🔗 Share this article Guerrero Blasts against Ohtani as Toronto Defeat Dodgers to Level World Series at 2-2 Only 24 hours following enduring one of the most draining defeats in World Series annals, the Toronto Blue Jays played with total command. Vladimir Guerrero Jr crushed a two-run home run and Bieber delivered a composed outing as Toronto defeated the Dodgers 6-2 in the fourth game on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, squaring the Fall Classic at two wins apiece and ensuring the matchup will head back to Canada. The Blue Jays had passed the early hours of the next day processing their 18-inning Game 3 loss – tied for the lengthiest World Series contest ever – a defeat that cost them the chance to take the lead in the matchup and depleted both relief corps. Skipper Schneider insisted later that “they took a game, not the World Series”. Twenty-three hours later, his squad offered emphatic proof. Early Action The Los Angeles again scored first. Muncy walked in the second inning, advanced on a base hit and scored on Hernández's fly out. But the early breakthrough did not shake a Toronto club that led Major League Baseball with 49 comeback victories this year. They responded immediately in the third. Nathan Lukes lined a one away base hit to centre and Vladimir Guerrero Jr stepped in hunting a breaking ball. Ohtani threw a slider up and he drove it soaring over the outfield fence. It was his initial long hit of the series and his seventh homer this playoffs – a fresh team record – regaining the Blue Jays's lead after 13 shutout innings and changing the momentum of the game. Ohtani's Performance That hit also ended Shohei Ohtani's history-making run of 11 straight at-bats getting on base. The dual-threat phenomenon had hit two home runs and reached safely a historic nine times in the Dodgers' third game comeback win. But on that night, he started on limited rest – his briefest ever – after needing an IV to recuperate from the prior marathon. His fastball velocity was below his seasonal average and he struggled more as the contest wore on. Nonetheless, he showed glimpses of his typical control, setting down 11 of 12 after Guerrero's blast and fanning six. He even walked in the first inning to extend his Fall Classic streak. But the Toronto made him work: six base hits and four earned runs were charged to him in over six frames. Seventh Inning Surge The bigger issue for Los Angeles was what followed when Ohtani finally ran out of steam. Daulton Varsho started the seventh inning with a sharp hit to right field, and Ernie Clement smashed a double off the fence to put two on with no outs. Roberts had no option but to remove the starter, who departed to a standing ovation from the home crowd. The Los Angeles' bullpen could not complete the inning. Banda came into the jam and immediately trailed in the count. Giménez fought to a 3-2 count before driving in Varsho with a base hit to left field. France followed with a groundout to make it 4-1, and that was sufficient to remove the pitcher out of the contest. Blake Treinen came in next but also failed to stem the momentum: Bo Bichette and Addison Barger punched RBI singles through the infield, capping a four-run outburst that pushed the margin to 6-1. Toronto's Toughness The Toronto's capacity to absorb early blows and answer has characterized their whole run. They once again succeeded without Springer, the injured leadoff man who left Game 3 after straining his oblique. Bieber, meanwhile, was exactly what Toronto needed. Acquired mid-season while finishing recovery from Tommy John surgery, the former Cy Young winner stranded multiple baserunners and silenced the Los Angeles' dangerous lineup. He gave up one run on four base hits and three free passes before the manager called on rookie pitcher Mason Fluharty to confront the core of the order in the sixth inning. Fluharty required just four throws to retire Muncy and Tommy Edman, preserving a narrow lead that quickly became safe. Former starting pitcher Bassitt then worked a clean seventh and eighth innings as the Dodgers' bats kept to struggle. Los Angeles have produced only three runs over their previous 20 innings, an abrupt slowdown for a club that ranked among baseball's elite offenses all year. Closing Innings The Dodgers scraped a run in the ninth inning when Tommy Edman hit into an out to bring home Teoscar Hernández after a walk and Muncy's double put runners aboard. But Varland closed it down without allowing a comeback to develop. After a night when Toronto left a World Series-record 19 baserunners and collapsed after repeated of missed chances, Game 4 was ruthlessly effective. Six separate Blue Jays recorded base hits, five brought home scores and the squad cashed nearly every scoring opportunity available in the late stanzas. Next Up The win ensures the championship title will be presented at their home stadium, where the Blue Jays have not won a title since Joe Carter's famous walk-off homer in '93. They now know they are guaranteed a packed house in Canada on Friday evening – and possibly Saturday – no matter what occurs next in LA. The fifth game looms with the matchup reset and energy swinging to Toronto. Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell (3-1, 2.42 ERA) will attempt to arrest the Toronto's surge. The Blue Jays respond with rookie Trey Yesavage (2-1, 4.26 ERA) in a rematch of Game 1, when the Toronto knocked out the starter quickly in an 11-4 win.