Blue Jays vs. Dodgers – Preview
Tuesday, 8:00pm ET • Dodger Stadium
Our Pick: Dodgers Moneyline

The 2025 World Series pivots tonight at Dodger Stadium with Los Angeles holding a 2–1 edge after Monday’s 18-inning epic, a 6–5 walk-off that tied the record for the longest Fall Classic game by innings. Freddie Freeman ended it with a game-winning homer, and Shohei Ohtani reached base a postseason-record nine times (two HR, two doubles, four intentional walks), setting the stage for his start on the mound this evening. 

Pitching matchup: Ohtani vs. Toronto’s trade-deadline pickup Shane Bieber. Ohtani is confirmed to start and hit (listed P/DH), while Bieber gets the ball for the Blue Jays. First pitch is 8:00 p.m. ET on FOX. 

Why the Dodgers are best positioned on the moneyline:

• Ohtani’s two-way form and workload profile. Beyond his record-setting Game 3 on-base barrage, Ohtani’s most recent start (NLCS Game 4) featured six scoreless innings and 10 strikeouts, and the Dodgers have transitioned him to a regular starter’s cadence late this postseason. That stability matters with taxed bullpens on both sides. 

• Bullpen reality favors the team that gets length from its starter—and Ohtani has been reliably giving six. After the marathon, the clubs combined to use 19 pitchers. Toronto’s Eric Lauer threw 4⅔ scoreless on 68 pitches and is the likeliest Blue Jay to be down tonight, while LA’s unexpected hero Will Klein fired 72 pitches and should also be unavailable. If Game 4 turns on who avoids the bullpen first, Ohtani’s recent six-inning baseline is a separator. 

• Bieber’s recent variance. Bieber’s last outing (ALCS) lasted just 3⅔ innings, and he’s oscillated between short stints and one strong start in Seattle. Against a top-of-order trio that just carried LA (Ohtani/Freeman/Smith), that shorter-start risk pushes Toronto back into its tired relief corps. 

• Blue Jays lineup uncertainty. George Springer exited Game 3 with right-side tightness and is out of the listed Game 4 lineup; Toronto shifts Nathan Lukes into the leadoff spot and uses Bo Bichette at DH. That’s a tangible power/on-base hit while facing a righty with elite swing-and-miss. 

Add in home field and the momentum of a series-tilting classic, and Los Angeles—with Ohtani headlining and Bieber’s form less certain—holds the clearest path to take Game 4.