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A New York Yankees not finished yet. They rallied from a 6-1 deficit for their biggest comeback win in an elimination game in franchise history, taking Game 3 of the Alds against the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Yankees scored eight unanswered runs in the middle inning 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 Boston Red Sox — as they face elimination again on Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, Blue Jays manager John Schneider will likely rely on bullpen performance to try to cool the Yankees' suddenly red-hot lineup.
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Yankees rookie outfielder Aaron Judge (99) hits an RBI double in the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during Game 3 of the ALDS for the 2025 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium on October 7, 2025. (Images by Vincent Carchietta/Imagister)
After being outscored 23-8 in the first two games, the Yankees had to strike early. But the Yankee Stadium crowd was almost immediately silenced by another Vladimir Guerrero Jr. home run.
The expendable slug scored Carlos Rodon's changeup over the left-center fence to make it 2-0 immediately for Toronto. The Yankees responded Giancarlo Stanton There was a single in the bottom of the first inning, but the Blue Jays took the wind out of any Yankee sails in the top of the third.
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Toronto picked up four runs as a score of RBI singles from Daulton Varsho, Ernie Clement and Anthony Santander made it a 6-1 game and struck out Rodon, much like Max Fried in Game 2 when he couldn't go more than three innings.
But the Yankees kept talking and answered when Aaron Judge hit an RBI double in the bottom half of the third while Stanton again walked with a sacrifice fly to score Cody Bellinger and make it a 6-3 game.
A Blue Jays Still held a solid lead after three innings, but the Yankees were simply looking for that gap and that one moment that could potentially turn everything around in this series. That's what they got when what seemed like an easy pop-up by Austin Wells turned into a game-tying error by Addison Barger to short left field.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. of the New York Yankees reacts after he hits a solo homer against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fifth inning in Game 3 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)
With Wells at second base and Trent Grisham walking, the umpire came to the plate with an opportunity to tie the game with one swing. Judge has been heavily criticized during his postseason career, and while he still has big hits in the playoffs, he hasn't done what he does best—kick the ball out of the stadium.
If there was ever time for another signature moment, it was against Louis Warland, the Blue Jays' high-flying reliever who gave up two long balls to No. 99 of his career.
With two strikes counted, Judge turned on a 99.7 mph fastball, well off the plate inside and sent it down the left field line. He hit off a foul pole for a three-run home run to tie the game at six, and the Yankees awoke with a collective roar.
Of course, the Yankees knew the game was only tied and they needed more runs to keep their season going. In the bottom of the fifth, Jazz Chisholm Jr. knew he had the entirety of Warland's fastball when he hit it to the second deck in right field for the team's first lead of the series. Wells added some insurance with an RBI single to make it 8-6.
The Yankees, who now hold a 9-6 lead thanks to Ben Rice's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth, needed nine outs from the bullpen's two best arms, Devin Williams and David Bednar, to advance to Game 4. Williams walked through four outs, including two strikeouts, while Bednar pitched the final five outs, no allowing a hit.

Aaron Umpire of the New York Yankees notes as he hit a 3 against the Toronto Blue Jays during the fourth inning in Game 3 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)
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New York also would not have been able to win this game if it weren't for Fernando Cruz, Camilo Doval and Tim Hill shutting down the Blue Jays' offense while the Yankees fought back from a deficit.
Game 4 will be at 8:08 pm ET at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night.
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