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The New York Yankees aren’t done yet. They rallied from a 6-1 deficit for their largest comeback victory in an elimination game in franchise history, taking Game 3 of the ALD against the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Yankees scored eight unanswered runs in the middle innings to secure a 9-6 victory. Now they’ll turn to rookie Cam Schlittler, whose first postseason start was a masterpiece in the Wild Card Series over the Boston Red Sox, as they face elimination again Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, Blue Jays manager John Schneider will likely rely on a bullpen game to try to cool down a suddenly red-hot Yankees lineup.
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New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (99) hits an RBI double in the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during Game Three of the ALDS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Yankee Stadium on October 7, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)
After being outscored 23-8 in the first two games, the Yankees needed to strike early. But the Yankee Stadium crowd was silenced almost immediately by another Vladimir Guerrero Jr. home run.
The red-hot slugger hammered a Carlos Rodón shift over the left-center field fence to immediately make it 2-0 for Toronto. The Yankees responded with a two-out single by Giancarlo Stanton in the bottom of the first inning, but the Blue Jays took the wind out of any Yankee sail in the top of the third.
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Toronto put up a four-pointer as a host of RBI singles from Daulton Varsho, Ernie Clement and Anthony Santander made it a 6-1 game and knocked out Rodón, as did Max Fried in Game 2 when he couldn’t go more than three innings.
But the Yankees continued to come around and responded as Aaron Judge hit an RBI double in the bottom half of the third, while Stanton came back with a sacrifice fly to score Cody Bellinger and make it a 6-3 game.
The Blue Jays still owned a solid lead after three innings, but the Yankees were simply looking for that break and a moment that could change everything in this series. That’s what they got when what appeared to be an easy pop-up by Austin Wells turned into a crucial error by Addison Barger at short left field.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the New York Yankees reacts after hitting a solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fifth inning in Game Three of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium on October 7, 2025 in the Bronx, New York City. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
With Wells on second base and Trent Grisham walking, Judge came to the plate with a chance to tie the game with a swing. Judge has been heavily criticized for his postseason run, and while he has a playoff hit total so far, he hasn’t done what he does best: hit the ball out of the park.
If ever there was a time for another signing judge moment, this was it, against Louis Varland, the Blue Jays’ high-leverage reliever who has given two long balls to No. 99 in his career.
With a two-strike count, Judge swung at a 99.7 mph fastball inside the plate and corralled it down the left field line. He hit the foul pole for a three-run homer to tie the game at six, and the Yankee faithful awoke to a collective roar.
Of course, the Yankees knew the game was only tied and they needed more runs to keep their season alive. In the bottom of the fifth, Jazz Chisholm Jr. knew he got quite a fastball from Varland when he hit it to the second deck in right field for the team’s first lead of the series. Wells added insurance with an RBI single to make it 8-6.
The Yankees, now holding a 9-6 lead thanks to Ben’s rice sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth, needed nine outs from their top two bullpen arms, Devin Williams and David Bednar, to advance to Game 4. Williams came in with four outs, including two strikeouts, while Bednar provided the final five without allowing a hit.
Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees celebrates hitting a three-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fourth inning in Game Three of the American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium on October 7, 2025 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Al Bello/Getty Images)
New York would not have been in a position to win this game either if it were not for Fernando Cruz, Camilo Doval and Tim Hill shutting down the Blue Jays offense while the Yankees closed the deficit.
Game 4 will be an 8:08 PM ET first pitch at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night.
