Judge leads NY Yankees' resurrection

Mariners push Tigers to brink of elimination

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Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm smashed home runs to spark the New York Yankees over Toronto 9-6 on Tuesday to stay in contention in the Major League Baseball playoffs.

Judge drove in a playoff career-high four runs and matched a postseason best with three hits to spark the Yankees.

“Got to get the job done,” Judge said. “Go out there and have some fun, try to put a good hit on something and see what happens.”

Denying Toronto a sweep in the best-of-five American League Division Series, the Yankees pulled within 2-1 entering game four this morning (Thai time) in New York.

“It’s going to be a battle,” Judge said.

The rally from five runs down was the Yankees’ largest-ever comeback in an elimination game and Toronto's biggest blown lead loss of the year.

“There's no panic in this team,” Judge said. “The boys stayed locked in.”

The Blue Jays remain one win from their first AL Championship Series (ALCS) since 2016, but they have not won a playoff series since beating Texas in 2016.

Seattle grabbed a 2-1 lead in the other AL division series with an 8-4 victory at Detroit. The Mariners can reach their first ALCS since 2001 by winning game four early this morning (Thai time) in Detroit.