After Monday's 18-inning marathon, it was reasonable to believe the Blue Jays would come out onto the Dodger Stadium diamond pretty battered for Game 4 of the World Series. The American League champions showed resilience, and it was the Dodgers who looked exhausted on the field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered off Shohei Ohtani to put his team ahead early, and four Toronto pitchers combined to throw a six-hit game in a 6-2 victory, tying the World Series at two wins a piece and ensuring the series returns to Canada for at least a sixth game. Ohtani, who reached base nine times in Monday's game, went hitless in three at-bats this time, striking out twice and drawing only one walk in the opening game, which lasted 2:54 minutes, far less than half the 6:39 of the previous game. Right after Tuesday's game, the Japanese pitcher said he slept well and felt physically ready to pitch. In Game 5 of the series, scheduled for Wednesday at 5 pm PT at Dodger Stadium, the matchup from Game 1 will be repeated: Blake Snell for Los Angeles and rookie Trey Yesavage for Toronto. The Dodgers need the version of Snell they saw in the series against Philadelphia and Milwaukee. Toronto scored 5 runs against him in 5 innings on Friday. Hernandez puts Dodgers ahead; Guerrero Jr. gives them the lead. The Dodgers were the first to score for the fourth consecutive game in the World Series, capitalizing on a walk by starter Shane Bieber, who walked Max Muncy after one out in the second inning. Tommy Edman followed with a single that sent the runner to third base, from where Enrique Hernandez drove him in with a sacrifice fly to right field for a 1-0 lead. But on Toronto's next at-bat, the game turned around. Ohtani allowed a hit to Nathan Lukes with one out, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. didn't miss a slow pitch from Ohtani, a sweeper who was left hanging at home plate, sending the ball over the left-field fence. It was only a matter of time before the powerful Dominican made his presence felt at the plate. It was Guerrero Jr.'s seventh home run of these playoffs, putting his team up 2-1 in the third inning. The starting pitchers, Bieber and Ohtani, did their part. The game reached its 18th inning,and the starting pitchers remained on the mound, a necessary precaution for their teams after the pitching staffs had been worn down in the previous game. After 5 innings, Bieber had thrown 75 pitches, allowing only two hits, while Ohtani had thrown 76 pitches and given up four hits. The Japanese pitcher completed the sixth inning by striking out Mexican Alejandro Kirk with his 90th pitch. The Tijuana-born catcher was finally contained by the Dodgers (0-for-4, 1 walk). Bieber, meanwhile, couldn't get out of the sixth inning. Freddie Freeman reached on a hard grounder that first baseman Guerrero couldn't field cleanly for a hit, and after a line out, he gave up a single to Teoscar Hernandez. The Dodgers' hitting became solid, and manager John Schneider pulled the Southern California native after 5.1 innings of excellent work (4 hits, 1 run, 3 strikeouts, and 3 walks). The move worked for the visiting team, as left-handed reliever Mason Fluharty extinguished the threat.

Toronto scores four big runs in the seventh

Ohtani's outing would end quickly in the seventh inning when he gave up a double off the wall to Ernie Clement that put runners in scoring position with no outs. Reliever Anthony Banda was greeted with an RBI single by Venezuelan Andres Gimenez to make it 3-1.

A groundout to second by pinch hitter Ty France drove in Clement with Toronto's fourth run. Ohtani's outing ended with 6 innings pitched, 6 hits, 4 earned runs, 6 strikeouts, and 1 walk. He threw 93 pitches (60 strikes) one night after playing nearly seven hours.

The Dodgers needed the bullpen to limit the damage, but Blake Treinen, who relieved Banda in search of the final out of the inning, didn't deliver.

Last year's Game 5 World Series hero allowed consecutive RBI hits to Bo Bichette and Addison Barger in a span of three pitches to open the score to 6-1 and make the World Series' return to Canada imminent.

The National League champions' hopes evaporated when Will Smith grounded into a double play in the eighth inning against superb reliever Chris Bassitt, who pitched two scoreless innings before handing the mound to Louis Varland.

The Dodgers scored a run on Tommy Edman's two-run groundout, But Varland struck out Kike Hernandez and got Alex Call to close out the game, one that turned out very different from what many had imagined after Monday night's drama.The Tijuana-born catcher was finally contained by the Dodgers (0-for-4, 1 walk). Bieber, meanwhile, couldn't get out of the sixth inning. Freddie Freeman reached on a hard grounder that first baseman Guerrero couldn't field cleanly for a hit, and after a line out, he gave up a single to Teoscar Hernandez. The Dodgers' hitting became solid, and manager John Schneider pulled the Southern California native after 5.1 innings of excellent work (4 hits, 1 run, 3 strikeouts, and 3 walks). The move worked for the visiting team, as left-handed reliever Mason Fluharty extinguished the threat.

Toronto scores four big runs in the seventh

Ohtani's outing would end quickly in the seventh inning when he gave up a double off the wall to Ernie Clement that put runners in scoring position with no outs. Reliever Anthony Banda was greeted with an RBI single by Venezuelan Andres Gimenez to make it 3-1.

A groundout to second by pinch hitter Ty France drove in Clement with Toronto's fourth run. Ohtani's outing ended with 6 innings pitched, 6 hits, 4 earned runs, 6 strikeouts, and 1 walk. He threw 93 pitches (60 strikes) one night after playing nearly seven hours.

The Dodgers needed the bullpen to limit the damage, but Blake Treinen, who relieved Banda in search of the final out of the inning, didn't deliver.

Last year's Game 5 World Series hero allowed consecutive RBI hits to Bo Bichette and Addison Barger in a span of three pitches to open the score to 6-1 and make the World Series' return to Canada imminent.

The National League champions' hopes evaporated when Will Smith grounded into a double play in the eighth inning against superb reliever Chris Bassitt, who pitched two scoreless innings before handing the mound to Louis Varland.

The Dodgers scored a run on Tommy Edman's two-run groundout, But Varland struck out Kike Hernandez and got Alex Call to close out the game, one that turned out very different from what many had imagined after Monday night's drama.The Tijuana-born catcher was finally contained by the Dodgers (0-for-4, 1 walk). Bieber, meanwhile, couldn't get out of the sixth inning. Freddie Freeman reached on a hard grounder that first baseman Guerrero couldn't field cleanly for a hit, and after a line out, he gave up a single to Teoscar Hernandez. The Dodgers' hitting became solid, and manager John Schneider pulled the Southern California native after 5.1 innings of excellent work (4 hits, 1 run, 3 strikeouts, and 3 walks). The move worked for the visiting team, as left-handed reliever Mason Fluharty extinguished the threat.

Toronto scores four big runs in the seventh

Ohtani's outing would end quickly in the seventh inning when he gave up a double off the wall to Ernie Clement that put runners in scoring position with no outs. Reliever Anthony Banda was greeted with an RBI single by Venezuelan Andres Gimenez to make it 3-1.

A groundout to second by pinch hitter Ty France drove in Clement with Toronto's fourth run. Ohtani's outing ended with 6 innings pitched, 6 hits, 4 earned runs, 6 strikeouts, and 1 walk. He threw 93 pitches (60 strikes) one night after playing nearly seven hours.

The Dodgers needed the bullpen to limit the damage, but Blake Treinen, who relieved Banda in search of the final out of the inning, didn't deliver.

Last year's Game 5 World Series hero allowed consecutive RBI hits to Bo Bichette and Addison Barger in a span of three pitches to open the score to 6-1 and make the World Series' return to Canada imminent.