LOS ANGELES | October 28, 2025 — On a night that was supposed to belong to Shohei Ohtani, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays rewrote the script — and the series.

In a stunning turn at Dodger Stadium, the Blue Jays pounced on baseball’s biggest star, riding Guerrero Jr.’s thunderous two-run homer and Shane Bieber’s surgical command to a 6–2 victory in Game 4 of the 2025 World Series, evening the Fall Classic at two games apiece.

The loss marked a sobering moment for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who had ridden Ohtani’s unmatched superstardom through much of October. But in his long-anticipated World Series pitching debut, Ohtani’s invincibility cracked.

Ohtani Falters, Guerrero Jr. Rises

For the fourth straight game, Los Angeles struck first — this time on a Kiké Hernández sacrifice fly in the second inning that sent 56,000 fans into a roar that felt both familiar and inevitable.

But belief is a fickle thing in October.

In the top of the third, Guerrero Jr. turned Ohtani’s moment into Toronto’s masterpiece. With one on and one out, the Blue Jays’ first baseman turned on a hanging splitter and sent it soaring high into the cool night sky — a no-doubt missile that crashed into the left-field bleachers.

The crack of the bat was instantaneous theater, a sound that silenced an entire stadium. Ohtani’s head dropped before the ball even cleared the wall.

“It’s October baseball,” Guerrero Jr. said postgame, his jersey soaked from a postgame champagne spray. “The stage doesn’t scare me. It motivates me.”

The homer gave Toronto a 2–1 lead — and the momentum it would not relinquish.

Bieber’s Calm Command

While Ohtani’s flame dimmed, Shane Bieber’s control burned bright.

The 2020 American League Cy Young winner delivered a performance defined not by overpowering stuff, but by poise and precision. Over 5⅓ innings, Bieber limited the Dodgers’ fearsome lineup to one run on four hits, walking three and striking out three.

His fastball sat at 92 mph, his breaking ball darted just enough to frustrate, and his rhythm — slow, deliberate, steady — disarmed a Los Angeles team built to thrive in chaos.

“Shane doesn’t panic,” Toronto manager John Schneider said. “He pitches like the moment belongs to him. And tonight, it did.”

Every inning Bieber completed felt like a rope tightening around the Dodgers’ bats. By the time Toronto’s bullpen took over, the game’s pulse had slowed to the Blue Jays’ tempo — patient, composed, and unrelenting.

Dodgers’ Collapse in the Seventh

If Guerrero Jr.’s homer flipped the game, the seventh inning buried it.

Ohtani — whose velocity remained fierce but whose command had waned — surrendered back-to-back singles before giving way to the bullpen. What followed was a collapse the Dodgers’ faithful won’t soon forget.

Anthony Banda and Blake Treinen combined to allow four runs as Toronto’s lineup methodically dismantled Los Angeles pitch by pitch. A Whit Merrifield RBI single and a bases-clearing double from Alejandro Kirk punctuated the rally, turning a 2–1 lead into a commanding 6–1 advantage.

By the time Ohtani’s final line flashed across the scoreboard — 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 6 K — Dodger Stadium’s energy had faded into uneasy quiet.

Stars, Lights, and Uneasy Silence

The setting could not have been grander. Hollywood’s A-list — LeBron James, Brad Pitt, Tobey Maguire, Meghan Markle, Donald Glover, Catherine O’Hara — filled the stands to witness Ohtani’s coronation.

Instead, they watched a coronation of a different kind: Toronto’s young core reclaiming the spotlight on baseball’s biggest stage.

“The lights were bright,” said Bieber, “but we stayed within ourselves. We’ve waited for this moment all year.”

Series Shifts North

With the win, Toronto tied the series 2–2 and guaranteed that the World Series will return to Canada for the first time since 1993. Game 5 will feature Kevin Gausman against Tyler Glasnow, as both teams chase the pivotal edge before heading back to Toronto.

As the Dodgers filed into their clubhouse, the echoes of Ohtani’s missed moment still lingered.

The superstar who had carried Los Angeles to October looked mortal. The Blue Jays — resilient, relentless, and red-hot — looked like champions in waiting.

Final Score: Toronto 6, Los Angeles 2
Series: Tied 2–2

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