Guerrero Jr, Blue Jays smash Dodgers in Game 4 to even World Series

The Toronto Blue Jays won Game 4 6-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving them the first two games in a row on Tuesday, giving them the lead in the Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series at two games apiece.

The Blue Jays overcame the heartache of a 18-inning deficit to place Game 3 in Toronto on Friday with RBI singles from Andres Gimenez, Bo Bichette, and Addison Barger.

In his first World Series start, Shohei Ohtani allowed four runs on six hits and one walk with six strikeouts for the Dodgers. He had a walk and two strikeouts in Game 4, and he was 0-for-3 at the plate in Game 4. He had already reached base nine times in Game 3.

The Dodgers’ offense has three runs going back to Game 3’s eighth inning over the past 20 innings.

Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium is the start of Game 5 of the best-of-seven series.

Max Muncy scored on a sacrifice fly in the second inning to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.

Guerrero’s two-run shot against Ohtani gave the Blue Jays a 2-1 lead in the third inning. Guerrero, who had an RBI on the night before the Fall Classic, had the seventh postseason win, but it was his first of the World Series.

Ohtani’s World Series-record 11 consecutive plate appearances in which he reached base was ended when Bieber struck him on a foul tip in the third inning. In Game 3, Ohtani had reached base all nine times (including two doubles and two home runs), and he had singled in Game 4’s eighth inning.

Bieber (3-1) allowed just one run on four hits with three strikeouts and three walks over the course of five and a half innings.

After the Blue Jays gave up a single and an RBI, Ohtani (2-1) took the mound in the seventh inning.

Anthony Banda, the left-hander for the Dodgers, took over the mound and Gimenez gave him an RBI single to left to start the game. Bichette and Barger both added RBI hits for a 6-1 lead with a groundout from Ty France.

On a Tommy Edman groundout that scored one run in the ninth inning, Los Angeles responded with one more.

Due to a right-side injury that occurred in Game 3, Toronto did not play without leadoff man George Springer.