Vladimir Guerrero Jr. powered the Toronto Blue Jays back into the World Series race with a towering two-run homer off Shohei Ohtani, leading his group to a 6-2 success over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 on Tuesday night. The win evened the series and brought back homefield benefit for Toronto after their heartbreaking 18-inning loss in Game 3.
Shane Bieber, making his World Series launching after returning from Tommy John surgical treatment in August, outdueled Ohtani with an outstanding efficiency. The 2020 AL Cy Young winner held the Dodgers to one work on 4 hits throughout 5? innings, stranding numerous runners and revealing classic command. Mason Fluharty eased him to leave a sixth-inning jam, setting the phase for Toronto’s definitive rally in the seventh.
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Ohtani, pitching on simply 17 hours’rest after his offending heroics in Game 3, permitted 6 hits and 4 runs while setting out 6 in 6? innings. His fastball speed dipped a little, however his breaking pitches stayed sharp. Still, Guerrero’s third-inning homer– his seventh of the postseason– snapped Toronto’s 13-inning scoring dry spell and set the tone. Heaven Jays broke it open with a four-run seventh inning highlighted by RBI strikes from Andrés Giménez, Bo Bichette, and Addison Barger.
Ohtani could not reproduce his magic at the plate, going 0-for-3 with a walk and 2 strikeouts. The Dodgers’ only early offense originated from Kiké Hernández’s sacrifice fly in the 2nd inning.
With the success, the AL champ Blue Jays enhanced their possibilities of catching the franchise’s very first title given that 1993. Video game 5 is set for Wednesday at Dodger Stadium before the series moves back to Toronto for Game 6 on Friday, where the World Series prize will be chosen.
