Blue Jays bounce back, silence Ohtani in Game 4 of World Series - ESPN

LOS ANGELES — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer off Shohei Ohtani, Shane Bieber pitched four-hit ball into the sixth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays shook off their epic 18-inning loss to even the World Series with a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 on Tuesday night.

Addison Barger had two hits and drove in a run for the AL champion Blue Jays, who coolly rebounded from their heartbreaking, late-night defeat in Game 3 with stellar work at the plate and on the mound.

By sending the defending champion Dodgers to just their third loss in 14 games this postseason, the Blue Jays reclaimed home-field advantage and guaranteed the World Series trophy will be won at Rogers Centre.

Game 5 is Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, with Game 6 in Toronto on Friday.

Ohtani redefined the concept of short rest by taking the World Series mound just over 17 hours after he reached base nine times and smashed four extra-base hits in the Dodgers' stirring victory.

Ohtani yielded six hits and four runs while pitching into the seventh inning with six strikeouts in Game 4. After Guerrero hit his majestic seventh homer of the postseason in the third, the Blue Jays added two more while chasing Ohtani during their four-run seventh inning.

Ohtani couldn't make up for it at the plate, going 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts. He was on deck when the game ended.

The Dodgers' two-way superstar was outpitched by Bieber, the Blue Jays newcomer who returned from Tommy John surgery in late August. The 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner gave up just one run in a resilient World Series debut.

An Orange County native with friends and family roaring for him from the loge level at Dodger Stadium, Bieber issued three walks but repeatedly got