Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a two run home run in the third inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images/Reuters
The Toronto Blue Jays bounced back from a tough Game 3 loss to even the World Series at two games apiece following a 6-2 Game 4 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.
Down 1-0 in the third inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drilled a go-ahead two-run home run off Dodgers two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani to give the road team a 2-1 lead. It was Guerrero Jr.’s seventh homer this postseason.
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Fresh off a historic Game 3 performance, Ohtani made his first career World Series start on the mound. In six-plus innings, the Japanese pitcher gave up four runs on six hits while striking out six batters and walking one.
Ohtani was lifted in the seventh inning. Toronto would score four runs in the inning as Ohtani took the loss.
Shohei Ohtani is the first-ever starting pitcher to bat leadoff in the World Series. Harry How/Getty Images
Ohtani had reached base safely a World Series-record 11 consecutive times after walking in the first inning, but Blue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber struck him out in the third inning, ending the impressive streak. Ohtani went hitless in three at-bats and struck out twice.
Bieber picked up the victory for Toronto after tossing five-and-a-third innings and giving up just one run on four hits.
The winner of Game 4 of the Fall Classic has won the title 72% of the time.
Game 5 is scheduled for Wednesday at Dodger Stadium in a rematch between Game 1 starters Trey Yesavage for Toronto and Blake Snell for Los Angeles.
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