TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr.launched a go-ahead home โคrun off shohei Ohtani, propelling the Toronto blue Jays to a 6-2 victory over the Losโข Angeles Dodgers in โGame 4 โof the World Series, evening the series at 2-2. The Blue Jays, previously miredโ in a 13-inning scoreless drought, โฃbroke through against the reigning MVP in a pivotal gameโข for bothโ franchises.
The winโ marks Toronto’sโข first โฃWorld Series triumph on home soil as 1993 adn shifts momentumโ in the best-of-seven championship series. โWiht the seriesโ now tied, the teams will headโ back to Los โขAngeles forโ Game 5, โwhere a pitching rematch between Dodgers’ Blake snell and Blue โJays’โค Trey Yesavage will determine who gains a crucial advantage. The outcome โsubstantially impacts both teams’ championship aspirations and sets the stage โfor a tenseโค finish to theโฃ fall Classic.
Kikรฉ Hernรกndez’s โsacrifice fly in the second inning gave the Dodgers โขan early lead, but Guerrero’s third-inning blast erased the advantage. He now boasts โคa postseason-leading seven home runs and 14 RBIs this October. “A sweeper is a pitch designed to generate popups,and theโ swing thatโค Vlad put on it was elite,” said โToronto manager John Schneider. “After lastโฃ night โand all the recognition that โwentโ into Shohei individually, โandโค he’s on the mound today, it’s โฃa โhuge swing from Vlad. It’s a huge swing to get us going, โขand it gives you some momentum.”
ohtani, โฃdespite retiring 11 of 12 batters following Guerrero’s homer, wasโ chased from the game โขin the seventh inning after allowing consecutive hits. โDaulton Varsho’s singleโ and Ernie clement’s double off theโข wall initiated a rally that saw the Blue Jays add four more runs. Andrรฉs Gimรฉnez’s singleโ and Ty France’s โคgroundout extended the โlead, followed โby RBI singles from Bo Bichette and barger.
The Blueโฃ Jays played โคwithout ALCS hero George โSpringer, who exited Gameโ 3 in the seventh โขinning due to a right side injury sustained onโ a swing.
Game โ5 is scheduled to feature a rematch of the Series opener, withโ Dodgers lefty Blake Snell (3-1, 2.42 โERA)โ facing Blue Jays rookie Trey โyesavage (2-1, 4.26). โคToronto previouslyโ defeatedโ Snellโข in that โฃgame, โคchasing him during a nine-run โsixthโฃ inning in anโฃ 11-4 โwin, while Yesavage pitched four innings โขallowing two runs.
