Aaron Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs during a clutch performance for the ages as the Yankees rallied to beat Toronto in Game 3.
Aaron Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs during a clutch performance for the ages, and the New York Yankees staved off elimination by rallying from five runs down to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-6 on Tuesday night in Game 3 of their AL Division Series.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. launched a go-ahead homer in the fifth inning and the Yankees took advantage of two errors by Toronto to score eight unanswered runs. They pulled within 2-1 in the best-of-five series, with Game 4 on Wednesday night in the Bronx.
Judge went 3-for-4 with an intentional walk and scored three times, also making critical plays with his glove and legs as fans chanted « MVP! MVP! » After struggling at the plate in previous postseasons, he is 7-for-11 in this series (.636) with five RBIs and three walks.
With the season on the line, New York starter Carlos Rodon gave up six runs and six hits in 2⅓ innings — but five Yankees relievers combined for 6⅔ scoreless innings. Tim Hill got four outs for the win, and David Bednar worked 1⅔ innings for a save as New York improved to 3-0 in elimination games this postseason.
It was the Yankees’ largest comeback in an elimination game, and tied for their second biggest in any postseason game.
