đ Share this article Vladimir Guerrero Jr Blasts off Ohtani as Blue Jays See Off Dodgers to Tie World Series at 2-2 Only 24 hours following enduring one of the most exhausting losses in Fall Classic history, the Blue Jays played with complete command. Vladimir Guerrero Jr smashed a two-run homer and Shane Bieber provided a steady start as Toronto defeated the Dodgers 6-2 in the fourth game on Tuesday night at their home ballpark, tying the Fall Classic at two games each and guaranteeing the series will head back to Canada. The Blue Jays had passed the morning of Tuesday dealing with their 18-inning Game 3 loss â tied for the lengthiest World Series contest ever â a defeat that denied them the opportunity to take the lead in the matchup and burned through both relief corps. Manager John Schneider insisted later that âthey won a game, not the championshipâ. Twenty-three hours later, his team offered emphatic proof. Initial Innings The Dodgers again struck first. Max Muncy walked in the second inning, advanced on a base hit and scored on KikĂ© HernĂĄndez's fly out. But the early breakthrough did not shake a Blue Jays club that topped Major League Baseball with 49 comeback victories this year. They responded right away in the third. Nathan Lukes hit a one away base hit to centre and Guerrero came to the plate looking for a curveball. Shohei Ohtani threw a sweeper up and he sent it soaring over the left-center wall. It was his first long hit of the World Series and his 7th home run this postseason â a new club record â restoring the Blue Jays's advantage after 13 scoreless innings and changing the momentum of the night. Ohtani's Performance That swing also halted Ohtani's history-making run of 11 straight plate appearances getting on base. The dual-threat star had smashed two homers and got on base a record nine times in the Dodgers' third game comeback win. But on that night, he started on limited rest â his shortest ever â after needing an IV to recuperate from the previous marathon. Ohtani fastball velocity was below his regular-season norm and he struggled more as the contest progressed. Even so, he showed flashes of his typical control, retiring 11 of 12 after Guerrero's homer and fanning six. He even walked in the first to continue his World Series streak. But the Blue Jays made him work: six hits and four runs were credited to him in six-plus frames. Late Game Rally The bigger problem for Los Angeles was what followed when he eventually ran out of energy. Varsho opened the seventh with a sharp hit to right, and Clement drilled a two-base hit off the wall to put two on with no outs. Roberts had little choice but to remove Ohtani, who departed to a roaring applause from the local fans. The Los Angeles' relief corps could not finish the escape. Anthony Banda came into the mess and immediately trailed in the count. GimĂ©nez battled to a full count before scoring the runner with a single to left field. Ty France came up next with a fielder's choice to make it 4-1, and that was enough to knock the pitcher out of the contest. Blake Treinen came in next but also was unable to stem the rally: Bo Bichette and Barger punched run-scoring singles through the diamond, completing a four-run outburst that extended the lead to 6-1. Blue Jays's Toughness The Toronto's ability to absorb initial blows and answer has characterized their whole postseason. They once again did it without Springer, the hurt top-of-the-order man who left the third game after tweaking his right side. Shane Bieber, meanwhile, was exactly what Toronto needed. Traded for mid-season while finishing recovery from elbow surgery, the former Cy Young winner left several baserunners and quieted the Dodgers' potent lineup. He allowed one run on four hits and three free passes before the manager called on first-year left-hander Mason Fluharty to face the core of the order in the sixth inning. Fluharty needed just 4 pitches to retire Max Muncy and Tommy Edman, protecting a fragile lead that quickly grew safe. Former starter Bassitt then pitched 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 abrupt downturn for a team that was among baseball's elite lineups all year. Closing Moments The Los Angeles managed a score in the ninth when Tommy Edman hit into an out to score HernĂĄndez after a walk and Max Muncy's two-base hit put two aboard. But Varland closed it down without allowing a comeback to develop. After a night when Toronto stranded a Fall Classic-record 19 baserunners and fell apart after wave upon wave of wasted chances, the fourth contest was ruthlessly efficient. 6 separate Blue Jays collected base hits, five drove in runs and the team cashed nearly every run-scoring chance available in the final stanzas. Looking Ahead The win ensures the World Series trophy will be awarded at Rogers Centre, where the Toronto have not celebrated a championship since Joe Carter's iconic game-winning homer in '93. They now know they are assured a full crowd in Canada on Friday evening â and perhaps Saturday â no matter what occurs next in Los Angeles. The fifth game looms with the series reset and energy swinging north. Los Angeles pitcher Snell (3-1, 2.42 ERA) will try to arrest the Blue Jays's surge. The Blue Jays counter with rookie Yesavage (2-1, 4.26 ERA) in a repeat of Game 1, when the Toronto chased Snell early in an 11-4 win.