LOS ANGELES — Battered. Bruised. Beaten down. And beaten up.
The Blue Jays nevertheless refused to go bust.
They won a battle of attrition Tuesday and Game 4 of the World Series with their version of a long day’s journey into fight. They did not surrender to the physically or emotionally withering impact of losing an 18-inning gut punch Monday night. Or being without their leadoff hitter and bellwether George Springer. Or having to face the multipronged problem of Shohei Ohtani, pitcher and hitter.
They outpitched, outhit and out-endured the defending champions to win 6-2. That tied the 121st World Series at two games apiece and assured — at minimum — that this best-of-seven must return to Canada for at least a Game 6. It means that if the Dodgers are to become the first team since the 1998-2000 three-peat Yankees to win consecutive titles it would have to be on the road — which is not unfamiliar.
