Series title will be awarded at Rogers Centre, where the Toronto have not won a championship since Joe Carter's iconic walk-off homer in '93. They now are aware they are assured a full house in Toronto on Friday night – and possibly the next day – no matter what happens next in Los Angeles. Game 5 looms with the matchup reset and energy swinging to Toronto. Dodgers pitcher Snell (3-1, 2.42 ERA) will attempt to arrest the Toronto's surge. The Blue Jays counter with first-year player Trey Yesavage (2-1, 4.26 ERA) in a rematch of the opener, when the Blue Jays chased the starter early in an 11-4 win.