After a heartbreaking 18-inning loss on Monday night, that was minutes away from stretching into Tuesday in Los Angeles, it was hard to know what to expect from the Toronto Blue Jays in game four.
A lot of teams would let that kind of loss define them, and let a playoff series slip away as a result, but this Blue Jays squad is not your ordinary team.
Instead, they did what they’ve done all season, bouncing back in a major way when no one expected them to, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in game four to even the World Series at two apiece.
11:00pm in Toronto.
You can sleep at a normal time tonight 😌 #WANTITALL pic.twitter.com/VGnMRsp0SN— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) October 29, 2025
LA struck first on Tuesday – something they’ve now done in all four games – thanks to a Kiké Hernández sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second.
But the lead didn’t last long and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. announced his official arrival to the Fall Classic just minutes later with a two-run home run in the top of the third.
It was his first career World Series home run and seventh long ball of these playoffs, a new franchise record, and it turned a one-run deficit into a one-run advantage.
WORLD SERIES PLAKATA 💥
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 29, 2025
Vladdy crushes a two-run shot off a pitch from Ohtani 😤 pic.twitter.com/05esyaTPvA
Still 2-1 in the seventh, the Blue Jays got some much needed insurance courtesy of some small ball that once again started with the guys at the bottom of the order.
Daulton Varsho and Ernie Clement doubled, chasing Ohtani from the game, then Andrés Giménez singled to cash Varsho.
Pinch-hitting for Nathan Lukes, Ty France grounded a ball to the right side of the infield to allow Clement to score.
After Guerrero Jr. was intentionally walked, additional hits from Bo Bichette and Addison Barger produced two more runs to give Toronto a 6-1 lead.
KEEP. FINDING. WAYS. #WANTITALL pic.twitter.com/RolRApfXqt
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) October 29, 2025
LA got one back in the ninth, but it didn’t matter to the Blue Jays at that point and they were able to leave high-leverage closers Jeff Hoffman and Seranthony Domínguez in the bullpen.
Those two will be fresh for game five on Wednesday night, a pivotal final game in California before the series shifts back north of the border on Friday, which is now a guarantee.
Whoever wins on Wednesday will have a chance to lift the World Series trophy on Friday, but if the two teams split the next two games, it will all come down to a winner-take-all game seven in Toronto on Saturday.
It’s back to game one starters on Wednesday, as Trey Yesavage will take the mound for the Blue Jays and Blake Snell will get the ball for the Dodgers in a critical game five.
George Springer did not play tonight due to an injury suffered in game three and Jays fans will hope his bat can rejoin the lineup on Wednesday.
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