Here are three takeaways from the Yankees’ season-extending 9-6 win over the Blue Jays in Game 3 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night.
1. The 'pen was mightier
After Carlos Rodon allowed six runs in 2 1/3 innings, Yankees starters in this series have a 16.88 ERA.
The Yankees had allowed 29 runs. That was already the most ever given up by a team in a three-game span in a single postseason in MLB history.
And then the Yankees won Tuesday’s game without giving up another run.
They won because of Aaron Judge’s tying three-run homer and Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s go-ahead solo shot and a lot more offense after they fell behind 6-1.
But they also won because Fernando Cruz, Camilo Doval, Tim Hill, Devin Williams and David Bednar held the Blue Jays to three hits over the final 6 2/3 i