Aaron Judge had his signature October moment with a game-tying three-run homer in the fourth inning -- and Jazz Chishom ripped a go-ahead blast one inning later -- as the Yankees overcame an early five-run hole to stay alive in the AL Division Series with a 9-6 win over the Blue Jays in Game 3 in the Bronx.
Rookie phenom will get the ball Wednesday in Game 4 at the Stadium with a chance to even the series and send the teams back to Toronto for a decisive fifth game.
Carlos Rodon gave up six runs over 2 1/3 shaky innings, but five relievers combined to record the final 20 outs -- including the final five by closer David Bednar -- without allowing Vlad Guerrero Jr. and the Jays to score again.

After Williams fans Santander for the first out of the eighth, the Yanks give the ball to deadline pickup David Bednar for the final five outs in a 9-6 game to keep the season alive.

Four relievers -- Fernando Cruz, Camilo Doval, Tim Hill and Devin Williams -- have combined to throw 4 2/3 scoreless innings since Rodon departed to get the Yanks through seven with a 9-6 lead.

Bednar could be asked to get the final six outs, although Williams needed just 15 pitches in the seventh.

Schneider put Judge on intentionally with one out and the bases empty in the sixth, and the Yanks made him pay with a double by Bellinger and a sac fly by Rice.

It's 9-6 now. Nine outs to go.

The Yanks suddenly have their first lead of the ALDS as Chisholm crushes a 1-1 fastball into the right-field seats, also off Varland/

Wells adds an RBI single later in the inning -- but gets thrown out at second -- for an 8-6 advantage through five.

Still a LOT of outs to get for the bullpen, of course.

Aaron Judge just went deep for the first time in this postseason against righty reliever Louie Varland, a rocket down the left-field line for a 6-all tie. Bedlam in the Bronx.

Judge then adds a diving catch in right in the top of the fifth.

Toronto third baseman Addison Barger dropped Austin Wells' popup down the third-base line and Grisham drew a walk to bring up Judge as the tying run with one out in the fourth. Pitching change coming...

Vladdy got yet another hit (8-for-11), but Camilo Doval came on to replace Cruz with two runners aboard and got out of the jam. Still a three-run deficit heading to the home fourth.

Bieber also fails to complete three innings, pulled by Toronto manager John Schneider following a two-out walk to Chisholm. Rookie lefty Mason Fluharty replaced him, and Boone countered with Amed Rosario, who fouls out to the catcher the end the threat.

Trent Grisham and Judge ripped back-to-back doubles to open the home third vs. Bieber and the Yanks have scored twice in the inning for a 6-3 game. Judge is now 10-for-20 in the playoffs, a cool .500 BA.

Bellinger also singled, but Judge got caught in a rundown between third and home on a grounder by Ben Rice to Guerrero. But Stanton recorded his second RBI of the game with a sacrifice fly.

Max Fried and Carlos Rodon have coughed up 13 earned runs over 5 1/3 combined innins in this series, not exactly a bang for the bucks.

The Jays used a leadoff double by Davis Schneider, a wise intentional walk to Guerrero and a bloop single by Daulton Varsho -- which Bellinger could not snare with a dive -- for their first of four runs to chase Rodon in the third.

Guerrero continued the aggressive baserunning by scoring from second on a single to left by Clement and Anthony Santander added a two-run single to put the Yanks in a five-run hole.

Rodon's night is done after 2 1/3, and Fernando Cruz is coming in.