LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shane Bieber elbowed Shohei Ohtani right out of the spotlight.

A former Cy Young Award winner who returned from Tommy John surgery just two months ago, Bieber outpitched the celebrated two-way star and struck him out twice in winning his World Series debut.

“Yeah, it was awesome,” Bieber said with a wide smile after pitching Toronto over the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Tuesday night to tie the World Series at two games apiece.

Bieber nearly made his first Fall Classic appearance in the 19th inning Monday, but the Dodgers won 6-5 on Freddie Freeman's 18th-inning home run. Max Scherzer had approached Bieber in the 11th or 12th inning about getting ready to relieve.

“Max is always one step ahead,” Bieber explained. “He was like, 'Biebs, if this gets squirrely' -- you cou

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