đ Share this article Guerrero Homers against Ohtani as Blue Jays See Off Dodgers to Level Series at 2-2 Only 24 hours after enduring one of the most draining defeats in Fall Classic history, the Toronto Blue Jays displayed complete control. Guerrero crushed a two-run home run and Bieber delivered a steady outing as the Blue Jays defeated the 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 spent the morning of the next day dealing with their 18-inning Game 3 loss â tied for the lengthiest Fall Classic contest ever â a loss that cost them the opportunity to lead the series and burned through both relief corps. Skipper John Schneider insisted later that âthey took a contest, not the championshipâ. A day later, his squad provided convincing proof. Early Action The Dodgers again scored first. Max Muncy drew a walk in the second inning, advanced on a single and crossed the plate on HernĂĄndez's sacrifice fly. But the early breakthrough did not shake a Toronto club that led MLB with 49 comeback wins this season. They answered right away in the third inning. Nathan Lukes lined a one-out base hit to centre and Vladimir Guerrero Jr stepped in looking for a curveball. Shohei Ohtani left 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 home run this postseason â a new club record â restoring the Blue Jays's advantage after 13 shutout frames and shifting the momentum of the night. Ohtani's Performance That swing also ended Shohei Ohtani's record-setting streak of 11 consecutive plate appearances reaching base. The two-way phenomenon had hit two homers and reached safely a historic nine times in the Dodgers' third game walk-off. But on that night, he took the mound on limited rest â his briefest ever â after requiring an IV to recuperate from the prior extra-inning game. His fastball velocity was under his regular-season average and he struggled more as the game progressed. Even so, he showed glimpses of his usual control, setting down 11 of 12 after Guerrero's blast and fanning six. He even walked in the first to continue his Fall Classic record. But the Toronto forced him to labor: six hits and four runs were charged to him in over six frames. Seventh Inning Rally The bigger problem for Los Angeles was what came next when he eventually ran out of steam. Varsho started the seventh inning with a sharp single to right, and Ernie Clement smashed a two-base hit off the wall to put runners on with no outs. Roberts had no option but to remove Ohtani, who departed to a standing ovation from the home crowd. The Los Angeles' bullpen could not complete the inning. Banda inherited the mess and immediately trailed in the count. AndrĂ©s GimĂ©nez fought to a 3-2 count before scoring the runner with a single to left. Ty France came up next with a groundout to make it 4-1, and that was sufficient to knock the pitcher out of the game. Blake Treinen entered next but also was unable to stop the momentum: Bichette and Addison Barger punched run-scoring 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 setbacks and respond has characterized their whole run. They once again did it without George Springer, the injured leadoff man who exited the third game after tweaking his right side. Shane Bieber, in contrast, was exactly what the Blue Jays required. Traded for mid-season while completing recovery from elbow surgery, the former award-winning winner stranded several baserunners and silenced the Dodgers' dangerous batting order. He gave up one earned run on four hits and three free passes before Schneider summoned first-year pitcher Fluharty to face the heart of the lineup in the sixth. He required just four pitches to retire Muncy and Edman, protecting a fragile lead that quickly became comfortable. Converted starter Chris Bassitt then worked a clean seventh and eighth innings as the Los Angeles' offense continued to struggle. Los Angeles have scored only three scores over their previous 20 frames, an sudden slowdown for a club that was among baseball's top offenses all year. Closing Moments The Los Angeles scraped a score in the ninth inning when Tommy Edman grounded out to score HernĂĄndez after a base on balls and Muncy's double put two on base. But Louis Varland finished the game without permitting a rally to build. Following a night when the Blue Jays stranded a Fall Classic-record 19 baserunners and fell apart after repeated of missed opportunities, Game 4 was ruthlessly effective. Six separate Toronto players recorded hits, 5 brought home runs and the squad cashed nearly every run-scoring chance presented in the final innings. Looking Ahead The win ensures the championship title will be presented at Rogers Centre, where the Blue Jays have not celebrated a championship since Joe Carter's iconic game-winning home run in '93. They now are aware they are assured a full crowd in Canada on Friday evening â and possibly the next day â no matter what occurs next in LA. The fifth game looms with the series reset and momentum swinging to Toronto. Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell (3-1, 2.42 ERA) will try to arrest the Toronto's momentum. The Blue Jays counter with first-year player Yesavage (2-1, 4.26 ERA) in a rematch of the opener, when the Toronto chased the starter early in an decisive victory.