Shohei Ohtani went hitless at the plate and surrendered the loss on the mound as the Los Angeles Dodgers fell 6-2 to the Toronto Blue Jays in World Series Game 4, one night after his record-setting nine-time on-base performance in an 18-inning marathon.

The two-way star told Dodgers manager Dave Roberts he could pitch three more innings after mowing through Toronto's lineup in the sixth. He lasted just two more batters into the seventh before Roberts turned to the bullpen.

Ohtani received IV fluids for leg cramps immediately after Monday's Game 3 victory and got to bed around 2 a.m. PT. He said he was "able to get on the mound in pretty good condition" with quality sleep.

After drawing a walk to start Game 4, reaching base for the 11th consecutive time, Ohtani struck out twice and grounded out in his remaining plate appearances. Roberts attributed the hitless performance to quality pitching rather than fatigue from the previous night.

Through six innings on the mound, Ohtani struck out six batters and allowed only Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s two-run homer on what he called "a regrettable pitch." His fastball sat at 96-97 mph but reached 98-99 mph on key two-strike counts.

"I wanted to go seven," Ohtani said through an interpreter, "and it was regrettable that I wasn't able to finish that inning."

The seventh inning began with Los Angeles trailing by one run and Ohtani having thrown 90 pitches. After allowing a single and a 101.7-mph double by Ernie Clement, Roberts removed him. The Blue Jays scored four runs against the bullpen.

Ohtani's first postseason as a starting pitcher concluded with a 2-1 record, 3.50 ERA and 25 strikeouts against five walks in 18 innings. He told Japanese reporters he would pitch in relief for Game 6 or Game 7 if needed.