Bronx – The Toronto Blue Jays can do tonight what they failed to do last night: beat the top-ranked New York Yankees and win their American League Division Series.
The Jays had the Bronx Bombers on the ropes at Yankee Stadium early in the night as they built a 6-1 lead in the third inning and chased down ineffective starter Carlos Rodon.
But the Yankees and captain Aaron Judge fought back and, with the help of a sloppy outfield and hitters from the Jays, scored eight unanswered runs to register a 9-6 win and cut the ALD deficit to 2-1.
Related videos
The Jays, who won the first two games of the series by scores of 10-1 and 13-7, outscored the Yankees 29-17 and outscored them 38-28 through three games but were one down Friday in Game 5 in Toronto. On the other hand, the visitors are one win away from their first trip to the AL Championship Series in nine years.
Get daily national news
Get the day's top news, politics, economics and current affairs headlines delivered to your inbox once a day.
The Jays, who said Game 4 will be a “Bullpen Day,” will use right-hander Louis Warland to start tonight. The Yankees will face righty Cam Schlittler.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who hit a two-year home run last night, is the hottest hitter in the postseason with a .615 batting average. He has three homers, eight hits, five runs scored and eight RBIs. Judge leads the Yankees with a .500 batting average, 11 hits, one homer and six RBIs.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 8, 2025.
& Copy 2025 Canadian Press
