🔗 Share this article Vladimir Guerrero Jr Blasts off Shohei Ohtani as Blue Jays Defeat Los Angeles to Level World Series at 2-2 Less than a day after staggering through one of the most draining losses in Fall Classic history, the Blue Jays displayed total command. 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 the fourth game on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, tying the Fall Classic at two wins apiece and ensuring the matchup will return to Canada. The Blue Jays had passed the early hours of Tuesday processing their marathon Game 3 loss – tied for the longest World Series game ever – a defeat that denied them the opportunity to lead the matchup and depleted both relief corps. Skipper Schneider stated later that “they won a game, not the championship”. Twenty-three hours later, his team provided emphatic proof. Initial Innings The Dodgers again struck first. Muncy drew a walk in the second, moved up on a base hit and crossed the plate on Hernández's fly out. But the initial breakthrough did not rattle a Blue Jays team that led MLB with 49 come-from-behind victories this year. They responded immediately in the third. Lukes hit a one-out base hit to centre and Vladimir Guerrero Jr came to the plate looking for a breaking ball. Shohei Ohtani threw a slider up and Guerrero sent it soaring over the left-center wall. It was his initial extra-base hit of the World Series and his 7th home run this postseason – a fresh team mark – regaining the Toronto's advantage after 13 scoreless frames and changing the momentum of the game. Shohei's Night That swing also halted Shohei Ohtani's record-setting streak of 11 consecutive plate appearances getting on base. The dual-threat star had smashed two home runs and reached safely a record nine times in the Dodgers' third game walk-off. But on that night, he started on short rest – his shortest ever – after requiring an IV to recover from the prior extra-inning game. His pitch speed was under his seasonal average and he labored more as the game progressed. Nonetheless, he displayed glimpses of his usual control, retiring 11 of 12 after Guerrero Jr's blast and striking out six. He even walked in the first inning to extend his World Series streak. But the Blue Jays made him work: six base hits and four runs were charged to him in six-plus frames. Late Game Surge The larger problem for Los Angeles was what followed when he eventually lost energy. Varsho started the seventh inning with a clean hit to right, and Ernie Clement smashed a double off the fence to put two on with none out. Roberts had no option but to pull the starter, who exited to a standing ovation from the local fans. The Dodgers' bullpen could not complete the inning. Banda came into the jam and immediately fell behind. Andrés Giménez battled to a full count before driving in Varsho with a single to left. France followed with a fielder's choice to make it 4-1, and that was enough to remove the pitcher out of the game. Treinen came in next but also failed to stem the momentum: Bo Bichette and Addison Barger hit RBI singles through the infield, completing a four-run barrage that extended the margin to 6-1. Blue Jays's Resilience The Blue Jays's ability to withstand initial blows and answer has characterized their entire postseason. They once again succeeded without George Springer, the hurt top-of-the-order man who left Game 3 after tweaking his oblique. Bieber, in contrast, was exactly what Toronto required. Traded for during the summer while completing rehab from Tommy John surgery, the former award-winning winner left multiple runners and silenced the Los Angeles' potent batting order. He allowed one earned run on four hits and three free passes before Schneider summoned first-year pitcher Mason Fluharty to face the core of the order in the sixth. Fluharty required just four pitches to retire Max Muncy and Tommy Edman, protecting a narrow advantage that soon became comfortable. Converted starting pitcher Bassitt then pitched a scoreless seventh and eighth as the Los Angeles' offense continued to sputter. Los Angeles have produced only 3 runs over their last 20 frames, an sudden downturn for a club that was among MLB's elite offenses all season. Closing Innings The Dodgers managed a run in the ninth when Edman hit into an out to bring home Hernández after a base on balls and Max Muncy's double put runners aboard. But Louis Varland closed it down without allowing a comeback to build. Following a game when Toronto stranded a World Series-record 19 runners and fell apart after wave upon wave of wasted chances, the fourth contest was brutally effective. Six separate Blue Jays recorded hits, 5 drove in scores and the squad cashed almost every run-scoring chance presented in the final stanzas. Looking Ahead The win guarantees the World Series trophy will be awarded at Rogers Centre, where the Toronto have not won a championship since Carter's famous game-winning home run in 1993. They now know they are guaranteed a packed house in Canada on Friday night – and possibly Saturday – no matter what happens next in Los Angeles. Game 5 approaches with the matchup even and momentum shifting north. Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell (3-1, 2.42 ERA) will attempt to halt the Toronto's momentum. 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 knocked out Snell quickly in an 11-4 victory.