🔗 Share this article Guerrero Blasts against Ohtani as Toronto Defeat Dodgers to Tie Series at 2-2 Only 24 hours following staggering through one of the most draining losses in Fall Classic history, the Toronto Blue Jays played with total command. Vladimir Guerrero Jr crushed a two-run homer and Bieber provided a composed outing as Toronto beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in the fourth game on Tuesday night at their home ballpark, squaring the World Series at two games each and ensuring the matchup will return to Toronto. Toronto had spent the morning of the next day processing their marathon third game defeat – equal to the lengthiest Fall Classic game ever – a defeat that cost them the opportunity to lead the matchup and burned through both relief corps. Skipper Schneider insisted later that “the Dodgers won a game, not the championship”. A day later, his team provided emphatic proof. Early Innings The Dodgers again struck first. Max Muncy drew a walk in the second inning, advanced on a base hit and crossed the plate on Hernández's sacrifice fly. But the early breakthrough did not rattle a Blue Jays club that topped Major League Baseball with 49 comeback victories this season. They answered right away in the third. Nathan Lukes hit a one-out single to centre and Guerrero came to the plate looking for a curveball. Shohei Ohtani threw a slider up and he sent it screaming over the left-center wall. It was his first long hit of the series and his seventh homer this playoffs – a new team mark – restoring the Toronto's advantage after 13 shutout frames and changing the tone of the game. Ohtani's Performance That hit also ended Ohtani's history-making run of 11 straight plate appearances reaching base. The dual-threat phenomenon had smashed two home runs and got on base a record nine times in the Dodgers' third game walk-off. But on Tuesday, he started on limited rest – his shortest ever – after needing an IV to recover from the prior extra-inning game. His fastball velocity was under his seasonal average and he labored more as the contest progressed. Even so, he displayed glimpses of his usual command, retiring 11 of 12 after Guerrero Jr's blast and striking out six. He even drew a walk in the first inning to continue his World Series streak. But the Toronto made him work: six base hits and four runs were charged to him in six-plus innings. Seventh Inning Surge The bigger issue for Los Angeles was what followed when he finally lost energy. Daulton Varsho started the seventh with a clean hit to right, and Ernie Clement drilled a two-base hit off the wall to put runners on with none out. Dave Roberts had no option but to remove the starter, who departed to a standing ovation from the home crowd. The Dodgers' relief corps could not complete the inning. Anthony Banda came into the jam and immediately fell behind. Giménez fought to a 3-2 count before scoring the runner with a base hit to left. Ty France followed with a fielder's choice to make it 4-1, and that was enough to remove Banda out of the game. Blake Treinen entered next but also failed to stop the momentum: Bichette and Barger hit run-scoring base hits through the diamond, capping a four-run barrage that pushed the lead to 6-1. Blue Jays's Resilience The Toronto's capacity to withstand initial blows and respond has defined their whole run. They once again did it without George Springer, the hurt top-of-the-order man who exited the third game after straining his oblique. Shane Bieber, meanwhile, was everything the Blue Jays required. Traded for during the summer while finishing rehab from elbow surgery, the ex- award-winning winner stranded several runners and silenced the Dodgers' dangerous lineup. He allowed one run on four hits and three free passes before the manager summoned rookie pitcher Fluharty to confront the core of the order in the sixth. He needed just 4 throws to get out Muncy and Tommy Edman, protecting a fragile lead that quickly became safe. Converted starter Chris Bassitt then worked a clean seventh and eighth innings as the Los Angeles' bats continued to sputter. The Dodgers have produced only three runs over their previous 20 frames, an sudden slowdown for a team that ranked among MLB's elite offenses all season. Closing Innings The Dodgers managed a score in the ninth inning when Edman hit into an out to bring home Hernández after a walk and Max Muncy's double put runners on base. But Louis Varland finished the game without allowing a comeback to build. Following a game when the Blue Jays stranded a World Series-record 19 runners and fell apart after repeated of missed chances, the fourth contest was ruthlessly efficient. 6 separate Toronto players collected base hits, 5 drove in runs and the team converted nearly every run-scoring chance presented in the final innings. Next Up The victory guarantees the championship trophy will be presented at Rogers Centre, where the Blue Jays have not won a title since Carter's famous game-winning home run in 1993. They now are aware they are assured a full house in Toronto on Friday night – and perhaps Saturday – no matter what happens next in Los Angeles. Game 5 looms with the matchup reset and momentum shifting north. Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell (3-1, 2.42 ERA) will try to halt the Blue Jays's surge. Toronto counter with first-year player Trey Yesavage (2-1, 4.26 ERA) in a rematch of the opener, when the Toronto chased the starter quickly in an 11-4 victory.