Judge comes through with 3-run shot as Yankees take Game 3 - ESPN

NEW YORK — 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 Toronto errors to avoid a three-game sweep. They scored eight unanswered runs and pulled to 2-1 in the best-of-five series, with Game 4 on Wednesday night in the Bronx.

«We need another one tomorrow,» manager Aaron Boone said. «We'll enjoy this for about 10 minutes and get ready for tomorrow.»

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.

«Tonight was special, but there's still more work to be done,» the Yankees' captain said. «Hopefully we have some more cool moments like this the rest of the postseason.»

With the season on the line, New York starter Carlos Rodón gave up six runs and six hits in 2⅓ innings — but five Yankees relievers bailed him out as they combined for 6⅔ scoreless innings. Tim Hill got four outs for the win, and David Bednar worked 1⅔ perfect innings for his second playoff 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.

Toronto hadn't lost all season when leading by at least four runs.

«Kind of just didn't play our game, really,» manager John Schneider said. «Their