🔗 Share this article Guerrero Homers against Shohei Ohtani as Toronto See Off Dodgers to Tie World Series at 2-2 Only 24 hours after enduring one of the most draining losses in Fall Classic history, the Toronto Blue Jays played with total command. Vladimir Guerrero Jr smashed a two-run home run and Bieber delivered a composed start as Toronto defeated 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 series will return to Toronto. The Blue Jays had spent the morning of the next day processing their marathon Game 3 loss – equal to the lengthiest World Series contest ever – a loss that denied them the opportunity to take the lead in the matchup and depleted both bullpens. Skipper Schneider insisted later that “they took a contest, not the championship”. A day later, his squad provided convincing proof. Initial Innings The Dodgers again scored first. Max Muncy drew a walk in the second, moved up on a single and scored on Kiké Hernández's fly out. But the early breakthrough did not shake a Toronto club that led MLB with 49 come-from-behind wins this year. They answered immediately in the third. Nathan Lukes hit a one away single to center field and Guerrero came to the plate looking for a breaking ball. Ohtani left a slider up and he sent it screaming over the left-center wall. It was his first extra-base hit of the World Series and his seventh homer this playoffs – a new club mark – regaining the Blue Jays's advantage after 13 shutout frames and changing the momentum of the night. Ohtani's Night That swing also ended Shohei Ohtani's history-making streak of 11 consecutive plate appearances getting on base. The dual-threat star had smashed two home runs and reached safely a historic nine times in the Los Angeles' third game comeback win. But on Tuesday, he took the mound on short rest – his shortest ever – after needing an IV to recover from the prior marathon. Ohtani pitch speed was under his regular-season norm and he labored more as the contest progressed. Even so, he displayed flashes of his typical control, setting down 11 of 12 after Guerrero's blast and fanning six. He even drew a walk in the first inning to extend his World Series record. But the Blue Jays made him work: six hits and four runs were credited to him in six-plus innings. Late Game Surge The bigger issue for the Dodgers was what followed when Ohtani eventually lost energy. Daulton Varsho opened the seventh inning with a clean single to right field, and Ernie Clement drilled a two-base hit off the wall to put two on with no outs. Roberts had little choice but to remove the starter, who departed to a standing ovation from the home crowd. The Dodgers' bullpen could not complete the escape. Banda inherited the mess and immediately fell behind. Giménez fought to a full count before scoring Varsho with a single to left field. Ty France came up next with a groundout to make it 4-1, and that was enough to remove 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 pushed the margin to 6-1. Toronto's Toughness The Toronto's capacity to withstand early setbacks and respond has characterized their whole postseason. They once again did it without Springer, the injured top-of-the-order hitter who left Game 3 after straining his right side. Shane Bieber, in contrast, was exactly what the Blue Jays required. Acquired during the summer while completing rehab from Tommy John surgery, the ex- award-winning winner stranded multiple baserunners and silenced the Dodgers' dangerous lineup. He allowed one earned run on four base hits and three free passes before Schneider called on first-year left-hander Mason Fluharty to confront the heart of the lineup in the sixth inning. Fluharty required just 4 pitches to retire Muncy and Edman, preserving a narrow advantage that quickly became comfortable. Former starting pitcher Chris Bassitt then pitched a clean seventh and eighth as the Los Angeles' bats kept to sputter. The Dodgers have produced only 3 scores over their last 20 innings, an abrupt downturn for a club that ranked among MLB's top offenses all year. Closing Moments The Los Angeles scraped a run in the ninth when Tommy Edman grounded out to bring home Teoscar Hernández after a walk and Max Muncy's two-base hit put runners aboard. But Varland finished the game without permitting a comeback to develop. Following a night when the Blue Jays left a Fall Classic-record 19 runners and fell apart after repeated of wasted chances, the fourth contest was ruthlessly effective. Six different Toronto players recorded hits, 5 drove in scores and the squad cashed nearly every run-scoring chance available in the late stanzas. Next Up The victory ensures the championship title will be presented at their home stadium, where the Blue Jays have not celebrated a title since Carter's iconic walk-off homer in '93. They now know they are guaranteed a packed house in Canada on Friday evening – and perhaps the next day – no matter what occurs next in LA. The fifth game approaches with the series even and momentum swinging north. Los Angeles pitcher Snell (3-1, 2.42 ERA) will attempt to arrest the Toronto's surge. The Blue Jays counter with rookie Trey Yesavage (2-1, 4.26 ERA) in a rematch of Game 1, when the Blue Jays knocked out Snell early in an decisive win.