🔗 Share this article Vladimir Guerrero Jr Blasts against Shohei Ohtani as Blue Jays See Off Dodgers to Level Series at 2-2 Only 24 hours after enduring one of the most draining losses in Fall Classic history, the Blue Jays played with complete control. Vladimir Guerrero Jr smashed a two-run homer and Shane Bieber delivered a composed start as Toronto defeated the Dodgers 6-2 in the fourth game on Tuesday night at their home ballpark, squaring the World Series at two games each and guaranteeing the matchup will head back to Canada. Toronto had passed the early hours of the next day dealing with their marathon third game defeat – tied for the lengthiest World Series game ever – a defeat that denied them the opportunity to lead the matchup and burned through both relief corps. Manager John Schneider stated later that “the Dodgers won a contest, not the World Series”. Twenty-three hours later, his team provided emphatic proof. Initial Innings The Los Angeles again struck first. Muncy walked in the second, moved up on a single and scored on Kiké Hernández's fly out. But the initial breakthrough did not rattle a Blue Jays club that topped Major League Baseball with 49 come-from-behind wins this year. They responded right away in the third. Nathan Lukes hit a one-out single to center field and Vladimir Guerrero Jr came to the plate looking for a breaking ball. Ohtani threw a slider up and Guerrero drove it soaring over the left-center wall. It was his first long hit of the series and his 7th homer this playoffs – a new team record – restoring the Blue Jays's lead after 13 scoreless innings and shifting the momentum of the game. Ohtani's Night That swing also ended Shohei Ohtani's record-setting streak of 11 consecutive plate appearances reaching base. The two-way star had smashed two homers and reached safely a historic nine times in the Los Angeles' third game comeback win. But on Tuesday, he started on limited rest – his shortest ever – after requiring an IV to recover from the previous extra-inning game. Ohtani fastball velocity sat below his seasonal average and he struggled more as the game progressed. Nonetheless, he displayed flashes of his usual command, setting down 11 of 12 after Guerrero's homer and fanning six. He even drew a walk in the first to extend his Fall Classic streak. But the Toronto made him work: six hits and four earned runs were charged to him in six-plus frames. Late Game Surge The larger problem for Los Angeles was what followed when Ohtani finally ran out of steam. Daulton Varsho started the seventh with a sharp hit to right field, and Clement smashed a double off the fence to put runners on with no outs. Dave Roberts had little choice but to pull Ohtani, who departed to a standing ovation from the local fans. The Los Angeles' relief corps could not finish the escape. Anthony Banda came into the mess and immediately fell behind. Giménez fought to a 3-2 count before driving in Varsho with a single to left field. France came up next with a groundout to make it 4-1, and that was enough to knock the pitcher out of the contest. Treinen came in next but also failed to stem the momentum: Bo Bichette and Addison Barger punched run-scoring singles through the diamond, completing a four-score barrage that pushed the lead to 6-1. Toronto's Resilience The Toronto's capacity to withstand initial setbacks and answer has defined their entire run. They once again did it without Springer, the injured top-of-the-order man who exited the third game after straining his right side. Bieber, meanwhile, was everything Toronto needed. Traded for mid-season while finishing rehab from Tommy John surgery, the former award-winning winner stranded several baserunners and silenced the Dodgers' potent batting order. He allowed one earned run on four base hits and three walks before Schneider called on first-year pitcher Mason Fluharty to confront the heart of the order in the sixth. Fluharty needed just four pitches to retire Max Muncy and Tommy Edman, preserving a fragile advantage that quickly became safe. Converted starter Bassitt then worked a clean seventh and eighth as the Los Angeles' bats kept to struggle. The Dodgers have produced only three scores over their last 20 innings, an sudden downturn for a team that ranked among baseball's elite offenses all season. Final Innings The Dodgers scraped a run in the ninth when Edman hit into an out to score Teoscar Hernández after a walk and Muncy's double put runners on base. But Louis Varland finished the game without permitting a rally to develop. Following a night when Toronto left a Fall Classic-record 19 baserunners and collapsed after wave upon wave of wasted opportunities, Game 4 was ruthlessly efficient. 6 different Toronto players collected base hits, 5 drove in runs and the squad cashed almost every run-scoring opportunity available in the final innings. Next Up The win ensures the World Series title 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 packed house in Toronto on Friday evening – and possibly the next day – no matter what happens next in LA. Game 5 looms with the series even and momentum shifting to Toronto. Los Angeles left-hander Blake Snell (3-1, 2.42 ERA) will attempt to arrest the Blue Jays's momentum. The Blue Jays counter with rookie Trey Yesavage (2-1, 4.26 ERA) in a rematch of the opener, when the Toronto knocked out the starter early in an decisive win.