Just 17 hours removed from their 18-inning marathon in Game 3<\/a> of the World Series, both the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays seemed to be playing at a slower, more sluggish pace early on Tuesday evening. Their offenses scuffled. Their starters pitched methodically. Their emotional batteries (and that of a capacity crowd at Dodger Stadium, for that matter) seemed to be in low-power mode.<\/p>\n Eventually, however, the team facing more desperation to save its season rallied and finally conjured life.<\/p>\n And with a 6-2 win<\/a> in Game 4 at Chavez Ravine, the Blue Jays threw another wrench<\/a> into this back-and-forth Fall Classic fight.<\/p>\n Thanks to a go-ahead two-run homer from Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/a> in the third, then a four-run rally in the seventh against the Dodgers\u2019 fatigued and faulty bullpen, Toronto tied this World Series 2-2 and ensured a trip home for Game 6 on Friday night.<\/p>\n \u201cWe knew it was going to be a great series,\u201d Dodgers manager Dave Roberts<\/a> said. \u201cThis team is talented, they\u2019re resilient … and they came back fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n In many ways, Monday felt like a potential death blow for the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n They not only lost the 18-inning classic, relinquishing control of the series when Freddie Freeman ended the game<\/a> just shy of midnight with his second World Series walk-off home run in as many years. But they also came away battered and bruised, losing star slugger George Springer<\/a> to an apparent side injury while exhausting a bullpen that, unlike the Dodgers\u2019, has been tasked with eating more innings this postseason.<\/p>\n After that loss, however, Blue Jays manager John Schneider was adamant.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Dodgers didn\u2019t win the World Series today, they won a game,\u201d he said. \u201cThese guys are going to be ready to go tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n On Tuesday, the Blue Jays leaned on the things they do best. They knocked the ball around the yard \u2014 and sent one momentum-stealing blast sailing out of it. They clawed their way back into this series with yet another comeback (something they led the majors in this year), shifting the pressure from themselves to the Dodgers.<\/p>\n The Dodgers do still have the starting pitching advantage in this series, with Blake Snell<\/a> set to start Game 5 and Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a> lined up for Game 6.<\/p>\n But now, one stumble from either of them could raise the prospect of a potential Game 7, in which Tyler Glasnow would face a raucous Rogers Centre crowd. And given the way the Dodgers\u2019 offense has been going, even good starting pitching might not promise anything.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re facing the best of the best, so I think it\u2019s not that easy,\u201d Shohei Ohtani<\/a> said through interpreter Will Ireton about the club\u2019s inconsistent production. \u201cBut at the same time, we could do at least the bare minimum to be able to put up some runs.\u201d<\/p>\n That was the story Tuesday, when Ohtani took on yet another unprecedented two-way task.<\/p>\n On Monday, the soon-to-be four-time MVP was pushed to the limits, reaching base a postseason-record nine times while collecting four extra-base hits and at one point battling cramps.<\/p>\n One short night later, he took the mound for his first career pitching start in the World Series.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, the right-hander appeared to be more meticulous with his overwhelming arsenal. His normally triple-digit fastball topped out at only 99 mph, and sat closer to 96-97 mph. He mixed in more sweepers than usual, too, trying to negate the Blue Jays\u2019 potent lineup with a steady dose of spin.<\/p>\n For the most part, he was effective, striking out six batters and retiring 11 of 12 at one point.<\/p>\n \u201cHe gave us a good effort,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n But he was also punished for a few too many mistakes, charged with four earned runs in six-plus innings.<\/p>\n In the third, Ohtani hung a hitter\u2019s count sweeper that Guerrero Jr. \u2014 who had collected plenty of hits this series, but none of the extra-base variety \u2014 clobbered to left for a go-ahead two-run homer.<\/p>\n Toronto star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrates with teammate Nathan Lukes after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning against the Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n (Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n \u201cJust a regrettable pitch,\u201d Ohtani said. \u201cA bad spot, that location.\u201d<\/p>\n Then, at the end of his night, Ohtani ran into more trouble in the seventh, exiting the game after a leadoff single and double in the span of three pitches.<\/p>\n \u201cIt happens,\u201d catcher Will Smith<\/a> said. \u201cWe weren\u2019t able to minimize that.\u201d<\/p>\n By the time the inning was over, the Blue Jays had pushed four runs across against two Dodgers relievers.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761716350_635_hqdefault.jpg\")
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