Judge’s homer helps rally Yankees from five runs down to stave off playoff elimination

• Blue Jays had led 6-1 before New York comeback

• Toronto lead best-of-five series 2-1 heading to Game 4

Aaron Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs during a clutch performance, 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.