Ernie Clement clubs a three-run homer to left field and extends the Blue Jays' lead to 4-0 in the bottom of the 4th inning

Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 41st homer, but Ernie Clement hit the tiebreaking homer leading off the ninth inning, and the AL-leading Toronto Blue Jays hung on to avoid a series sweep with a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Leading off the top of the ninth for the Toronto Blue Jays in a tie game in Los Angeles, Clement crushed the first pitch he saw beyond the left-field fence to take the lead against the Dodgers. The lefty-masher strikes again. Clement entered the day with a .936 OPS against southpaws. That's higher now.

Ernie Clement leads off the top of the 9th with a solo home run to give the Blue Jays a 5-4 lead

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Rangers second. Evan Carter singles to deep right field, tagged out at second, Nathan Lukes to Ernie Clement. Marcus Semien hit by pitch. Rowdy Tellez walks. Marcus Semien to second. Josh Jung

With the 5-4 comeback win at Dodger Stadium, Toronto now owns a four-game lead over the Red Sox atop the AL East.

Ernie Clement y Daulton Varsho conectaron jonrones, y los Azulejos de Toronto se convirtieron en el primer equipo de la Liga Americana en alcanzar 70 victorias al vencer el