"Have they made that movie yet? No? Well, they just did, at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night, complete with headaches, nausea and the shaky feeling of impending doom. Less than a day after an exhausting six-and-a-half hour, 18-inning victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Dodgers curled up in the corner with a cold washcloth while the Jays smothered them with it."
"But while the Blue Jays literally bounced back, the Dodgers went psssssst. "This team is talented, they're resilient - talking about the Blue Jays," said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. "And they came back fighting." While the Blue Jays received strong starting pitching from Shane Bieber and powerful relief from an exhausted bullpen, the Dodgers received an underwhelming start from weary Shohei Ohtani and yet another bullpen meltdown."
"The Blue Jay offense was aggressive, battling, nine of their 11 hits were singles and they did all this without veteran star George Springer. "You see these guys grinding and using the whole field," said Roberts. The Dodgers offense, meanwhile, could barely hold the bat on their shoulders, scoring only two runs despite having runners on base in seven of nine innings, and they've now scored three runs in the last 20 innings."
Less than 24 hours after the Dodgers' six-and-a-half-hour, 18-inning victory, the team looked physically and offensively depleted, losing Game 4, 6-2. The Blue Jays delivered strong starting pitching from Shane Bieber and effective relief, while executing an aggressive, contact-driven offense that produced nine singles and generated runs without George Springer. Shohei Ohtani struggled through an underwhelming start, and the Dodgers' bullpen collapsed again. The Dodgers managed runners in seven of nine innings but scored only two runs and have totaled three runs over the last 20 innings. The series is tied two games apiece and momentum shifted to Toronto.
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