MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: The Yankees staved off elimination Tuesday, erasing a five-run deficit to win 9-6 against the Blue Jays. Aaron Judge’s dramatic, game-tying home run on an absurd inside pitch banged off the foul pole in the fourth—a huge moment, also chronicled by ESPN’s Jeff Passan— and brought the game, setting the stage for Jazz Chisholm Jr. to stake the Yankees to a lead the following inning. The comeback wiped out an early surge by Toronto against starter Carlos Rodón, who left with a 6-1 deficit in the third. The bullpen was nails from there, keeping Toronto off the board for the duration and giving the Yankees a fighting chance in the best-of-five ALDS.
It was a ton of fun, but there’s no rest for the weary, as the Yanks must win again tonight behind Cam Schlittler against a J