Judge rallies Yankees past Blue Jays 9-6 to save season and avert ALDS sweep

Aaron Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs as 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.

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."