Overview
- The Yankees erased a 6-1 deficit to win 9-6 in the Bronx, marking their largest comeback in a postseason elimination game and cutting the series to 2-1.
- Aaron Judge went 3-for-4 with four RBI, tying the game with a three-run homer off the left-field foul pole on a 100 mph, 0-2 pitch, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. followed with the go-ahead solo shot in the fifth.
- New York’s bullpen delivered 6.2 scoreless innings from five relievers, capped by David Bednar’s five-out save, after starter Carlos Rodón allowed six runs in 2.1 innings as rotation struggles continued this series.
- Toronto’s night unraveled with key miscues, including an Isiah Kiner-Falefa bobble and Addison Barger’s dropped pop-up, while a short start from Shane Bieber forced the bullpen to secure 19 outs.
- Game 4 is set for Yankee Stadium with Schlittler starting for New York and Toronto expected to deploy a bullpen game, a shift in tone after the Blue Jays outscored the Yankees 23-8 in the first two games.